Drop cradle bracket G14

[BIKERMIKEYBLACK]

Just put a 6 in lift in my g14 now engine is at an extreme angle Vegas has a drop bracket for a g8/9 listed anyone know if that will fit can’t get any sense out of Ivan

[smallblock450sl]

The G14 was a 1 1/2 year car. If you look at the "front" pivot point were the swing arm and main frame join, you'll see it has a bolt going thru horizontal. I would find out what size the thru bolt is and buy some heim joints simular to what Vegas Carts do for there EZgo drop brackets. Good luck

[raydhd]

Originally Posted by smallblock450sl

The G14 was a 1 1/2 year car. If you look at the "front" pivot point were the swing arm and main frame join, you'll see it has a bolt going thru horizontal. I would find out what size the thru bolt is and buy some heim joints simular to what Vegas Carts do for there EZgo drop brackets. Good luck

Do you think this would be enough to keep the engine cradle stable with just the panhard bar locating the other end ?

[slonomo]

Here's Vegas Cart's guide to the different swing arm/ cradle designs for comparison. Maybe you could use a different design swing arm/cradle? Or maybe this will give you an idea from looking at other cradles.

Another way is to drop the engine cradle portion. Keep the outer frame the same, but just build an interior frame the engine sits on and drop it down in the front. Just an idea.

https://vegascarts.com/blogs/faq/yam...identification

[smallblock450sl]

Originally Posted by raydhd

Do you think this would be enough to keep the engine cradle stable with just the panhard bar locating the other end ?

As long as the heims are beefy enough and collars/bushings were used, yes it would be stable and give nice articulation.

[raydhd]

Originally Posted by smallblock450sl

As long as the heims are beefy enough and collars/bushings were used, yes it would be stable and give nice articulation.

Something worth looking at for the future.

[slonomo]

I really like Vegas Carts EZGO cradle kit. I was thinking of swapping mine out in the G1 for that one, and converting it to 4 link type suspension. I have all the parts for the links. I would think this would work in just about any cart and be a pretty good improvement in ride quality.

https://vegascarts.com/collections/e...12399533260844

[slonomo]

Originally Posted by BIKERMIKEYBLACK

Just put a 6 in lift in my g14 now engine is at an extreme angle Vegas has a drop bracket for a g8/9 listed anyone know if that will fit can’t get any sense out of Ivan

Can you post a pic of your setup?

[BIKERMIKEYBLACK]

Front link

[slonomo]

So it just has a single connection in the front?

I know you're swing arm is different than a G9, but check out this one I did. Look at post 4, 5, and 6. I cut the front swing arm frame and dropped it. Welded in some 3/16 steel plates to connect them. It worked great. Not sure if you could do the same thing with yours, but maybe similar.

https://www.buggiesgonewild.com/showthread.php?t=122992