Imagine esk8 on the moon haha @BillGordon
Excellent suggestion. I will test this soon.
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haven’t see anything about heat buildup.
i’m putting together a 12s4p 58kv drive setup right now.
my set of metasurf drives get hot af and lose efficiency. couple weeks ago i tried helping a rickshaw up a hill and the drives got hot almost instantly and started cogging.
do these drives have the same issue? i bet they do…
@Fosterqc asked about my truck set-up on another thread.
I run my eLofty in a drop-thru configuration in the DKP front truck, but I run my rear truck without the middle piece of the DKP truck, so it’s like a TKP?, and mount it under the board with about 12mm risers, so I get a split angle setup, (50-35) very stable, but easy carving and no wheel bite or drive fouling the deck.
I don’t use this piece on the rear trucks
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Thanks for showing this 
On tuesday I’ll get my 4wd elofty kit excited 
I wasn’t aware of the TKP/DKP only situation with these. 
I have a Hammock baseplate for split angle in RKP but now I’m happy and looking forward to Fedex 
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cool, glad it helped… a word of caution, check EVERY single screw, nut, everything on these drives… nothing was lock tight, and not even every screw was tight, the most troublesome for me was when my brand new (replacement drive) started to unscrew on the actual can…
and on the replacement axle, the threads on the 12mm nut was not long enough to engage the nylock, check that and add some lock tight. In fact, lock tight everything, also the nuts on the axle are 8mm and not typical Esk8 nuts grab a bunch of those at the local hardware store while you wait, and some emery cloth, wet and dry or probably your wheel bearings won’t fit…
On my first axle I sanded down the bearing surface by hand… on the second axle I took EVERYTHING apart and chucked it up in a low-speed lathe and took my time making sure everything was nat’s butt on…
Good luck bro… we’ll be here to help ya out if ya need it!
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Let us know how this works out, honestly I don’t think an RKP baseplate will work out, others have used TKP baseplates, but the kingpin and pivot wont work out well in RKP. as far as I know.
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Yeah, I know, thats why I will sell the hammock Thanks for the hints
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They won’t fit perfectly in a random TKP baseplate, so will chew up the pivot cups at an accelerated rate. I keep spares on hand and throw soap shavings in there.
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Whaaat? Why not? I was a little excited to try out an AT set up! I don’t mind waiting for for your adapters but this would have been a really fast and easy swap.
Ohh I couldn’t tell if that was it from the pics you has already posted. That back truck looks like a nice setup, I’d love to give it a ride and try it out.
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Damn, really ?? I believe I still can get a refund as nothing as been shipped, but is it for sure that they do not fit ??
@ThomasL Yeah TB DD is custom. I’m pretty sure they have a more simplified adapter. If you need adapters just send me a PM and I can send you an invoice. Here’s a few photos for reference.
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Question 
I got asked about it but no idea. Would this casted TKP fit Surfrodz TKP base plate? Or are they different?
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But the DD Kegel is made for Kegel wheels, such as TB110’s and such ?
I have a pair of TB DD with 110’s, does it mean the kegel adapter is only good for these wheels ?
I should have bought from the @Esk8supply site actually. stupid shit. How on earth did elofty get this reputation? They left the rubber wheels and the baseplates and send only the 4wd drives, although the product description claims otherwise. Now they want me to pay shipping again? angry
After repeately insisting on not paying for shipping again the chat went silent 
(I do not insult anyone btw)
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@ThomasL you can use any kegel style wheels with the kegel adapter that you have on the TB DD.
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Same here:
BTW, I really like eLofty on my EVO Falcon. I had belts with Caliber II trucks before and I like eLofty in TKP mode better. The maneuverability improved a lot and it’s more fun to ride. Note that I’m not a speedy guy though. The fastest I have gone on current setup is 48 km/h and I felt like things are already getting out of hands so I slowed down quickly. The RKP trucks are definitely more stable.
I got the 72 kv version and it works really well with the TB110 wheels. I was worried that there wouldn’t be enough torque but it’s OK, at least with my weight (~75 kg). When I carry one of my kids around (~100 kg total) we sometimes have problems getting going from dead stop if it’s slightly uphill. Other than that, I’m perfectly happy with the setup. It’s a good balance between torque and max speed.
I love how quiet it is. Even at high speed the motors are barely audible.
This is how the board looked before:
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Just for some feedback: If you see something like
- what in the package
- four rubber wheels 105MM
- four motor (4WD)
- and two kingpins
In the product description https://lofty-skateboard.com/collections/motor/products/copy-of-electric-skateboard-accessories-direct-drive-motor4wd-wheels-105mm
you’d also think that you’ll get wheels? The kingpin stuff is not clear (since it makes no sense) but could also be interpreted as baseplate? Or am I wrong and just a bit overslept and hungry?