First of all I want to say that all information in this section is personal opinion, gained by experience. There are many things to consider when buying a Quarter Midget. The first is New or Used.... I personally started with a used car and had a great experience, however there are many people that do not have the same result. You need to spend some time at the race track getting to know people and asking lots of questions. Watch the cars that are on the track and see what is for sale locally. Since I am a new Car Dealer, I would Love everyone to purchase a new car , but reality is that not everyone can afford to do that. So below is information to help you make the best cost effective decision you can for the whole experience.

   Size of chassis has to do with growth of child. There are 3 main sizes for most cars, 76" 78" 80" cars. As a child grows  they may need a bigger chassis in order to have leg room, or if you are installing a race seat you may need the extra room.  Depending on the age / size of your child you could buy a car and within a year have to buy another one that is bigger. it is more cost efficient to buy a car that you can grow into for a couple of seasons. You have to be careful not to buy a car that  is too big because then your child will have a hard time driving the car, and that will result in frustration for you and your driver. Just make sure that when your driver sits in the car there is leg room for pedal adjustment and that they feel comfortable in the car.

   Grow with driver?? what I mean by this is  the ability for the car to be adjusted to keep up with the driver abilities. As the Childs ability to drive the car grows, the car must be able to be adjusted to keep up with them. I have found that Coil over cars have more adjustability than torsion bar cars. The torsion bar cars are usually cheaper but you may find yourself having to buy a new car when your driver wants more adjustments that can be done with this type of chassis. Most New cars are built as Coil over cars .

1- Chassis welds- not cracked or re welded

2- Rust inside the tubes of the chassis

3- Bent or twisted tubes on the chassis

4-Spliced tubes on the chassis

5- look at all shock mounts and nerf bar mounts for cracks or damaged threads

1- Buy a note book for parts list and basic set up information

2- Measure all radius rods and steering rods on car

3- Measure all tire sizes and rim sizes

4- Measure your chassis distances between front and rear axels on both sides

5-Part numbers from spark plugs, bearings,

6- find out type of engine oil and amount used for your engine.

Make sure you write down all of this information, it will be very useful for you one yuhave the first collisoin with the wall or other car... you will know exactly what you need and will not have to guess. thios is where you save yourself frustration, because it is not a matter of are you going to bend something but when is it going to happen. A quick note, if you have repalcement rods already made it will help you when you are at the track and something happens...