1985 ez go gas cart

[racin161]

Dave & BMC sorry and I stand corrected as per mounting points. I haven't put a lift on and didn't realize that the mounting point was in the rear spring area but as always YOU GUYS ARE GREAT thats why we all hang around here. KEEP ON CART"N
Thanks LOU

[socal760]

first and fore most thank you everybody for all the replies and help..ill let the pictures speak for themselves hopefully the way i put together this lift kit will work okay..i ended up putting the side of the lift block with the nut facing down bolted everything together. also added a longer bolt,washer, and nut to the middle of the leaf spring to hold it together..also the kit came with some metal bushing/spacers for what i believe the back shocks but they were to long so i made my own i dont know even know if they were suppose to go there for sure since the instructions didnt mention anything

[socal760]

notice on picture one how the plates are bowed out from the top, should i worry about that? and i think i like the way it looks better with shorter bolts instead of having 4 long bots, ive seen a few pictures on this web site from other threads where a few members posted up pictures of there kit with shorter bolts

[Dave Box]

If it works, it works. The problem with picture 1 is that one extension is inside the original bracket and the other is ouside. The circular spacers are there to ensure that you don't crush the original bracket as you tighten the bolt. Is this the part that you said was too long and subsequently made your own? If so perhaps you made it too short.

Dave

[BrewCityMusic]

I had to do the same thing with mine, Dave - the problem lies in simple trajectory, the original brackets ID is the same as the shock absorbers OD, so unless you stagger them the extension brackets make a rather severe "V" (which isn't as bad if you stagger them) ... Mine had been holding up OK for a year of abuse so far, but the other option (as I saw on a buddies lift kit last weekend) is to use a piece of square tubing to replicate the two flat extenders, get a piece with an ID that will allow the shock to slip into it as well as fit over the original brackets, then drill through holes at each end and space it with washers (which I plan on doing if for no other reason than it's a lot beefier too) - that is, of course, unless I just say screw it and get some Geo Metro shocks which supposedly are long enough to bolt right in without the extenders

The original brackets are rigid, too, so no chance of altering the spacing - great design for use as intended, just a bit tricky to extend