Wheels

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:43:03 -0700, "Jerry J. Wass"
wrote:



Lou Parker wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go karts got brakes?? Sooner er later you're gonna want brakes

A lot of guys building the replica Nieuports use the go-kart wheels with
brakes like these:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?W38D12999

Ron Wanttaja

Lou Parker wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go karts got brakes?? Sooner er later you're gonna want brakes

A lot of guys building the replica Nieuports use the go-kart wheels with
brakes like these:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?W38D12999

Ron Wanttaja
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In my neck of the woods, Dick Starks of
Dawn Patrol fame is a replica Nieuport guru.

http://www.kcdawnpatrol.org/questions.htm

http://www.kcdawnpatrol.org/brakes.htm



Barnyard BOb --

Lou Parker wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?



go karts got brakes?? Sooner er later you're gonna want brakes

"Lou Parker" wrote in message
om...
Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

The Dawn Patrol Nieuports I have seen use Worksman bicycle wheels. These
are especially strong wheels designed for commercial bikes, the kind used on
delivery carts and 3-wheelers I have seen pedaling along in NYC.

http://www.kcdawnpatrol.org/questions.htm

Go cart brakes are fine too. But then on a taildragger without a tailwheel
who needs brakes? People who fly Taylorcrafts don't use their brakes;
they are mechanically operated heel brakes adapted from Cushman scooters and
aren't much help anyway.

Ron Wanttaja wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:43:03 -0700, "Jerry J. Wass"
wrote:



Lou Parker wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go karts got brakes?? Sooner er later you're gonna want brakes

A lot of guys building the replica Nieuports use the go-kart wheels with
brakes like these:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?W38D12999

Ron Wanttaja




It funny that you gave this link. This place has some great wheel,
hub, and brake combo's

Lou

On 23 Oct 2004 12:24:33 -0700, (Lou Parker) wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go kart wheels used to be specified for 4.00x4 wheels and originally
were perfectly adequate. however go karting changed from the old
"square" profile tyres to widened lowered racing wheels that now look
like scaled down formula 1 tyres. these are no longer really what you
want.

you can get 4.00x4 tyres and hubs from Jabiru in bundaberg.
(the tyres are beautiful. they're by trelleborg of sweden)

Stealth ( bundy is in australia ) Pilot

Stealth Pilot wrote in message . ..
On 23 Oct 2004 12:24:33 -0700, (Lou Parker) wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go kart wheels used to be specified for 4.00x4 wheels and originally
were perfectly adequate. however go karting changed from the old
"square" profile tyres to widened lowered racing wheels that now look
like scaled down formula 1 tyres. these are no longer really what you
want.

you can get 4.00x4 tyres and hubs from Jabiru in bundaberg.
(the tyres are beautiful. they're by trelleborg of sweden)

Stealth ( bundy is in australia ) Pilot



I have got to admit, I expected a lot of crap with this question. I'm
happy to see that not everyone has taken the experiment out of
experimental.
Lou

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:43:03 -0700, "Jerry J. Wass"
wrote:



Lou Parker wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go karts got brakes?? Sooner er later you're gonna want brakes

A lot of guys building the replica Nieuports use the go-kart wheels with
brakes like these:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?W38D12999

Ron Wanttaja

Anyone know what the speed and load rating on these are? Also, do the
brakes have enough power to stop 1200 lbs. decently?
--
Jim in NC


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On 24 Oct 2004 16:14:55 -0700, (Lou Parker) wrote:

Stealth Pilot wrote in message . ..
On 23 Oct 2004 12:24:33 -0700, (Lou Parker) wrote:

Anyone ever use go kart wheels for their homebuilt?

go kart wheels used to be specified for 4.00x4 wheels and originally
were perfectly adequate. however go karting changed from the old
"square" profile tyres to widened lowered racing wheels that now look
like scaled down formula 1 tyres. these are no longer really what you
want.

you can get 4.00x4 tyres and hubs from Jabiru in bundaberg.
(the tyres are beautiful. they're by trelleborg of sweden)

Stealth ( bundy is in australia ) Pilot



I have got to admit, I expected a lot of crap with this question. I'm
happy to see that not everyone has taken the experiment out of
experimental.
Lou

hell no. I'm going to cast and machine my own for the turbulent I'm
building.
Stealth Pilot