{"id":899,"date":"2012-04-14T01:10:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T05:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=899"},"modified":"2012-04-21T23:22:02","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T03:22:02","slug":"churchill-mfg-180-rkp-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=899","title":{"rendered":"Churchill Mfg. 180mm RKP Trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m in the process of putting together a second longboard &#8211; there will be more posts about that in the next couple days, but I wanted to put up some detailed pictures of the <href=\"http:\/\/www.churchillmfg.com\/\">Churchill Mfg.<\/a> 180mm 50\u00b0 Reverse Kingpin trucks, since there were none to be had when I went looking. The ineterwebs are all abuzz about how inexpensive and decent they are, but I couldn&#8217;t find any side-by-side comparisons with an established brand when shopping.  To that end, there are some comparison shots with classic Paris 180mm 50\u00b0 Reverse Kingpin trucks in the gallery. I&#8217;ll also note that they <em>look<\/em> an awful lot like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downhilldragonclan.com\/products.php?id=41\">Stealth Trucks<\/a> without the raised sections on the triangle portion of the hanger.  <\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-899 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=900'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0456-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Churchill 180mm 50deg RKP Trucks\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=901'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0457-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rear View of Churchill Trucks\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=902'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0458-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ChurchillTrucksFront\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=903'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0464-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mounting plate of Churchill Trucks\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=904'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0465-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Side-by-Side comparison, churchill v. paris 180mm 50deg, bottom view\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=905'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0466-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Height comparison of Churchill and Paris Trucks\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=906'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0467-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Comparison of Churchill and Paris trucks\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=907'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0468-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Front of Paris, Rear of Churchill\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pappp.net\/?attachment_id=909'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0476-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Disassembled view of Churchill RKP truck\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Some notes from the pictures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They ship with speed rings, which is both a nice touch and possibly important because the end of the hanger at the axle isn&#8217;t faced. <\/li>\n<li>In fact, there is no sign of any post-casting machining whatsoever.  The finish is pretty good for a casting, though &#8211; they may be sandblasted or tumbled or somesuch. <\/li>\n<li>The Churchills are about 1\/8&#8243; higher than Paris&#8217;, but that may just be a difference of bushings.  They look the same height in the pictures because the Paris&#8217; are mounted on 1\/8&#8243; shock pads.  The Churchills have the stock bushings in, and the Paris&#8217; have 81a Venom standard barrels board-side and 85a Khiro barrels street-side (which should probably be the other way around). <\/li>\n<li>The bushings they ship with are cherry red translucent 92a double-cones of unknown origin.  They kind of remind me of the ones Paris&#8217; come with, which likely means they will be replaced soon, but I&#8217;ll give them a ride before passing judgement. <\/li>\n<li> The bushing seats are shallower but tighter than the Paris&#8217;, I&#8217;m not sure how that will translate when riding.<\/li>\n<li>The kingpin is an absolutely standard carriage bolt, 3\/8&#8243; &#8211; 24tpi, 1\/2&#8243; hex head, 1&#8243; threaded length, 2.75&#8243; total length.  I suspect it could be replaced from stock at a home improvement store.<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conclusion: These trucks are $20+S&#038;H per pair, and appear to be functionally equivalent to the classic ~$50 sets from Paris and Randall.  I haven&#8217;t taken them out riding yet, but inspection says they are extremely comparable.  I&#8217;ll have a more informed opinion after some riding, and only time will tell if the axle\/kingpin steel is as good.<br \/>\n<em>Edited to add disassembled picture and note from disassembly.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m in the process of putting together a second longboard &#8211; there will be more posts about that in the next couple days, but I wanted to put up some detailed pictures of the Churchill Mfg. 180mm 50\u00b0 Reverse Kingpin &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=899\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[198,199],"class_list":["post-899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-objects","tag-churchill","tag-longboard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}