How to Lift a Golf Cart without a Kit – Make your Own Lift kit!

The market has multiple lift kits for golf carts that make the job easy. But, you don’t need to buy one, really. Prefabricated lifts can be expensive and may not suit your requirements. Moreover, you may need a professional to install the kit.

How to Lift a Golf Cart without a Kit?

You can save the money and the hassle by building your own kit. It can have more strength and a personal look that represents you. You don’t need to compromise with a particular part if you don’t like it. You can buy springs, axels, shocks, etc. separately, based on whatever suits your fancy.

Building your own golf cart lift kit is also interestingly challenging. You can put your mechanical skills to work and improve them in the process.

So, if you don’t have a kit, you can make your own. Now, let’s jump right into understanding the process and what to remember:

Things to keep in mind while building your own kit

Building a lift kit takes some patience and time. The following tips will ease the process:

• Put safety at the forefront. If you don’t make the kit properly, the tires may come off, or the shafts may loosen. Any issue can dismember the whole cart, rendering all your hard work a waste.
• Pay close attention to the elevation. The front and rear should be at the same level. If one is elevated, the other should also be elevated. Many people, for aesthetic reasons, go for a front tilt. While that will definitely make your cart look cool, it can be uncomfortable too. And, we never recommend discomfort over aesthetics. 
• Be careful during fabrication: When you buy the tools, make sure you only get the right ones. If you go wrong, it could end up costing you more than a new prefabricated kit from the market. However, modifying your cart will make you feel really satisfied. It is a very rewarding process.

If you are a beginner, this may seem quite challenging, and you may need the help of an expert. But, if you are adamant and want to learn how to do it, we encourage you to go on! Just be careful at every step.

Remember, it is impossible to lift a golf cart without a lift kit. So, you either buy one or you build one. In other words, the only way you can lift a golf cart without a kit from the market is making your own kit. 

IMPORTANT ADVICE

If you do not have basic mechanical skills, building your own kit may be a very difficult challenge. In fact, we advise that you stay away from DIY projects and buy a new kit. The process is quite straightforward, but we would never say that it is simple.

People who have worked with vehicles and carts before will love this DIY project for sure. Those who haven’t should avoid it or take help from an expert.

Are you going to build your own lift kit? Please comment & share your pictures and personal experience once you finish. We would love to hear your experience and enrich our blog with your suggestions.