The Independent Stage 4 215 Gonz Box Set is the kind of drop that reminds you why you fell in love with skateboarding in the first place. It’s loud, weird, raw, and full of soul—just like the two legends behind it: Independent Trucks and Mark Gonzales. This isn’t just hardware in a box. It’s a piece of skate history, a tribute to one of the most influential skaters of all time, and a resurrection of a truck design that helped define an era.
Let’s start with Gonz. You don’t just “talk” about Mark Gonzales—you experience him. The Gonz is the original street skating outlaw, the guy who saw architecture and thought canvas, not obstacle. He turned handrails into playgrounds and infused skateboarding with a kind of creative spontaneity that had never been seen before. His style—awkward, fearless, poetic—blew open the doors for what skateboarding could be. Beyond his skating, Gonz is also an artist, writer, and sculptor, constantly blurring the line between skateboarding and self-expression. His fingerprints are all over the DNA of modern skateboarding, whether you ride a curb or paint it.
Then there’s Independent Trucks—founded in 1978 in Santa Cruz, built from day one to answer the call for a better turning, longer-lasting, grind-ready truck. Indy became the truck of choice for those who skated hard and didn’t hold back. The Stage 4, first released in 1986, was a game-changer. With its single wing hanger and classic Indy geometry, it was known for being snappy, responsive, and perfect for the fast-evolving street and vert scenes of the late ’80s. Now, Independent has brought it back, blending the original design with modern materials and tech. It’s still got that signature carve and snap, but now made from T6 heat-treated A356 aluminum with chromoly axles and Grade 8 kingpins—built to grind, last, and never give up.
This limited-edition box set celebrates that legacy with pure style. You get a set of Stage 4 215s—big, bold, and perfect for those wide decks or surfy setups. You also get a hand-signed Gonz print and a custom enamel pin set that feels more like an underground art drop than skate merch. And for a lucky few—only 15 out of the 215 box sets—there’s something even rarer: all-white 215 Stage 4 trucks, hand-drawn on by Gonz himself. Every scribble is original. No two are the same. It’s like finding a Gonz doodle on your grip, but sealed in metal.
This box set isn’t about hype. It’s about roots. About honoring the raw creativity that made skating weird and wonderful in the first place. It’s the art kid and the skate rat, the punk and the purist, the collector and the lifer. Whether you ride it, shelf it, or stare at it every day—it’s a reminder that skateboarding is still full of surprises. And nothing turns like a Stage 4.
