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A skateboard truck is provided that includes a base plate, a hanger and a kingpin. The base plate includes a kingpin clamping device, wherein the kingpin clamping device engages the kingpin and clamps around the circumference of the kingpin. The kingpin is prohibited from axial and radial movement i

A skateboard truck is provided that includes a base plate, a hanger and a kingpin. The base plate includes a kingpin clamping device, wherein the kingpin clamping device engages the kingpin and clamps around the circumference of the kingpin. The kingpin is prohibited from axial and radial movement in response to clamping the kingpin clamping device around the kingpin. The skateboard truck may also include a pivot alignment system. The pivot alignment system includes a recess in the hanger, a bearing coupled within the recess of hanger, a slot within the base plate and a pivot rod coupled to each the slot and the bearing. The pivot rod extends through the slot and engages the bearing within the recess of the hanger. The pivot rod may be moved from an engaged to a disengaged position, wherein the disengaged position, the pivot rod is slideable within the slot.

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1. A skateboard truck comprising: a hanger;a kingpin that functionally engages the hanger;a base plate comprising a kingpin clamping device comprising a kingpin aperture and clamping members, wherein the kingpin clamping device engages the kingpin and clamps around the circumference of the kingpin;a

1. A skateboard truck comprising: a hanger;a kingpin that functionally engages the hanger;a base plate comprising a kingpin clamping device comprising a kingpin aperture and clamping members, wherein the kingpin clamping device engages the kingpin and clamps around the circumference of the kingpin;a kingpin protrusion, wherein the kingpin protrusion comprises the kingpin clamping device; anda clamp slot extending the length of the kingpin protrusion, wherein a width of the clamp slot is reduced in response to tightening of the clamping members. 2. The skateboard truck of claim 1, wherein the kingpin is prohibited from axial and radial movement with respect to a kingpin axis in response to clamping the kingpin clamping device around the kingpin. 3. The skateboard truck of claim 1, wherein the kingpin is removably coupled within the kingpin aperture in response to engaging the clamping members. 4. The skateboard truck of claim 1, wherein a radius of the kingpin aperture is reduced in response to reducing the width of the clamp slot. 5. A skateboard truck comprising: a base plate;a hanger; anda pivot alignment system comprising: a recess in the hanger;a bearing coupled within the recess of the hanger;a slot within the base plate; anda pivot rod coupled to each of the slot and the bearing, wherein:a second end of the pivot rod extends through the slot and a first end engages the bearing within the recess of the hanger; andthe pivot rod comprises an engaged and disengaged position, wherein in the disengaged position, the pivot rod is slideable within the slot and in the engaged position, the pivot rod is secured within the slot aligning the axis of the pivot rod with the axis of the recess of the hanger. 6. The skateboard truck of claim 5, wherein in the disengaged position, the pivot rod slides within the slot in response to tightening or loosening of a kingpin of the skateboard truck to maintain alignment of the axis of the pivot rod with the axis of the recess of the hanger. 7. The skateboard truck of claim 5, wherein the base plate comprises a pivot protrusion. 8. The skateboard truck of claim 7, wherein the pivot protrusion comprises the slot.