On a slightly less happy note, I obliterated the battery box.
Turns out that even if I know every rock on my usual trails, I still don’t know my new trucks…and they have slightly less ground clearance. Hit a rock at speed, the board stayed and both me and the battery flew forwards…no damage to either.
Good news is that the part that failed is PETG just because I didn’t want to waste time and materials on cutting them from fiberglass on my CNC just for testing. Well, time to do it!
Fixed the board
Got immediately robbed
You mean Time to build two more boards?!?
Fun fact: they both have boards! They’re in need of an upgrade though…my son’s isn’t electrified yet but we just finished building a 12S3P for him. My gf needs a new remote and general maintenance, but I thought I had time since she’s 6 months pregnant lol. That means I’ll have to build a new board after all 
Shes a bad ass. Congrats!
I can confirm that she is in fact, a badass:
This was during her first pregnancy, about…7 months in? 
I bet them babies are going to be bad asses too!!!
With a deck tail that wide, you could probably drop-mount without much issue
Yeah they exist. Go to your nearest hardware store and ask for a rubber washer.
If your bolt can go down further.
I bet you can cut your bushings in half with a razor and patience and care.
Worth a try.
Mmm, but my problem is the distance between the wheel and the kingpins, how would drop mounting help?
Ah, I see. good point.
Idk but hacksaws are.
While waiting for more bushings to arrive in case cutting them ends up being a bad idea, I’ve kept riding and testing (mainly the remote, which is delightful now). Have I mentioned I ran out of loctite while assembling the board? Well, the new one took it’s sweet time to arrive and I forgot…
This is your reminder to CHECK YOUR TRUCKS AND LOCTITE EVERYTHING
Fortunately I heard a rattling noise and slowed down to check, otherwise this message would have been typed from the hospital
Good catch! What type of loctite did you use on the kingpins? They’re fine thread so I was thinking blue would be enough.
Hey didn’t find it in the thread, I’m curious which tires are these? They have the type of knobbiness I’m looking for.
Yes, blue loctite (243)!
They go by many names and are readily available, but I wouldn’t recommend this particular seller because at least mine are incredibly poorly balanced: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/4001141818056.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.553.3168194dPafjOz&gatewayAdapt=glo2esp
I have bought them on many different listings in the past (no longer available) and they’ve been fine, so YMMV.
