Saturday, December 24, 2011

What type of steering is most commonly used on go-karts?

They usually use a shaft (that the steering wheel is connected to) linked directly to tie rods, then tie rods to pittman arms, then pitman arms to the spindle axles that are connected to stub axles connected to the front wheels.



I don't know that there's an official name for that type of setup (maybe there is, but I don't know what it is), but that's how it all connects on most fun/yard karts anyway. It's a "direct" setup with no gear reduction like you see on cars.

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