Older Club Car, Wants to be OVERHAULED!

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xiler8d

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hello, I just bought my 2nd golf cart, a 1984 cc ds. Couldnt pass it up. Paid $850 for it. Looks great and runs well. I'd like to lift it, but I've got a few questions. First let me tell you that as part of the deal I also got a set of 20x 10-8 tires with it that I want to use.

1)How much of a lift should I do? I was thinking 4" but 6" is only a few more $$. Main thing is I want it to look good with the smaller tires,

2)Once I figure that out, then whats the best kit to get? This is for offroading/camping and will eventually get a rear seat for extra passengers.

3)Will I need any wheel spacers after a lift is installed? The last lift I did on an ezgo widened the front 2" on each side, so I did 2" spacers on both rear wheels to even things out.

4)Any other you mods you can recommend? I'd like to get a little more UMPH out of this little motor. Is this a 290 cc? Looking for more low end rather than top speed.

Thanks for any help. This site is really cool! I'll be posting some pics soon.
 
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xiler8d

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I wanted to get nice rims, but they're not in the budget yet, so I mounted one of the new tires on the stock rims to make sure they would fit. Of course the tires are too big now to put back on the cart!
 
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xiler8d

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Ok, since no one is helping me, I decided to go my own way. I bought the Buggies Unlimited 6" a-arm lift complete with new rear leafsprings. Started the front yesterday, only had a couple hours, and already it looks like I'm gonna need spacers in order to use the original centered, 8x7 rims. Good spacers are expensive ($150+s&h), so I found offset rims with 2" backspacing on ebay for about $80 shipped for a set of 4. They also had a set of 10x8 with 2.5" backspacing for $118 shipped.
I'll take a few pics when I get started this morning, and let you know if there are any other "quirks" that would be helpful to know about.
 
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xiler8d

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Ok..... my next HUGE problem is the rear lift. The sub-frame that the engine and rear axle is mounted to is not mounting right. By moving the axle below the leafsprings, i need some kind of spacer or wedge to mount between the frame and axle.
Can anyone show me a couple of finished lift pics on the rear of their club car? I'm still waiting for BU Tech support to call me back.
 
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xiler8d

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Here's a couple pics of the rear sub frame on my 1984 DS Gas. Notice how the rear axle is hitting on the cross member. This sub frame moves up/down with the rear suspension when going over bumps. Is this the same as everyone else?
 
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