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SUSPENSION MAINTENANCE
The Suspension System on your Go-Kart is specifically designed and set up for the smoothest possible
ride, while maintaining top performance and kart durability. Your Go-Karts suspension system uses
four shock absorbers, two on the front suspension and two on the rear suspension, to comfortably
tackle rough terrain.
The two front shock absorbers affect the camber or slant of your front tires. You may have noticed
that your new Go-Kart has an extreme outward camber or slant of the front tires as shown in Figure
A. This is normal. They were set this way at the factory for ensuring maximum tread life on the front
tires. There are three important reasons for this outward camber:
1. The weight of the driver and/or passenger is not on the Kart.
The added weight of the driver and/or passenger pushes the front and rear suspension down.
2. The Go-Kart is not in motion.
When the Kart is in motion, the front suspension is forced down slightly.
3. The shock absorbers are new and not “broken in”.
Your new Go-Kart needs at least one hour of use to “break in” the shocks and level out the tires.
After the first 30 minutes of use, the outward camber may be reduced by one half. After 1 hour
of use the tires may have almost no or slight outward camber as shown in Figure B.
When your Go-Kart gets an inward camber on the front tires from shock wear as shown in Figure C
and steering becomes difficult, the shocks will need to be readjusted. Adjust the front suspension to
a slight outward camber as shown in Figure B by increasing the shocks. Adjust the shocks by following
the “Shock Absorber Adjustment “ instructions below. When your shocks cannot be adjusted any
tighter, they must be replaced.
A. EXTREME OUTWARD CAMBER
(NEW SHOCKS, NOT BROKEN IN)
C. INWARD CAMBER
(SHOCKS NEED TO BE
ADJUSTED OR REPLACED)
B. SLIGHT OUTWARD CAMBER
(SHOCKS BROKEN IN)
1. Locate the SHOCK ABSORBERS (78) at the front and rear of the Go-Kart.
2. The factory pre-set the SHOCKS for normal operating conditions.
3. Locate the SHOCK ADJUSTMENT HOLE at the base of the spring.
4. Place the end of a narrow screwdriver in the SHOCK ADJUSTMENT HOLE.
5. Turn the SHOCK ADJUSTMENT HOLE counter-clockwise around the SHOCK
to decrease shock absorption.
6. Turn the SHOCK ADJUSTMENT HOLE clockwise around the SHOCK to
increase shock absorption.
7. Experiment with the adjustment until the desired effect is attained.
SHOCK ABSORBER ADJUSTMENT
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