Caliber II, 44 degrees, 6 inches

DAddYE · July 10, 2018, 3:18am

Will it be strong enough? How much would it cost to make a couple for me?

Holyman92 · July 10, 2018, 3:19am

i wont know until i try lol the 2nd option is go with a cnc truck and have it clamp down on the axle

DAddYE · July 10, 2018, 3:23am

Just finished to cut one side. These caliber are pretty strong. Took me like 1hr with a small Dremel. The thing is that you’ve to be very precise to not scratch the axel because it will loose strength.

Holyman92 · July 10, 2018, 4:03am

Dang lol that takes commitment… I would have just thrown the hanger in my drillpress and used it like a lathe and used a hand file to file it down

DAddYE · July 10, 2018, 4:15am

I did it like in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjut8hVuLWM

The only difference is my tiny dremel took forever (but give me more precision) and the caliber 2 is stronger to break.

Skunk · July 10, 2018, 4:25am

@DAddYE I’ve been thinking of upgrading my r1. What made you do it? What all did you change?

DAddYE · July 10, 2018, 4:39am

The R1 was a nice way to start, and at the time it come out it was the only 30” eboard with a kick tail (I can’t live without). Then I got the M1, I loved the hubs and not worrying about belt skips. But hated the deck. So I modified the riptide with a ownboard ESC (it’s amazing), got the Sanyo 10s2p and used the M1 hubs. I then upgraded the wheels using the one of the raptor and some good old gorilla tape to fill the diameter gap. It’s a solid build. With the leftovers and a flipsky Vesc I made another spare board. However, the simplicity of the R1 makes it by daily driver.

If I had to go back I would still get the R1, get still the new ownboard ESC and it’s remote boosted style BUT get either the hummies (but I’m not sure if they work on a normal ESC) or the 90mm Maytech. With the spare parts make another build in case something brakes.

Skunk · July 10, 2018, 4:41am

I’ve been wanting to upgrade battery and esc. I like belt drive. Just don’t like my battery sag.

DAddYE · July 10, 2018, 4:44am

Wait the new battery from them (they’ll release it soon) or get a Sanyo from meepo. It fits (but it’s tight) and you’ve to unsolder the jumper from the ESC.

Skunk · July 10, 2018, 4:57am

Oh. I didn’t hear about them releasing a new battery. I’m building a dual 6374 belt drive set up now. But it’s gonna be a longboard. I’ll miss the kick tail… I’ll probably wait until my warranty is up and then tear into my Riptide.

Holyman92 · July 10, 2018, 4:58am

skunk i have 48" with a kick tail and nose

Skunk · July 10, 2018, 5:01am

Pretty sure I’ve seen it. I like to ride with my feet on the trucks with kicktail boards. I have an old 80s Santa Cruz deck id like to swap my riptide parts to.