eLofty Direct Drive Discussions-read before buying

@murdomeek, I would modify the graphic and change the F4 bushing to a 93a Barrel and the R3 to a 96a ShortStreetBarrel

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Yes sensored of course. It might also work with the new vesc firmware with HFI.

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I’ll extend my sensor wires and try it out again. I need good brakes and sensorless DD just doesn’t cut it

Hi, I have got the Elofty DD 7A410563-7BEB-46AC-91D5-4486BAC47206.heic (2.1 MB) 72 kv motors since 1 year, I am very happy, there are powerful, I would like order new ones, the web site do not exist anymore, no contact with Kenna, do you know if we can order new ones somewhere ?

Boundmotor has them.

Or you can get a hold of @Winfly’s guy who apparently has the newer redesigned elofty drives.

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great, thank you for your help :grinning: :+1:

Silly question: if you like them and they are ok, why ordering new ones?

I start to have vibrations, maybe the bearings which are tired or the axis, I use my board every day to go to work, except when it rains, but I work on mudguards. so I want to anticipate a mechanical problems

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Mudguards? Do you have a pic? I sort of need those :sweat_smile:

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i have the same deck (moose landyachtz copy) with evolve truck, you may want to de wedge the front the angles are a bit to aggressive for double king pin. I also recommend a stiff enclosure unless you weigh >120lbs 8 ply is on a 40’ may leed to some scraping especially with that super drop 1/2 inch risers will also help. i am using 7" wheels and 1/2" riser and still getting scapes on flat terrain. My solution will be to add carbon fibre to this deck. But a stiff enclosure would also help.

If I took out one of the kingpins (for lowering the deck and shortening the wheelbase) is there anything I should change to preserve the lean, turn, and radius?

@RipTideSports could you help me out here? :sweat_smile:

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@annihil8ted are you changing a Evolve DKP to a TKP? If so, I have not tried this.

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Yeah that’s exactly what I want to do. I figured that everything else the same, taking out one of the kingpins would make the trucks less maneuverable but more steady?

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I am guessing that is correct but you will need to try it to see. A destacked DKP design may turn less than a TKP so be easy on the throttle

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Will try for science!

Although tbh, I’ve pretty much just ridden on whatever setup is present at hand so aside from ā€œjeez this turns horribleā€ and ā€œgood enoughā€ I don’t know whats a decent setup :sweat_smile:

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I’ve got a set of destacked DKPs attached to some g-bombs that I’ll be trying out as soon as this cold and wet lets up…

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I actually weighing around 120 lbs lol. I’m trying to make an enclosure with kydex so I think it will stand. I was thinking to wedge the front and back too with 3d printed risers. Now I’m just worrying about the motor and whether it won’t come undone due to lack of locktite.

This is right.
I’m actually riding with a single kingpin.

did anyone try the new HFI mode on the elofty direct drives?

I’ve read good things over at this thread: VESC-Tool 2.0 and Firmware 4.0 - The beginning of a new era - (SERIOUS)

I might have some time over the weekend to try it out. I’m mainly curious on how the braking will be since this is direct drive compared to mostly belt drive user testing over on that thread

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destacking a DKP truck will give you a truck of about 35 degrees… I know… I run a DKP front and a destacked DKP to TKP truck in the rear… split angle 50-35 it handles great, carvey but also stable at speed…

for a front truck I don’t think you’ll be happy unless you wedge the front truck after destacking…

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