broken suspension

[smgs92]

we were just takin a nice calm sunday drive and look wut happened[img][img]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/smgs92/gokart006.jpg[/img][/img] [img][img]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/smgs92/gokart007.jpg[/img][/img]

[Red-85-Z51]

From the chipping paint at the Apex of that bend in the frame, Id say you bottomed out the the shock, which broke the weld off the A-arm, and caused the shock to break off.

Heavier springs would have helped.

[lilrapper663]

those were upgraded shocks and and had a stiffer spring than the sock one that i had to put back on untill i get replace ments

[Red-85-Z51]

Still looks like you bottomed out though.

Were both of you riding when it happened?

Might have had too much weight on it for the maneuvers you were executing, made a landing and it sent the coil over into a coil bind, putting maximum force on the shock, and the shock attachment points.

I would bet the A-arm is bent too.

And it could have been the shock blew out as well.

[lilrapper663]

no the a arm iisnt bet but yea we were both riding in it and we did go thow som huge puddles and go over big logs and throught thick mud that when ever we went throught it u could feel the force

[Red-85-Z51]

Might think about using a larger Kart, or a KArt with more suspension travel to Coil bind for that kind of use, or you will continue to break suspension components.

Id clean and inspect every square inch of the left side suspension too, look for cracked pipe and broken welds.

Honestly, it looks like you brought a Knife into a Gunfight...

[Red-85-Z51]

I wonder if you could put some longer shocks on it with more travel and a higher spring rate?

It might make it ride slightly higher in the front...but it would be a small price to pay to keep from having to replace the frotn end everytime you drove it hard...right?

[lilrapper663]

yea i mean its the frist time its ever happend over the 3 years iv had it ill just try some more heavy duty shocks i was think about buy some of those yamaha blaster shocks.