The wheels look pretty good on there 
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My 2 lacroix builds ride surprisingly different so I set out to figure out why.
First up - flex test.
The old 7 segment enclosure results in a more trampoline like spring vs the deck with the newer 4 segment enclosure. They are pretty close and I’m not sure I prefer one over the other, but the old one is bouncier.
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Next observation - ride height is the same on both boards, but I’m on 175mm tires on the naz ss and 200mm on the jaws. That seems odd. I want lowwwww on the naz.
The ride height of the m2 and hypertrucks is very similar, so it’s not that. But, looking at the offset of the truck, the m2 extend the wheelbase significantly compared to the hypertrucks. This longer wheelbase lowers the ride height.
I guess there is nothing I can do about that but I wish the HTs had a similar offset like the m2.
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I just realized hypertruck baseplates are not symmetrical front to back. I think I can flip the baseplate around and extend the wheelbase slightly on the naz ss. This will lower the ride height. Stoked.
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Well, I’m stoked - flipping the base plates worked out perfect and reduced the ride height by 1cm.
So now it has the ride height and wheelbase I got used to on matrix ii.
Stock config
Flipped baseplates
Board pointing to the right (stock config)
Flipped config
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I added up how much the 18s Naz upgrade cost me, now that I have bought and sold all the parts that were going to get swapped out, and sold my old Jaws.
This doesn’t count the many hours I’ve spent on this rebuild, but it has been a fun project. Definitely worth it.
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Niiice that’s not bad at all
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Killer dude
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The new board also lead to a bunch of purchases I would not have otherwise made, but were also largely unnecessary.
I’m bucketing these as the YOLO purchases. Fuck it man - do what sparks joy.
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Using the new ultimate esk8 calculator to check the force and speed of various setups for my Nazare.
I want to be able to swap between the 165mm xcell RS tires and 200mm tires, and maintain >500 Newtons of force. 500 Newtons is the stock force of a lacroix naz ss with falcon drives, so that is why I chose 500 as the number to beat.
With my current 151kv motors, I am not sure if I’ll be happy with the top speed on 165mm. It might be ok. I’ll have to ride and see if I hate it toward the end of a ride.
If it’s not fast enough on xcell tires, I could swap in a 21t motor spur gear, but that not ideal for force with 200mm wheels.
The next ideal scenario looks like the one below. Switch to 127kv and 4.24 ratio gets me 3mph more speed, and force is very good for both wheel sizes. 32mph is where I start feeling spooky, so this could work.
And, if I wanted to a hair more speed, 138kv on 4.24 ratio would do it.
I could also do 5.5 ratio on 173/175kv, and that would be perfect for both wheel sets. I like the 4.24 ratio because it growls and the 5.5 ratio screams
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Another thought - 21s unlocks high speed and I’m replacing the battery in this board anway… 
@Skyart any thoughts on 21s on 100d+? I think @poastoast - redacted
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Man I don’t know…maybe without breaks
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Yeah I don’t think I’m going to do it, but interesting anyway. There are 22s ESCs out there like the ubox 100v/100a but running a ubox at 22s just feels like a bad idea even if it’s rated for it.
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it’s mot confirned yet
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A few board updates on the naz.
Playing with split angles. 30/35 feels real good on this board. Stable with green/yellow blocks, but still turns well.
Out with the shitty battery.
Building the new battery. Slapped this thing together in 1 day with the help of @Skyart pre-welded p groups.
Much better
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Time to take a tour of the bay with that battery 
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