Rebuilding a Western EZGO Golf Cart

[jbbor]

I am rebuilding an old (1984) EZGO golf cart that was customized and sold by Western Golf and Country. It is now completely disassembled. It appears that the rear tread width is about seven inches wider that the front. That is, measuring between the surfaces the wheels mount against. The wheels are all the same. What gives. Thanks. jbbor

 

[dirtysouth]

Howdy jbbor… I am not aware of any four wheeled cart that does not have a narrower track width in the front.

 

[dougmcp]

Western carts are the same chassis as the EZGO's. Are there different wheels on the rear than the front?

 

[jbbor]

The wheels are all the same. What gives. Thanks. jbbor

 

[dougmcp]

Someone must have changed something along the way. Do the wheels stick out beyond the rear fenders?
Mid 80's Westerns looked something like this, does yours?
How about posting up some front, rear and side photos.

 

[dirtysouth]

The track width is gonna be narrower at the front.

 

[jbbor]

Another question (also posted another place): While a poster (HotRodCarts) is here who seems to know his stuff, may I ask another question? I am rebuilding an old cart built on an EZ Go 1984 chassis. It is "completely" disassembled. There is a switch from the dash marked "overdrive". The circut from that switch goes through an extra contact on the accelerator board micro switch that is closed only when the accelerator is wide open and that makes an "extra" solenoid close. When that solenoid closes it shorts two of the motor connections together. My problem is it is disconnected and I don't know which two motor connections to connect the wires from the extra solenoid too. That is what happens when you take something apart and not take pictures. My wiring connection drawing I hand drew disappeared. jbbor

 

[dougmcp]

Sorry, I'm not HRC but I know Western only did this shunt wiring for a short while and had all kinds of issues with motor burn-outs. You are probably best to leave the overdrive unwired and save the motor.

 

[floridatrailrider]

Oh my, that's a whole lot of carpet.

 

[dougmcp]

All Western carts were fully carpeted including the trunk and most have the bagwell done as well. Click on my cart photos below and see for yourself. There's enough carpet there to do a small apartment.

 

[jbbor]

I realize and accept the danger in the shunting of a DC series wound motor but still want someone with knowledge of the "how to" to help me. This cart I'm rebuilding was originally purchased, in 1984, by my wife's uncle. He used it for many years without any problem and I want to restore it to it's original form +, including the original wiring. I just lost the diagram I made for the overdirve. I know all the connections except where the shunt connects to the motor. I appreciate the advice to "forget it" but still want to know how to connect the shunt solenoid to the motor, please. Any help appreciated. jbbor