Golf Cart Lift Kit Install
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- I install a Jake's 6" lift kit on my 2001 Club Car DS golf cart along with larger tires and stiffer rear springs. Because my cart was missing the upper rear bushings, I also install a set of them.
I had over 3 hours of raw video that I edited down to this video. One of my biggest video projects ever.
2020 UPDATE: The 6" lift has really grown on me and learning to handle it around corners was a breeze once I got used to it. Wishing I had replaced front springs plus front and rear shocks while I had this all apart.
lift kit: amzn.to/2JEwJql
tires: amzn.to/2y0iF92
springs: amzn.to/2JFNKAA
and
extra bushings: amzn.to/2sQBdnj
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0:00 Club Car DS electric golf cart 2001 model
0:13 first I just purchased new tires and wheels
0:53 painted the lug nuts black to match new wheels
1:16 replacing the rear springs with heavy duty springs
3:05 mine was missing the bushings
3:29 removing the rear springs
3:53 side by side view of new and old spring
4:11 installing the new rear spring
4:52 unfortunately not enough clearance - must add a lift kit
5:00 I purchased a Jake's six inch 6" lift kit
5:33 start by removing the front wheels and keeping the cart on jack stands
5:48 it is best to replace everything you can while you have this apart
6:05 removing the front hubs
7:50 installing the passenger front lift kit
10:31 driver's side front install
11:21 bearings must be cleaned and repacked with grease
12:53 reassemble the hub
14:39 rear suspension time
15:09 unfortunately I am re-doing a lot of what I did when I installed the rear springs
16:17 rear bushings were all missing so I had to buy new ones
17:38 drill out half inch holes for the new u-bolts
17:56 lower shock mount
21:39 u-bolt installation
23:06 brake line needs to be adjusted to fit the lift kit
25:02 final result
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Only a minute in but laughed when he said he might not need a lift kit
Looks awesome. black rims look real good and bigger tires make the cart look really good. I think the way you showed what it takes to do a cart upgrade like this tells others that its not easy but you can do it. You covered all the bases. Great job and great video.
Looks great. I am planning to do something like that to my cart soon. Would like to lift, repaint, bigger tires. I think it will be a fun project. I'm sure I will be checking out this video again many times, and many others. Thanks for the video. That's how I learn, watching others and then trying it myself.
Looks great. I think the 6" was the right choice
Thanks for the video!! Nice job!!
Judging by the shoes at 26:05 I can tell this guy has mad skills on the grill
LOL
Hilarious
dead
He doesn’t know shit about carts omg do not use this video except for entertainment purposes only
Great video man. Good job
Great video without all the BS other put into theirs. Truly a backyard guy just doing his thing!
thank you
Great video... I Just ordered the same wheel set and lift kit.
Pretty cool man
Cub Cadet Lawnmower 4 lug rims will fit on most Club Cars , but only on the front , they won't fit over the rear drum !! I raised mine almost 2 inches by just changing to mower tires 20 - 8.50 x 8 & yes I had clearance fully loaded !! Just a quick tip if interested !!
thanks for sharing that tip
What you should do is get wheel spacers, it will definitely help with turning, it won’t want to tip as easy
Looks like this cart in another life had a 4" lift kit with Z brackets on the frame (7:51).It looks as if some one did some repair surgery on that frame.
My wish list includes a 4" double A arm lift kit for my 2001 DS. Wifey would require a stair life to climb up to 6 " lifted cart. Good job, you can always get one of the bearing grease packing tools @Amazon $10.00.
you may be right, I have no knowledge of the history of it. When I got it it was normal height with standard tires.
I enjoyed watching this, everyone probably learned something. Nice job..
Looks awesome now. I have a Club Car that I have to do this to and then go quietly visit some coyotes.
With a night vision scope.
I think it looks pretty good
yeah, it's really nice - something I have never regretted doing
@@WJHandyDad
Ha! I forgot that I watched and commented two years ago. I'm losing it.
Good job! I would go back with new bearings though.
so far so good... still have the same ones on the cart without any problems but I'll eventually change them out since everyone says I didn't grease them correctly
jake's is the way to go. nice video. prolly should adjust your toe in on the front tires as well.
they need a full "alignment" I just need to figure out the best way to do that. The steering wheel has to be turned about 1/2 turn for the cart to go straight
Leave it blue!!!!
If you havent already, getting heavy duty shocks would help with the handling thing..
I haven't but that's definitely on my list of things to do!
Come on candy apple Red is the color.
Nice pug
Love the video. Is this a 36 or 48 volt cart? I have a 94 club cart that is 36 volts that I would like to get the smallest lift and appropriate off-road tires installed but worry that the 36 volts want support any of this. Any suggestions?
Mine is a 48v
Nice build, do you think those tires would fit on a club car like yours with a 3 inch lift? Not sure i want to go so high, i use the cart around my site daily and often on and off of it.
just a guess they probably would not work without the full lift
thank you, i thing how give my golf car more tall
Thanks for showing this as I have a 2001club car DS and I plan on raising mine to the same as yours of 6".
I'm going to watch this video again after getting my kit and use it as reference while I'm installing the kit and I am going to subscribe to your channel and thanks again and if you have any advice please share with me,thanks.
you won't regret doing the lift.... it's made my cart so much more fun and versatile
WJ Handy Dad .how much did this kit cost roughly without tires?
$270 on Amazon right now
WJ Handy Dad if you don't mind me asking, where did you get the tires and what size are they and roughly how much.
also Amazon, currently $330... amzn.to/2Y3ogZa
I see that you purchased the Headlight and tail light kit with blinkers horn and beake pad switch from Amazon. You mentioned you had a video coming out for the install. Is there anywhere to view this yet? I have the same system. Thank you-
it will go live next Friday at 5pm
Put Vaseline in the rubber bushings and mounting hole and it slides in easy.
What kind of realistic time frame did this take to install?
I took my time, was filming, it was hot so I took lots of breaks, and I did this a while ago so I'm basing this just on memory, but I think the actual work time was probably just a couple hours and would take even less time now that I know what I'm doing... I was learning as I put this on so there was a lot of just staring at it and figuring out how things were ultimately supposed to go. But I will say the lift was well worth it and I'm glad I did it... it really looks so much better. And I painted it now (video coming soon) so it is literally like a whole new cart.
Do the tires hit the leaf springs?
no everything has perfect clearance
This was a VERY GOOD vid., but that is NOT the proper way to pack a wheel Bering.
Where did you get the tires
Amazon. Link is is in the description
Great. Thanks... music too loud but great video !!
getting the music volume "right" is one of the toughest things... I don't know why the video editors put in music so much louder than the other audio.
Looks like a great job! You said if you had thought about it ahead of time you would have replaced some more parts - what parts?
it's been a year since I did this video so now I don't remember, but I think it was all of the bushings and suspension parts (like upgrading the front springs) since I had everything apart it would have been easy to get to all of them
Too bad the tires didn't clear the fenders... It looked cool with big tires no lift
What size tires are those
they say "22x11.00-10" with 10x7 wheels
How much did all this cost
the wheels and lift kit together was just over $500
Jack stands on soft ground, lmao
Why would you patch a golf cart tire when you can get them almost for free at any golf cart store. They have tons of used tires. Never more than$ 20. Here in Florida they often just let you have them
All good information, but the way you packed the wheel bearings was not the best way. You need to clean them out a bit better before repacking. They make an inexpensive wheel bearing packer. Also putting the seal and inside bearing on the axle and putting the hub on will not install the seal in the hub. When you put the rear bearing in, then installed the seal, that was the correct way. Also you missed a very important step on setting the preload on the wheel bearings. Tighten it while turning the hub until it is hard to turn and then back off the castle nut to line up the cotter pin. Always turn it a few times to make sure it turns freely.
Also using a screwdriver for a punch? Ouch. Buy a punch. Silicone spray works better for installing the bushings.
I have been a mechanic all my life and it pains me to watch someone do something like this by trial and error and not having the correct tools, but we all to start somewhere using what we have.
Overall it was good information to show the steps into takes to do a lift. What good is our knowledge if we don’t share it to help others.
thank you for sharing your knowledge. I guess I've been lucky but had no issues with the lift kit since installing it
Is it possible to lower the lift from 6" to 4 or 5"? I just bought a cart with a 6" lift and it's an inch too tall to go in garage door.
Should’ve kept the back squatted😁never saw a squatted cart
You need to google how to really put grease into bearings.
He dont know how to repack grease in bearing
I was just thinking the same thing. He’ll be replacing them soon.
No leave it blue
Dang 31000 views and only 5000 sub's shows unapeative people can be
thank you
Urwelcome
He sould've put the axle under the leaf spring he might have gotten by with it like that
No kidding it’s called an axle flip. Pretty sure keep guys do it all the time.
Right then what would he have done with the front?
Don't want to be a hater but this fella doesn't know how to grease bearings worth a darn. Won't be long before those bearings are toast.
Would be helpful if you could point out what you are seeing that you think isn't right. Because I think I did a good job getting them greased even if it didn't translate to the camera well. The bearings are still working fine.
That is not the correct way to pack bearings.
jason mudd exactly, he didn't even pack them. Just rubbed grease all over the bearings
Next time make sure you record the whole golf cart when you put on the lift kit are you showing is the tire you got to show the whole car can't even see the difference
clearly don't know how to pack a bearing 😂
what are you seeing that you think I should have done differently?
When you pack bearings you would take a wad of grease and put it in your hand then push the large side of the bearing into the grease. Keep doing that all around the bearing so grease comes out the front. When that happens you know the bearing is full. Also,you can clean bearings in gasoline as well. Hope this helps. Like the video as I just bought a Yamaha gas golf cart and am looking to work on it too.
Or just save yourself a lot of grief and buy a bearing packer. If you're gonna keep golf carts or trailers around, it will pay for itself in no time.
Packing by hand is just a waste of time.
Over packed bearings cause more bearing failures than bearings going dry. The excessive grease will not transfer heat and the bearing over heats.
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who uses jack stands on grass?
LOL
Put plywood atleast broooo
lmfao learn how to grease bearings won't last just putting it on the out side
terry leyendecker don't worry, he has a UA-cam channel, he's gotta be a professional 😂
@@carlspackler91 you said it!!
would rather not hear rock and roll while studying what you are doing. quit watching
Hello, and thank you for making this video! I think you did a great job showing how to lift a cart. Great job! Donald@#moneypithomestead