and when that happens slap it back on and keeping floating!

Sounds like you have your priorities in order.

Agree 💯 % I'm doing those upgrades as well. My only concern is the fender no longer fits after the tire is ½" higher 🤔

@@3mildlc Get longer screws and use spacers to raise the fender. Alternate to spacers you can use a stack of washers. If that's you're only concern, and you ride a Onewheel, then I'd say you are living the dream.

@@TheAnimeist that was an option for the XR, though you still have to cover the front and rear ½ inch gaps. Unfortunately, the GT fender and delete are not separate, so there will be open gaps in all sides, defeating the purpose of having a fender altogether 🤔

@@3mildlc Definitely looking at having to do some sort of spacer/shim, depending on full or partial fenders

Yeah my main concern is the higher chance of nose and tail drags.

If they ever put custom profiles on you can negate some of the clearance issues....

I actually want higher ride high because of clearance.

I won't be doing the offset, I don't think enough people will want GTXR and lowered. The Lightning rails don't really have any drop unless you stand close to the tire, but they also don't reduce clearance like the lower kit does.

I will test with the enduro shortly and the stock treaded rides very similar to the stock slick

If that lift attaches with magnets or thumbscrews, even better.

This is a valid point. We will definitely need a lift kit for the fenders for those who use it. I literally just put one on my GT and now favor it.

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Thats gonna be hard because of how the delete is part of the fender That whole deck... which meshes with the footpads would also need to rise up

Curious also on how a raised fender will look because your not going to want gaps between the fender and the board. 🤔 In order for that to look professional the spacer for the fender will probably cost as much as the lowering kit. 🤔

McMaster Carr. Off hand I can’t remember if it’s the 25mm or 30mm for the XR, but you can definitely get longer than stock that works on stock XR.

They needed to beef up for the extra batteries and yeah it’s unfortunate they went taller

Yea it absolutely does, however the clearance is also lowered. I don’t mind the clearance loss and love my lowered board

1/2" shim under there and longer bolts, easy one

Easy fix if you want it to look stupid. Also you will lose the option of having a handle.

Yeah it takes 20 minutes or so to swap the axle blocks out

Should be, the rails are same ( fender attaches there )

@@MrDmadness rails are the same but wheel n tire will be 1/2” higher into the fender. So I’m gonna guess no

@@Sabtaj65 yeah, fair point and I'd gave to agree now.

Nevermind, I found them.

The lightning rails don’t really have a loss of clearance, they are angled W style, they don’t lower your COG unless you stand relatively close to the tire, and are approx $470 more expensive.

@@JakeLeary Roger. This is my first one wheel so I really don’t know what I’m doing. I’m 6’1” and 205lbs. I’m not good at board sports but like you said the center of gravity leaves me with wobbles. I feel too high. I also feel like my tire might be too full? It’s stock?

@@BrandonTalbot oh yeah I would lower it to 15 psi immediately and try it there

@@JakeLeary ok that’s good to know thanks for everything Jake

Partial fenders might depending on how tight they hug the tire.

actually no. The higher the footpads are, the more leverage you put on the board which makes the board work harder. Lower will give you more stability and your center of gravity will be closer to the axle of the motor, thus the motor won't work as hard. The only thing lowering clearance does is not allow the bottom of the board to physically climb over obstacles as easy

@@TheCobaltsaber correct!

Mario Contino has the install guide on his channel!

@@JakeLeary perfect, thanks!

They should have come with 8 bolts. It’s the XR kit that doesn’t need any new bolts

Yeah it takes about 20 minutes, you do have to remove one of the rails though. We'll have an install video by the time they ship out

Haven’t put the enduro on yet but I think W rails will be key

Kush pad and BANGS

Kush, Bangs, WTF, and Enduro and we’re at 169%

@@TheFloatLife oh HAAIIIIILLL yeeeuuuuuaaaaa

Coming soon

Pre order was announced today! My latest video

I designed and printed it out of TPU. I gave a few to Bodhi at Shredfest. They were actually made to go in the center hole on the rails of the XR but appears that they fit the charging hole on the GT also.

Ah Jeff told me it was a GT charge port cover! I actually had to cut it a little bit to fit the hole

@@robertwheeler5018 well if you start selling them, I'll buy

@@JakeLeary I sent you a friend request on FB, send me a message on there with your address and I will send you a couple of the actual GT Charge Port plugs.

What sizes?

@@JakeLeary I mean you could try not only half inch, but smth like 10 mm, 8 mm, so it will be lower but not that much🥸

Just waiting on confirmation of pricing from the factory for over a week now. I’ve had the announcement video ready and uploaded since early this week

I’m constantly checking like everydamn day. :-(

www.TheFloatLife.com

For most riders yeah that will be too low

Lower center of gravity improves handling.

Yes

Yup, fm is dumb enough to not figure out they could add the extra cells to the free space in the controller or... even...... the xr casing... so make their ( their words ) "trail board" top heavy and un stable.

You have to remove the blocks. So it takes about 20 minutes to swap one way or the other.

Future Motion says I’m the 15th fastest trail rider in the world

@@JakeLeary Not trying to race you. I just want to lift my GT. Nose rubbing is a real drag. Hope she goes both ways....The mod kit I mean.

@@JakeLeary respectfully intended here.. im looking forward to the ride one day when we meet. :)

I didn’t have any problems so far but the steep hills tests are coming soon

Yeah buddy! Thanks for testing and filming

Foam griptape replacement

Foam grip

Was going to ask the same thing lol

Huh?

I meant FloatLife

@@Ian1329 no they’re not open on weekends

I’m at 500 . I’ve owned it for about 5 weeks. I definitely think lowering it would make a huge difference for the better. Dropping my air pressure down from 20psi to 14psi made a unbelievable difference

On a stock GT maybe 50 miles tops

@@JakeLeary Ive got a few thousand miles on my XRs and also felt really uncomfortable on the GT at first. I was sad actually. I told myself I'd give a thousand miles to acclimate to what I considered the GT to be, a totally different board. After 1200 miles I can't even look at my XRs anymore. My opinion dramatically changed after learning the GT. I'm glad I put the time in. I think it's cool people are trying to make the GT more like the XR but I also hope that there is a group of us out there working to really live up to our own full potential on a stock gt because if you put the time in you'll learn to ride that board just as good as you ever did an XR. Does the lowering kit produce any negatives other than reducing clearance? I've been following you since getting my first one wheel a little over a year ago and really respect you as a rider who also seems like a good person. Keep floating and shredding my man!

@@zackmartin00 the Gt is my 1st one wheel. I love it. It’s all I have ridden. Was there a huge difference stepping up to the GT

@@nottoday7495 like somewhere between 40 and 60% of the experience I had accumulated on an XR didn't transfer well to the gt. That's just my personal experience. It will be different depending on accessories folks used on their xr. I had one completely stock XR and I had one with a custom back foot pad and flight fins. Both had stock Vegas (which I'm sure people will laugh at lol) When I think about it the biggest differences would be the hardness of the tire, feeling as if I am sitting up a little bit too high which is exactly what this video is addressing, and that even the smallest movements heel to toe would translate into big results due to the double concave foot pad design of the GT in addition to sitting up higher. I ultimately think it makes a more nimble board but there are cons (or you may think of it like I do, as a learning curve). The board has way more power and it'll just keep getting better with updates. But yes, quite a different feel for sure out of the box.

The camera adds 10 pounds