So finally got the motor mounts. A couple of things to note, since the mounts don’t have a left and right they don’t have the same range when lining them up, there is a dead spot where one can go and the other cannot… This means that while I can move my right motor higher up I cannot for my left and causes a tight clearance issue…
Switched to Caliber II trucks. While I wanted to stick to the Paris V2 I figured, this being my first build, to try to stick to simple. This switch allowed me to get DIY Electric Skateboard’s motor mounts.
Here is a picture with both motor showing my lack of clearance issue…
I could switch to bigger wheels to give me a little more clearance but these are already 80mm…
No, I am talking about the clamping portion. Flip it around so the open end of the clamp is facing the other direction on the truck hanger. It should give you the adjustment you need. Might also need some truck risers to give the motors a little more clearance.
Oh I get what you’re saying. I’ll give that a shot, thanks. Also for the clearance I’m hoping to get some big off road tires on there… I was thinking some > 100mm. Just not finding what I want yet.
Ollin Board finally delivers. Got their strings crossed and their shipping too but the VESC finally got here and a sweet shirt to make up for it… Man those VESC are huge.
Turns out the XT-90 on one of the VESC is backwards… @chaka dropped a comment there stating that these were tested pre-solder which makes me feel better.
Correction to my initial post. I miss-measured. It looks like the biggest I’d fit is 160mm or 6" and change. Still though this is the style tire I am looking for.
Supposed to be “wheelbite” not wheelbase… autocorrect
Yes, wheelbite is a bad thing. When your rotating grippy wheel hits the deck, you end up on your face. Your trucks are not nearly wide enough to clear the deck with chopping it or adding an insane amount of risers
The board shape allows for some huge tires to go in there before i have to worry about hitting the deck, even on turns. I’m relocating the truck mounts (see above) anyways but I’d still like some bigger AT tires. I’ll be riding mostly in NYC and the road conditions are terrible.
So I’m printing some gears for the drive wheels. So far I’m trying out printing JuniourPotato93’s “Longboard Orangatang Kegel 36 Tooth Pulley for 9mm, 12MM and 15mm Belt” in 12mm from Thingiverse.
It might work topmounted with risers, but I seriously doubt it. Not if you want any reasonable turn anyway. I think you will need to chop the deck somewhat
My Rayne Demonseed has significantly larger cutouts than the Maestro and is less than 1/8" from biting on 90mm wheels during hard turns
I top mounted (for now with no risers) and the 80mm clear no issues on full turn. I’m going to mount the rear the same and check there too and see what my clearance is for my motors then…
