Just installed Jakes 3" lift on 2015 Yamaha G29 drive. GCK sent me p/n 6249-3 Jakes lift kit for electric and gas carts.
Here's my problem: Lost 7' of turning radius. Was 12' prior to installation, now 19' after 3" lift installed.
P-spindle is on the passengers side, and D-spindle is on drivers side. Steering links (rack) were installed from bottom to top as directed by the instructions.
The problem as I see is the spindles are contacting spindle bracket at nut below the bolt with no nut. (inner/lower). As is the rounded bolt head of the upper inner (the bolt with no nut) also contacts spindle frame bracket when turned all the way to right. I lost not quite a full revolution of steering in each direction cutting my turn radiuses from 12' up to 19' and I do not like it. Is this a common problem? I noticed the spindles are a lot fatter with the new lift as well as the steering rack bracket attached to the spindle is twice as wide AND the manufacturer has shaved the inner edges of the brackets because they were even worse before shaving.
Are most people just dealing with results?
Is there a different spindle lift I should get?
Do I have to go to the "A" arm lift to regain turn radius?
Anything helpful would be appreciated. GCK not open over the weekends so I will contact them mon. morning.
New guy here so sorry If this should have been in another thread or not but I didn't find any on the first few pages...
Here's my problem: Lost 7' of turning radius. Was 12' prior to installation, now 19' after 3" lift installed.
P-spindle is on the passengers side, and D-spindle is on drivers side. Steering links (rack) were installed from bottom to top as directed by the instructions.
The problem as I see is the spindles are contacting spindle bracket at nut below the bolt with no nut. (inner/lower). As is the rounded bolt head of the upper inner (the bolt with no nut) also contacts spindle frame bracket when turned all the way to right. I lost not quite a full revolution of steering in each direction cutting my turn radiuses from 12' up to 19' and I do not like it. Is this a common problem? I noticed the spindles are a lot fatter with the new lift as well as the steering rack bracket attached to the spindle is twice as wide AND the manufacturer has shaved the inner edges of the brackets because they were even worse before shaving.
Are most people just dealing with results?
Is there a different spindle lift I should get?
Do I have to go to the "A" arm lift to regain turn radius?
Anything helpful would be appreciated. GCK not open over the weekends so I will contact them mon. morning.
New guy here so sorry If this should have been in another thread or not but I didn't find any on the first few pages...