art_lessing - 18-8-2008 at 09:07 PM
so while I am brainstorming...anybody ponder the idea of simply making a universal conversion hub with a passive bearing that would fit an ATV
wheel.......those have awesome looking wheels and any tire imaginable for all conditions...I would buy a set of hubs right now...well soon
anyways....it seems as though buggy stuff is kinda proprietary and it doesn't need to be,,,,
oh wow look at this i just answered my own question
http://www.mfgsupply.com/GoMiniHubs.html/mv_session_id=FmpFV...
http://www.mfgsupply.com/GoMiniWheels.html/mv_session_id=Fmp...
and now I am bored with wheels....by the way I saw Dagon do 52mph on barrows
DQ
NPWfever - 18-8-2008 at 09:12 PM
Would there be any benefit of having a live axle on a kitebuggy? Just a random thought.
macboy - 18-8-2008 at 09:40 PM
I saw all kinds of that stuff on my search to our local "if we don't have it, you don't need it" man-store and had the same thoughts. Why not a full
axle assy for DIY utility trailers? Is it because there is no camber? (I thought I had seen somewhere camber was good if not required.)
[Edit: Just checked.....the full axle assy weighs 50lbs to begin with...THAT could be why it isn't done....]
awindofchange - 18-8-2008 at 10:58 PM
We have been searching for some nice wheels for our buggies as well and have looked into a bunch of the ATV wheels, also looked into the golf cart
wheels. Problem....most of these wheels are ver deep dish, usually around 8 to 10" deep which I think is kinda kewl really but that would put a ton
of force on the center spindle setup. Even so you can get some really good high strenght bearings and make it work.
Second problem is that the wheels would be great for the rear axle but how do you mount them on the front with the spindle? The spindle would need to
be mounted off-set and not centered in the front fork which would cause some problems, the other thing is that one side is finished, the other side is
nasty ugly. The buggy would look ok from one side (although the wheel on the front would be super deep dished) but from the other side the front
wheel would look nasty.
Kinda frustrating that you can find 10" deep dish 8" billet aluminum machined mag wheels for a golf cart for 70 bucks each, but to have a smaller
wheel made for a buggy the price heads upwards to 190.00 ea.... We have even discussedd getting the 10" wheels and chopping about 5 inches out of the
center and rewelding them back together. Still got the ugly side/nice side problem tho...
Theres gotta be a good medium somewhere. 
macboy - 18-8-2008 at 11:39 PM
Take inspiration from my Honda VFR and flip it - single sided fork baby! Oh yeah!
clintopher - 19-8-2008 at 02:19 AM
Can you still find a three wheeler front wheel?
NPWfever - 19-8-2008 at 05:29 AM
Why not just a motorcycle front wheel?