Drop Through Trucks

FlamingLongboarder · 10-03-2008, 04:20 PM

So I've got a Dervish deck and some Randal R2's, but I've got some questions about them.

1) How am I supposed to get the truck to go through the board, so the plate is on top? All of the other trucks I have experience with are mounted on the bottom of the board.

2) What size hardware should I be looking at?

Thanks in advance for any information.

Alpha06 · 10-03-2008, 04:21 PM

put the baseplate on the top of the deck, the hangar on the underside, slide the pivot point into the pivot cup

1.25" hardware should be ok

FlamingLongboarder · 10-03-2008, 04:33 PM

Oh, so I'm supposed to take the truck apart then re-assemble it around the board?

Kyte747 · 10-03-2008, 05:00 PM

Yep! You'll want pan or truss head screws, and some washers to put between the locknut and the deck too.

SteveC · 10-03-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamingLongboarder

Oh, so I'm supposed to take the truck apart then re-assemble it around the board?

exactly.
Hanger off, baseplate on top, bolt it together, hanger back on - wheels and off you go.

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Originally Posted by Kyte747

Yep! You'll want pan or truss head screws, and some washers to put between the locknut and the deck too.

Kyte's right here too.
you don't want countersunk hardware, and your weight is now hitting the board with the nuts instead of the baseplate. So the more surface are you can give the nuts the better.

FlamingLongboarder · 10-03-2008, 06:55 PM

So I should put a washer between the bolt and the deck?

Also, hardware seems to come in packages of 8, but there are 12 places where I could bolt down the truck. I should fill all of them, right?

Kyte747 · 10-03-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamingLongboarder

So I should put a washer between the bolt and the deck?

Also, hardware seems to come in packages of 8, but there are 12 places where I could bolt down the truck. I should fill all of them, right?

No, the washer goes between the lock nut and the deck (bottom). The screw head will be on the baseplate of your trucks.

No, you only need 8, 4 for each truck.

legendary · 10-03-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamingLongboarder

So I should put a washer between the bolt and the deck?

Also, hardware seems to come in packages of 8, but there are 12 places where I could bolt down the truck. I should fill all of them, right?

On your truck, you will have 4 holes that are close to each other on one end. The outermost holes are what is referred to as Old School mounting holes. The inner holes are the New School mounting pattern.

Most are using the New School holes now.

bakersfield90 · 10-03-2008, 10:28 PM

Another thing you may want to do to extend the life of your dervish is put some sort of dampening device between the baseplate and the top of the board.

I got some 1/4 nylon washers from Home Depot and threw those on there.
Works great.

shrimfririceeeee · 10-03-2008, 10:39 PM

i use these on the top and bottom of my drop-through trucks

FlamingLongboarder · 10-03-2008, 10:51 PM

Fantastic. I'll get some of those.

Reece Man · 10-04-2008, 01:08 AM

I'm just dropping in to say that this is a very good thread. Very polite and informative, not criticizing at all.

Well done

thizzle · 10-04-2008, 11:36 AM

Anywhere I can find a diagram for this stuff?

bakersfield90 · 10-04-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by thizzle

Anywhere I can find a diagram for this stuff?

How about a video?

YouTube - How to set-up a Drop Thru board