How to Display Skateboard Trucks (And Why No One Does It)
How to Display Skateboard Trucks (And Why No One Does It)
For most skaters and collectors, decks get the spotlight.
They end up on walls, displayed like art, rotated in and out as graphics change or collections grow. There are countless ways to display skateboard decks—clean mounts, full wall setups, and organized collections.
But when it comes to displaying skateboard trucks, there’s almost nothing.
The Part That Actually Took the Hits
Trucks are where a lot of the story lives.
Your first set that finally locked into crooked grinds.
Changing your first kingpin.
The ones you swapped bushings on over and over trying to get them just right.
That set where the axle slipped and you had to tap it back into place just to keep skating.
They’re not just parts—they’re tied to progression.
And yet, when they’re done being ridden, they usually end up:
- tossed in a box
- sitting in a drawer
- mixed in with old hardware
Out of sight, out of mind.
There’s No Real Way to Display Skateboard Trucks
If you search for skateboard truck display options, you won’t find much.
There are plenty of products designed to hang skateboard decks on a wall, but almost nothing made specifically for trucks.
No clean mounting systems.
No simple display solutions.
No real standard.
Which is surprising, considering how important trucks are to a setup.
Not All Trucks Are Replaceable
Some trucks aren’t just another set.
Maybe it’s:
- a brand that’s no longer around
- a colorway that they no longer make
- a setup that was part of a certain time in your life
Names like Kreeper, or older Independent and Tensor variations still mean something to the people who rode them.
Even if they’re worn out, they’re not disposable.
Displaying the Whole Setup
Skateboarding has always had a visual side—graphics, style, and personal setups.
Displaying decks captures part of that.
But trucks are just as much a part of the setup.
They’re worn, functional, and personal.
If decks can be displayed like art, trucks deserve a place too.
The Challenge With Displaying Skateboard Trucks
Part of the reason there aren’t many options for displaying skateboard trucks comes down to one issue:
There’s no true standard.
Different brands—and even different models—can vary in baseplate size and shape. Some are symmetrical, while others aren’t. Hole spacing, length, and overall footprint can all be slightly different.
That makes it difficult to create a clean, universal way to mount them.
While working through prototypes, this quickly became one of the biggest challenges. Some baseplates simply don’t fit into a perfectly centered, symmetrical design.
One approach is extending one side of the mount slightly to accommodate longer or non-symmetrical baseplates—without throwing off the overall look when displayed.
It’s a small detail, but it makes the difference between something looking clean and intentional on the wall, or slightly off.
This is the kind of problem you don’t really see until you start trying to solve it.
If you have ever used risers you will know this exact frustration.
*pictured are Thunder, Independent, and Royal Trucks. You can easily see the difference in length on baseplates.
Looking Ahead
At Art Deck Co., we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how skateboard setups live beyond being ridden.
There’s a clear gap when it comes to skateboard truck display—no simple, clean way to mount and display trucks on their own.
It’s something we’ve been actively working through.
Final Thought
Your decks might hang on the wall.
But your trucks tell just as much of the story.
Maybe it’s time they had a place too.