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Santa Cruz Heckler 9 Frame Frame

What the checker says34will not fit2check before you buy6worth knowing

Run variant by variant through the e-MTB builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 500 verified e-MTB parts in this catalog. 428 produced no finding of any kind.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelWheel size not supported by this frame: this build is front (any) / rear 275 and Santa Cruz Heckler 9 Frame supports 29. On 18 of the 47 verified rear wheels in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Front WheelWheel size not supported by this frame: this build is front 275 / rear (any) and Santa Cruz Heckler 9 Frame supports 29. On 8 of the 24 verified front wheels in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkWheel size not supported by this frame: this build is front 275 / rear (any) and Santa Cruz Heckler 9 Frame supports 29. On 6 of the 19 verified forks in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Front TireWheel size not supported by this frame: this build is front 275 / rear (any) and Santa Cruz Heckler 9 Frame supports 29. On 3 of the 17 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear TireWheel size not supported by this frame: this build is front (any) / rear 275 and Santa Cruz Heckler 9 Frame supports 29. On 3 of the 17 verified tires in this catalog.

Emtb battery frame, Battery. 12 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 16 verified batterys each.

Emtb dropper seattube, Dropper Post. 10 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 21 verified dropper posts each.

Emtb frame motor, Motor / Drive unit. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units each.

Emtb rear axle, Rear Wheel. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 47 verified rear wheels each.

Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.

Check before you buy

  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: the 2.5in tire is at the limit of the 2.6in the maker states as a measured clearance. A printed tire width carries about 3mm of tolerance and grows with internal rim width, pressure and use, so measure your own clearance before buying. On 5 of the 17 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: the 2.6in tire is at the limit of the 2.6in the maker states as a measured clearance. A printed tire width carries about 3mm of tolerance and grows with internal rim width, pressure and use, so measure your own clearance before buying. On 2 of the 17 verified tires in this catalog.

Worth knowing

  • Worth knowinginfo · Motor / Drive unitDisplay / controller: Bosch Performance Line CX (BDU374Y) is a bosch-smart-system drive unit - any display or remote must be from that same system. Many e-MTBs ship with one fitted. On 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Motor / Drive unitDisplay / controller: Bosch Performance Line CX (BDU384Y) is a bosch-smart-system drive unit - any display or remote must be from that same system. Many e-MTBs ship with one fitted. On 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Motor / Drive unitDisplay / controller: Fazua RIDE 60 Drive Unit is a fazua-ride-60 drive unit - any display or remote must be from that same system. Many e-MTBs ship with one fitted. On 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Motor / Drive unitDisplay / controller: Shimano EP8 Drive Unit DU-EP801 is a shimano-steps-ep8 drive unit - any display or remote must be from that same system. Many e-MTBs ship with one fitted. On 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Motor / Drive unitDisplay / controller: Shimano EP8 Drive Unit DU-EP801-CRG (Cargo) is a shimano-steps-ep8 drive unit - any display or remote must be from that same system. Many e-MTBs ship with one fitted. On 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Motor / Drive unitDisplay / controller: TQ HPR50 Drive Unit is a tq-hpr50 drive unit - any display or remote must be from that same system. Many e-MTBs ship with one fitted. On 1 of the 6 verified motor / drive units in this catalog.
The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.

$3,500.00 MSRP

What the maker states

Motor mount
Shimano-ep8
Battery system
Shimano-steps-ep8
Wheel configs
Frame takes 29" wheels
Suspension
Full-suspension frame
Travel rear
Rear travel 150 mm
Seat tube
Seatpost diameter 31.6 mm
The rest of what the maker states7 stated·10 not published
  • Rear axle 148x12.
  • Head tube is41-is52.
  • Rear rotor up to 223 mm (maker-stated maximum).
  • Tire up to 2.6" (maker-stated maximum).
  • Maximum tire basis: clearance.
  • Shock eye-to-eye 210 mm.
  • Shock stroke 55 mm.

10 further fields the checker looks for are not published by Santa Cruz, so we leave them blank rather than estimate them, and those 10 checks stay silent on this frame. They are travel front, battery mounts, range extender, brake mount, minimum rear rotor, maximum tire mm, frame material, udh, udh unstated and udh retrofit kit. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

Source: the maker’s page. Last checked 2026-07-29.

Checked against

The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

6 of 264 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

Where this sits

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