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#Post#: 14166-------------------------------------------------- |
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Axle Plates |
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By: uncantim Date: December 14, 2025, 7:00 am |
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Hey chums, I need your collective genius please. |
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I sat looking at my rear axle set-up yesterday, including the |
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axle plates I bought from Gemini Karts. I understand that these |
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axle plates are meant to be fixed in a landscape position |
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(picture 1), but can anybody think of a reason I cannot weld |
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them in a portrait position(picture 2)? |
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It doesn't appear to make any difference to the height of the |
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axle from the chassis, and I intend to add bracing as well. |
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My thinking is that the axle may be easier to extract if the |
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openings in the plates are facing backwards, and there are more |
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options for welding in the portrait position. |
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Let me know your thoughts. |
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As always, your advice is greatly valued. |
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Tim H |
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#Post#: 14169-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Axle Plates |
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By: Ian F Date: December 15, 2025, 4:03 am |
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Hi Tim, my preference is to place them so the axle can easily |
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come out of the chassis rearwards. Generally, if the axle needs |
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to be raised vertically to remove it, the engine is often on the |
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way. |
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I generally use parts cut off a doner go-kart, so I have to |
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consider the brake caliper mounting as well. Consequently, the |
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caliper/axle mount is generally "landscape" as you describe it, |
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whilst the other end is "portrait". A little bit more difficult |
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to remove the axle, but still possible without having to remove |
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or move the engine. |
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#Post#: 14174-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Axle Plates |
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By: uncantim Date: December 15, 2025, 7:30 am |
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Hey Ian |
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Yes, I got the idea from you in the first place. |
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I can't use the brackets from the donor kart as my chassis rails |
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are not parallel, so I had to go for the offset triangular clamp |
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that go with the Gemini brackets. The engine is potentially |
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going to be in the way if I have to remove the axle, so I wanted |
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to avoid that upfront. |
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My brake discs are on the outside of the chassis, and I'll have |
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to make separate brackets for those. |
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