As others have said , Simple Tax is awesome . <| sep |> As a CDM ? I have layun in my club considering him as well <| sep |> Board is not going to matter a whole lot except for wheelbase , but trucks and bushings will . How steep is this hill ? Can you slide properly ? Are you gonna carve it to scrub speed ? The reason I ask . Downhill RKP reverse kingpin trucks are going to be stable , very stable as they require more lean in order to turn . See Rogue , Caliber , etc . TKP traditional kingpin can be tightened down and provide a relatively stable platform , but are much more turny . Also , your deck size here will matter as RKP are probably not going to fit an 8 . 0 deck . Someome correct me if youre rocking RKP on 8 . 0 deckBushings . Correct for your weight and how you like to ride . I could do a whole page on bushings alone . In general though , I dont spend a lot of time dialing in bushings for the TKP trucks . If you go RKP , a standard bushing setup will be fine barrel and cone . ConeCone is going to carve like crazy and BarrelBarrel is going to provide downhill stability . But it all depends on how you like your bushings . How I would approach this . I ' d just go TKP , tighten it down , and get some soft wheels for extra grip . unless it ' s a gnarly hill . Speed wobbles are not your friend . Learn to carve , slide , and foot brake . You can pretty much go any setup you like if you can do those things . For some serious Downhill advice , head over to rlongboardingOtherwise , you ' re probably just good on solid TKP and decent wheels . Board is gonna be all preference . Here are 2 setups I have taken down hills . 1 . Rayne AmazonBear Kodiak Trucks 70 mm Arbor Summit wheels . Serious hill work . This whole setup was designed to take hills fast 2 . 8 . 75 Blood WizardTheeves CSX 60 mm Abec 11 No Skools for carving and general mayhemTotally different in every way , but I enjoyed them both . Just preference and comfort with your board . Hope this doesnt confuse you even more , but please feel free to message .