ILUVSMGS18
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I'm going to try to reduce my axle size in the wheel from 5/8" to 1/2" and do just this.
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Anybody done this to a Zuca Cart?
- Thread starter Bamm
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I'm going to try to reduce my axle size in the wheel from 5/8" to 1/2" and do just this.
So here is where I am so far.
Bought the Zuca Sport for $35. (Found multiples for $25 each since then).
Disassembled the wheels and front foot pegs.
Had a friend give me a nice pair of almost perfect wheels for it. They were reused from a power washer that had died. $Free
Used Grade 8 - 6" bolts and washers with locking nuts for the axles. Had to drill out the mounting holes. Took about and hour. 8" bolts are too long, 4" bolts are too short. Cost $3.00
Had some scrap pieces of aluminum diamond plate in the garage. Shaped this to fit the front as a riser to level out the bigger wheels. Painted it black with a satin clear. Cost $Free. (I had the paint and the metal was leftover from a project).
Now I'm about 5' 10" and 245lbs. This setup doesn't even flinch with me on it. Solid.
Now I know not everybody has all the stuff laying around or tools to make this swap. I did and it saved me an enouous amount of money.
Total amount of money in it so far is $38.00.
Near future plans are to add a couple side bags to it. A drink holder or two. And we will go from there. Hope this helped anybody on the fence about this conversion. I know not everybody can afford to drop $400 on a rolling cart. If you can, I'm happy for you, if you can't and go this route, you'll be glad you did as well. Keep Chasin' Chains my friends!!' ...................Beezy
Bought the Zuca Sport for $35. (Found multiples for $25 each since then).
Disassembled the wheels and front foot pegs.
Had a friend give me a nice pair of almost perfect wheels for it. They were reused from a power washer that had died. $Free
Used Grade 8 - 6" bolts and washers with locking nuts for the axles. Had to drill out the mounting holes. Took about and hour. 8" bolts are too long, 4" bolts are too short. Cost $3.00
Had some scrap pieces of aluminum diamond plate in the garage. Shaped this to fit the front as a riser to level out the bigger wheels. Painted it black with a satin clear. Cost $Free. (I had the paint and the metal was leftover from a project).
Now I'm about 5' 10" and 245lbs. This setup doesn't even flinch with me on it. Solid.
Now I know not everybody has all the stuff laying around or tools to make this swap. I did and it saved me an enouous amount of money.
Total amount of money in it so far is $38.00.
Near future plans are to add a couple side bags to it. A drink holder or two. And we will go from there. Hope this helped anybody on the fence about this conversion. I know not everybody can afford to drop $400 on a rolling cart. If you can, I'm happy for you, if you can't and go this route, you'll be glad you did as well. Keep Chasin' Chains my friends!!' ...................Beezy
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Nylon ties? But you'd have to drill holes in the bag and also use some type of backing, rigid plastic, metal, etc.
Coming along nicely, are you just doing one level of discs instead of two?
The JuJu has a couple of small loops built onto it on the back side where I put the snaps. I am thinking i will just use a couple of small carabiners to hook it there and then I will be able to take it off for quick rounds whenever I need to.
Yeah, just one level for now. It holds 16-18 discs not counting the JuJu so I really don't need any more space.
Sorry, you lost me.
Ya'll know this is how Zuca got into disc golf right? Joe Robinson from Ridge Roller originally was modifying regular Zuca "bags/carts" into a disc golf cart. Zuca had him on for awhile paying him to do the mods and selling them before they cut him out of the loop to do it on their own for more profit. He is now selling his own cart through his own business Ridge Roller Customs.
So true and thanks for the props! Saw this post made me laugh.. it's amazing how zuca made sure no body knew or at least the majority. Best thing I did for RidgeRoller was leave that.. I have ideas and they just held me back. But very soon everyone will know The RidgeRoller
Didn't know that. Never really followed the cart stuff until this year. (Getting older, resting a bit at tee boxes sounds good now. Good to know on the whole Zuca/Ridge Roller deal.
I actually have the second gen of the modified Zuca carts. It doesn't have a raised front and has a PVC rack inside. I can take some pix this weekend if you think it will help you out.
See where Zuca has a lot of "hole" cutouts all through their carts? I was contemplating following suit on the diamond plate riser that I put on the front. Just a thought........
