I’ve done this, I do not recommend it at all. makes remofing the drive truck a real pain in the ass, and makes working in the enclosure an extra pain.
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Removing? I would just cut them off again 
if you’re willing to cut them and re-solder any time you do work on the board, that’s your decision.
personally, I don’t like the idea of adding a whole soldering kit to my ride toolkit. it’s extra and shouldn’t be needed.
if you have any concerns about maintenance whatsoever, permanent connections aren’t a good idea. you want as much to be able to be manipulated without tools as possible.
my ride toolkit for a thane board is literally just a bike multitool and a skate tool because all I need are a couple sizes of hex and a couple sockets to dismantle the entire board. this way I can open things up, unplug things, swap connectors and whatever all without needing a soldering kit or multimeter.
plus, if you end up needing to do a lot of electrical maintenance you’ll spend more in solder than a high end set of plugs would ever cost.
Lol.
My goal is build and forget.
That’s also my goal, reliability is design goal #1. So the things I suggest are ALWAYS going to be with that in mind.
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Generally my build goals in order of importance:
- Reliability
- Repairability/Upgrade-ability
- Durability
@ShutterShock just curious, why a 3D printed enclosure for the Maker X? I have the DV6 pro and am almost done with my enclosure. Does protecting it within the enclosure offer some value?
The thing u see there is just a Stormcore 3D printed for comparison of size, and mounting in the real enclosure that I’m designing / working on
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I used 5mm bullets with 3:1 heat shrink with glue inside on each phase wire. Pretty bombproof, nothing to wrong, and also not a huge pain in the ass if I need to disconnect a motor for some reason.
You gonna bother twisting the longer output wires?
I’d imagine it’s inconsequential.
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Nah i don’t twist them. I just tape them side by side against the pack
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Do you need a parts to fix those trucks? I have an extra mid bushing part and unbent axles.
I got the package by the way, thanks 
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What deck is that?
I MISS IT SO MUCH FUCK
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Nah dude, this shit keeps happening, these trucks are retired. Cheers tho 
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Probably @Adstars deck project.
Yo Adstars - will we see a custom bottom mount enclosure soon? Deck looks great btw
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Yes, it’s our cruiser deck, just showing the placement for the inserts, (worse job in DIY building in my opinion is inserting the inserts).
@Shadowfax the enclosures are in production now, will be taking pre-orders shortly
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Wowwwwzaaaa
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190-200 incoming. Pivot pin and bushing seats the same as the 250’s, but slightly thinner arms
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