I think I am also going to do an overhaul on my Defiant One. The gear drives keep on loosening despite having been pounded back on and secured with some Loctite 680. I think the only way to keep it on permanently is to use JB weld.
The Boardnamic gear drive is pretty noisy and even with the ESC adjusted, still has poor acceleration. The noise is annoying a detract from the overall riding experience. Not sure what the gear ratio is.
Interestingly the motors run surprisingly hot. I don’t think that is a problem. Maybe because they are Maytech motors.
My enclosure has a small crack in it right where one of the enclosure screws tighten. Looks like it left the factory with that crack. It should be easy to fix/seal.
I think I would like to get different Boardnamic hangers in black with motor mount plates. 6485 173kv Reacher motors too.Another option is the Mboard RKP trucks. They look pretty nice.
I really like the asthetics of the board. I want to see how the board rides with the changed parts.