Trike Drifting

[Major Woody]

I recognize the seat in the photo above. Standard Virco stacking school chair seat.

[drscope]

A few comments on your axle. May not make much difference for what you are doing, but you should have used fine thread. That gives you the ability to us a cotter pin and get a little more adjustment out of the castle nut.

Also, you are going to want to make a small spacer to go over the axle first so it goes up against the welded area. If you have a 5/8 drill bit, you can use a piece of EMT for that spacer. The 5/8 drill simply takes out the boogers and really doesn't remove much material. You only need a spacer about 1/4 to 3/8 inch. It will help keep your bearing from getting stuck on there.

It also may have been better to use a solid rod for the axle. That way you know the axle is straight. Welding bolts on is really difficult to get them both square.

But again for this application it is probably fine. For our 4 wheel stuff, I prefer a straight axle because wheel alignment is critical to us. We also mount the axle in bearings so it can spin in the chassis and the wheels can then spin on the axle. You may want a little more rolling resistance then that!
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[thext94]

[Robbo112233]

[Undis]

Check out these guys.

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[notchback]

[drscope]

EMT electrical tubing is almost the perfect size to slide right over a 5/8 axle. But it needs to have a 5/8 drill bit run through the inside for a clean up cut before it will fit.

The nice thing about using that as a spacer is the thin wall. When it is installed it will sit only against the inner race of the bearing. So the rest of the bearing is able to spin free.

We use these a lot on our down hill cars running a 5/8 axle. usually they are only about 1/4 to 3/8 inch long.

Also for an axle, you can just use a piece of 5/8 rod. BUT you need to take your bearing with you sometimes. Depending on where you go, some 5/8 rod is exactly 5/8 OD which creates a problem when you try to put an exact ID 5/8 bearing on it. It's too tight. But most 5/8 rod is just under 5/8 so the bearing slips on nice and snug but isn't stuck.

If you have a threading die you can thread the ends and use a nylock nut or a castle nut and cotter pin.

If you don't have a die, just drill the ends for cotter pins and washers or spacers until you get the slack out.
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[The Sage]

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[cdennisg]

[super72beetle]

thirds are usually the worst...

[thext94]

[Robbo112233]

[thext94]

Seat! (ratchet strapped on...)

I kept the original seat frame and I'll be welding supports to the trike frame and axle

[drscope]

It just seems like you need someplace for your feet. Maybe BMX pegs on the front axle.
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[Robbo112233]

[thext94]

[Lobotomy]

Oh man, that's so baller. If there were hills here, I'd get one.
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[drscope]