THINKING
ABOUT LIFTING
YOUR GOLF CART
Lifting Golf Carts has never been
more popular, and with all the ad-
vancements made in this area it has
never been easier! You now have a
wide variety of choices when consid-
ering a golf cart lift kit. This article is
designed to give you a basic introduc-
tion to golf cart modification, and to
help you decide if lifting is right for
you.
Lift Kits are great and tons of fun,
nothing looks quite as good as a cart
lifted with big tires and a awesome
paint job! Lifts will also give you the
clearance needed to navigate tougher
terrains. However you have to con-
sider several performance elements
before lifting a cart.
Speed, torque, and gear ratio will all
be affected by a lift. There are many
performance golf cart parts that can
drastically improve any drawbacks
but please understand lifting a golf
cart can be an expensive and time
consuming undertaking. The quality
of the products you choose will play
a huge part in the performance you
can expect after a lift. Lift Kits are
one area that you should never cut
corners on or buying lesser quality
equipment.
Here are some of the basic areas you
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should consider before lifting your
cart, if you find the benefits of a lift
outweigh the cons then you will most
likely love your new lift.
Along with most lifts come bigger
tires. Since all carts were designed
with a specified tire size to work
efficiently with the gear ratio in the
differential, increasing tire size will
affect your carts performance in sev-
eral ways:
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When you increase the overall
height of your tires you may gain
a little top-end speed when on
flat ground, due to larger tires
rolling further with each revolution.
More strain is put on your motor
or engine to move the larger tires
the same amount of rotations it
was moving the smaller tires.
When climbing inclines or carrying
loads your engine or motor has
to work harder even with standard
size tires. The larger the tire the
more work for the cart.
More work combined with the
strain to rotate the larger tires will
greatly reduce your climbing
speed and load carrying torque.
Safety is probably the biggest area to
consider with any cart modification
no matter how small. A lift will not