DIY ESK8 Truck Hanger Compendium [Worldwide]

[yoyotinker]

I’m trying to gain insight on wide truck/hanger options for a potential future build. Feedback and ideas would be appreciated. TIA.

Worldwide DIY ESK8 Truck Hanger Compendium - Guide for selecting which truck option(s) to use on DIY builds. All lengths are based on distances between hanger faces. Sorted by increasing lengths.



100-200mm

Type	Manufacturer	Hanger Length (mm)	Name	Forum Link	Discontinued?
(N/A)	@Boardnamics	145	145mm Precision Hanger for Caliber-style baseplates	-	-
RKP	Surf Rodz	150	-	-	-
RKP	Surf Rodz	176	-	-	-
TKP/DKP	@Razillian	177	Precision trucks	-	Yes
RKP	Caliber Truck Co	184	Caliber II	-	-
(N/A)	@Boardnamics	184	184mm Precision Hanger for Caliber-style baseplates	-	-
RKP	MBoards (@mikebeard)	184	Mboards Truck, Cast	-	-
DKP	MBoards (@mikebeard)	197	Double Kingpin Reverse Fixed Mount Trucks, Cast	-	-

200-300mm

Type	Manufacturer	Hanger Length (mm)	Name	Forum Link	Discontinued?
RKP	Surf Rodz	200	-	-	-
TKP	MakerX Tech (@YUTW123)	200	M-TKP CNC Precision Trucks	Vendor Thread	-
RKP	MBoards (@mikebeard)	212	MBoards Fixed Mount Trucks, Cast	-	-
RKP	MBoards (@mikebeard)	218	Extended Trucks, Cast	-	-
DKP	@Razillian	220	Precision DKP CNC trucks	-	Yes
RKP	@PropulsionBoards x @Boardnamics	220	Propulsion RKP Trucks - Extended Trucks w/ built in motor mounts	Vendor Post	-
(N/A)	@Boardnamics	220	220mm Precision Hanger for Caliber-style baseplates	-	-
RKP	MBoards (@mikebeard)	228	NexUS 15in CNC RKP Trucks	-	-
(N/A)	@3DServisas	230	CNC Hanger for Caliber II Baseplate	-	-
RKP	@BuildKitBoards	236	BKB 236mm Extended Trucks, Cast	-	-
(N/A)	@3DServisas	240	CNC Hanger for Caliber II Baseplate	-	-
TKP	@Savage1	250	TKP trucks	-	Yes?
(N/A)	@3DServisas	260	CNC Hanger for Caliber II Baseplate	-	-
RKP	@IDEA	260	CNC RKP Trucks	-	-
PKP	@IDEA	260	CNC PKP Trucks	-	-
3-link	Newbee (@Ean.esk8)	268	Triplelinks 268 mm	Vendor Thread	-
DPKP	@IDEA	270	CNC Double parallel kingpin trucks	-	-
RKP	@Boardnamics	270	BN270s	-	-
RKP	@3DServisas	275	275s	-	-
(N/A)	@3DServisas	275	CNC Hanger for Caliber II Baseplate	-	-
RKP	Hoyt Skate	278+301	UAV ROSA	Glyphiks Thread	-
RKP	Flipsky	284	16.3"	-	-
RKP	@Skyart	295	RKP CNC Truck	-	-
TKP	@PropulsionBoards	Unknown	Propulsion Split Angle TKP Trucks	Vendor Post	-

300-400mm

Type	Manufacturer	Hanger Length (mm)	Name	Forum Link	Discontinued?
RKP	@IDEA	300	CNC RKP Trucks	-	-
PKP	@IDEA	300	CNC PKP Trucks	-	-
DPKP	@IDEA	300	CNC Double parallel kingpin trucks	-	-
Channel	@MBS	300	Matrix III	-	-
PKP	Apex Boards	300	Apex Air	-	-
Channel	@MBS	305	Matrix 2	-	-
Channel	@Boardnamics	310	BN310 Split Angle Channel Trucks	Vendor Post	-
RTKP	Newbee (@Ean.esk8)	310	RTKP 310mm	Vendor Post	-
DPKP	@IDEA	320	CNC Double parallel kingpin trucks	-	-
Channel	@MBS	320	Matrix III	-	-
RKP	@moon	320	Luna 350s	-	Yes
Channel	@3DServisas	320	MBS-equivalent	-	-
Channel	@3DServisas	320	FatBoy Finality	-	-
RTKP	Newbee (@Ean.esk8)	330	Newbee Reverse Twin Kingpin Gen4	Vendor Thread	Yes?
RTKP	Newbee (@Ean.esk8)	340	Newbee Reverse Twin Kingpin Gen3	See above	Yes?
Channel	Lacroix Boards	388	Hypertrucks	-	Yes

400mm+

Type	Manufacturer	Hanger Length (mm)	Name	Forum Link	Discontinued?
PKP	@NoWind	420	E-Toxx PKP	-	Yes?
Channel	@Riako	440	Flame Reactor Channel Trucks	-	-
N/A	@NoWind	660	PSYCHOFRAME	Build Thread	Yes?

[Evwan]

These trucks are meant for different types of decks. If you have an idea of what type of deck you’re using, it’ll narrow this down significantly. For example, you can’t use hyper trucks on a longboard deck

[yoyotinker]

I am keeping it open right now, looking to finalize trucks first.

[Evwan]

@b264 has a good order of operations list for a build. trucks should not be your first choice. I cant find the list, but he should be able to link it

[rusins]

Etoxx has 420mm PKPs E-TOXX on Instagram: "STEALTH 420MM ADJUSTABLE BASE PKP HEAVY(Duty) 420MM body 19.5mm square 30mm thick BLACK OUT #etoxx #skate #skateboard #esk8 #eskate #eskateboard #esk8squad #esk8riders #esk8builder #esk8builders #vesc #vescommunity #offroad #mountainboard #electricmountainboard #mbsmountainboards #trampaboards #electricskateboard #electricskateboarding #electricskateboardingisfun @electricskateboarding #elektroskateboardshop"

[rusins]

Trucks and drivetrain matter so much though that I think it’s okay to start with that when doing a build, assuming you still plan the rest out before you buy anything

[yoyotinker]

This is what I’m doing, thanks for that. Trying to not limit myself to a select amount of parts if I go one way vs the other (MTB vs Street style etc).

[ZachTetra]

I’ve done builds starting with drivetrain several times, it’s not as easy but it’s certainly doable

[yoyotinker]

Lacroix mentions that the Hypertrucks are designed to reduce and correct speed wobbles.

Is this an active mechanical feature or just an inherent byproduct of smart CAD and design?

[ZachTetra]

It’s a geometry thing, just carefully designed parts with good bushings and split baseplate angles

[rusins]

This is mostly because their decks have shallow angles of +30 up front and +25 in the back. And they use good urethane for their bushings. They definitely don’t actively prevent or correct speed wobbles, ask me how I know

If you really care about stability, go for channel trucks or RKPs, and do split angles and good bushings. Avoid PKP and DKP trucks.

[BenjaminF]

Hoyt ROSA trucks are very wide and very stable.

Hoyt St UAV Trucks with ROSA Technology

[Evwan]

@BenjaminF

Hoyt ROSA trucks are very wide and very stable.

Hoyt St UAV Trucks with ROSA Technology

^ best rkp trucks on the market by far.

[yoyotinker]

That doesn’t sound too good

I know Heath Lewis is running an angled riser with his Hypertrucks on the Flux deck. He also has a steering damper.

[yoyotinker]

What’s the hanger length on the Hoyt UAV ROSA? Curious about what the max motor length could be on those.

Edit: And what are the baseplate angles?

[bboybowzer]

So are you just looking to go wider?

What’s the purpose of the build?

[rusins]

To avoid the motors hitting the deck you end up choosing they have a different version of the mounts with the motors down lower. Then you can run pretty big motors on them.

See Al’s post about them:
Hoyt St UAV trucks… on a DiY.

[b264]

@b264

If I could be of assistance, it would be to choose your items in a certain order. Don’t choose anything else until you’ve chosen your deck and enclosure. Because you need to know if it will even fit. Enclosures are much more difficult than you think, and you need to know if flexibility will be something you design for, or not. So go in a certain order, along the whole way making sure you choose things that are compatible with each other.

1. helmet
2. deck + enclosure (flex?)
3. battery (flex?)
4. ESC(s)
5. drivetrain & trucks & motor mount
6. wheels
7. motors
8. {everything else}
9. remote
10. aesthetics: grip, colors, lights

Leaving enclosures until last as an afterthought is a surefire way to end up in a less-than-ideal position.

[ShutterShock]

I don’t know exactly how wide you’re going but @PropulsionBoards has some cool new trucks available - completely untested in our community but neat for sure

[bearlyrecognized]

Ill take the cristicisim but I really enjoy the flipsky 15 inch trucks with the spherical bearing mod and tkp baseplate i went with them bc they were what i could aford.