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Title: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Jordick on July 31, 2015, 09:10:49 AM
Post whatever about shitty trucks, whether they are ugly as shit, stupid color way/graphic, or just were shitty trucks.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: N.L. on July 31, 2015, 10:48:43 AM
Any truck that isn't Indy, Thunder, Krux or Ace....

Seriously though, I wish I had a photo of these plastic baseplate Trackers that Mike McGill forced on me. One long-distance ollie to axle and the baseplates ripped right off. Shit. Never forgave McGill for that.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: oyolar on July 31, 2015, 01:12:33 PM
I had some Silvers when I was younger and they had just came out.  A few months after getting them (but hadn't skated them much because I got them for Christmas and I was in Chicago), the pivot snapped in half doing a 180 on flat.  I mean the actual "metal" part that goes into the pivot cap too.  I returned them and got another pair of Silvers (or maybe it was just the one?  I don't remember.) for like half price.  A week or two later, I did a pop shove it on flat, it started to flip and I landed primo.  I noticed the board wasn't rolling right so I looked at my trucks and noticed one of the front wheels wasn't touching the ground.  I pried it off and the axel was bent so badly that I couldn't get the wheel back on.  I went to the skateshop and asked the manager about it.  Apparently so many people were coming back to the shops to return their pairs or complain that they had a box full of Silvers that they were shipping back to Syndrome.  I threw mine in that pile, bought a pair of Thunders and have never looked back.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: dillanharp on July 31, 2015, 02:34:14 PM
I snapped the kingpin on a pair of Orions in 96 when I weighed 110lbs. Had the trucks for like 2 months.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Xen on July 31, 2015, 03:51:37 PM
Old School Graphite Gullwings, ground down to the axles in a few hours.
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/darb7/Gullwingiv_zps6d8d05db.jpg)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on July 31, 2015, 04:12:05 PM
i heard ace trucks suck dick (whats up vegan)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: pinch a loaf on July 31, 2015, 05:40:43 PM
i heard ace trucks suck dick (whats up vegan)
I tried some and they will not grind. Hop on something and they just stop. Fine for a cruiser I guess.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Tracer on July 31, 2015, 05:45:54 PM
Tensor Maglights are only good for the crazy light baseplate with a different hanger.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Willie on July 31, 2015, 07:09:56 PM
Old School Graphite Gullwings, ground down to the axles in a few hours.
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/darb7/Gullwingiv_zps6d8d05db.jpg)


I saw a dude skating these last week. They were his "chunky coping truck". They seemed to grind well and they still sounded like a grind because the axle was sticking out (probably doesn't take long). Still think copers would do the same thing.



What was that "Batwing" truck? Those were the worst...
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: FrenchFuck on July 31, 2015, 07:17:48 PM
Any truck that isn't Indy, Thunder, Krux or Ace
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: OldManSkate on July 31, 2015, 07:18:28 PM
Theeve CSX V3. Garbage! Quality was just terrible, axles weren't the same diameter on both sides. Grind like shit too.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: vegan*shawn on July 31, 2015, 07:51:44 PM
i heard ace trucks suck dick (whats up vegan)

Best trucks on the market, I have had no issues with them. Ground two pairs to the axle. They are like old indy's but way lighter.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Stanley Spadowski on July 31, 2015, 09:43:44 PM
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Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: vegan*shawn on July 31, 2015, 10:08:21 PM
(http://i59.tinypic.com/dbh1dc.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/302t8xy.jpg)

I had these, Birdhouse board and I think Union wheels. The clip basically broke within the first couple of weeks making the trucks useless.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on August 01, 2015, 04:13:03 AM
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Any truck that isn't Indy, Thunder, Krux or Ace
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I think there are other brand that have great product but people are to used to the big ones and scared to try new things.
If i was like BMC i would buy all this different brands just to try them out.
The other day i saw some Destructo X Antiz truck in my local that looked really great, hollow king pin and a indy kinda silhuette. They looked quality.
Also Fury, i dont know whats up with the brand, i dont see any marketing to them but they done a Sweet skateboard collab maybe 2 years ago. That time Sweet was big in Portugal and was found everywhere, so many people rode the trucks, including a friend of mine that really liked his pair. I really loved their lowcard collab!
Oh an theeve, i've heard mixed experiences but i think they look good, just never really saw a pair in person, except for some old ass CSX ones...
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: finknoos on August 01, 2015, 05:49:10 AM
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Old School Graphite Gullwings, ground down to the axles in a few hours.
http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/darb7/Gullwingiv_zps6d8d05db.jpg (http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/darb7/Gullwingiv_zps6d8d05db.jpg)
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I saw a dude skating these last week. They were his "chunky coping truck". They seemed to grind well and they still sounded like a grind because the axle was sticking out (probably doesn't take long). Still think copers would do the same thing.



What was that "Batwing" truck? Those were the worst...

do you mean these?

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Chilemac/Wheels%20and%20pieces/Kreeper2.jpg)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: BMCsteve on August 01, 2015, 06:38:20 AM
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Any truck that isn't Indy, Thunder, Krux or Ace
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I think there are other brand that have great product but people are to used to the big ones and scared to try new things.
If i was like BMC i would buy all this different brands just to try them out.
The other day i saw some Destructo X Antiz truck in my local that looked really great, hollow king pin and a indy kinda silhuette. They looked quality.
Also Fury, i dont know whats up with the brand, i dont see any marketing to them but they done a Sweet skateboard collab maybe 2 years ago. That time Sweet was big in Portugal and was found everywhere, so many people rode the trucks, including a friend of mine that really liked his pair. I really loved their lowcard collab!
Oh an theeve, i've heard mixed experiences but i think they look good, just never really saw a pair in person, except for some old ass CSX ones...

I like to waste my money so you guys don't have to :)

Over the years I've only had two pairs of trucks that I would consider shitty - Tensor Magnesium R2 (had those around 2006) and Titan Ti-Lite (around 2004 I think).  I hate to call Theeve a bad truck but I had two pairs of Tiking's where the kingpin rounded off the baseplate and literally fell out of the truck.  Unfortunately that was enough to make me give up on an otherwise great truck.

Every other truck I've skated comes down to preference.  I have not skated Silver, Royal, Mini Logo or Ace

Right now I'm on Indy 149 Ti and I don't see myself switching any time soon
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: 360 frip on August 01, 2015, 06:52:42 AM
Indy's are the only trucks I've had where the hanger literally cracked in two. Skating flat and manuals mainly.

Venture used to have axels that slipped all the time too...

Did anyone ever skate Ricky Oyola's fave the Zed Roller?
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: JAesop on August 01, 2015, 07:51:28 AM
Theeve were def not for me either. The whole bushing/ pivot issue and I didn't like the geometry. L

Oh yeah and Ranalli or Motobuilt. The Ranalli hangers would bend in about a minute. But that was a long time ago.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: victor doom on August 01, 2015, 08:18:51 AM
Royal 5's. Tried them when they first came out.Positives were that they turned pretty good and was a good weight, negative was that the kingpin and the pivot on the trucks were like glass. Indy and Thunder and fuck everything else
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Noble Experiment on August 01, 2015, 09:05:29 AM
Other than Indys I've only owned three other sets of trucks from when I started til now (not including some shitty action trucks I had on an Xgames deck, which was my first board ever):
Destructo
Royal
Venture
I was not a fan of the Royals. The turning was meh, and they grinded weird; it was a weird laggy feeling grind, I had to kinda tug forward a bit while grinding to get a good grind out of them. Imagine the feeling of grinding on an underwaxed chunky curb; that's how they felt everytime, even on really smooth and waxed curbs. I ended breaking them on some flatground trick that I can't remember a week after getting them. The kingpin and baseplate both broke at once. I've heard they've fixed them up since then and that they're a lot better now, and I have at least a couple friends who swear by them, but I think I'm good on trying another pair.

I remember I needed some new trucks one summer, and I had been saving all my money up for a while to buy some. I went to the shop and asked for Indys, but they were all out and didn't know when the next NHS shipment was. I needed trucks really bad, and the only trucks they had that seemed worth getting were some Ventures; low 5.0's with a red hanger and white baseplate. I didn't wanna wait lord knows how long for the next Indy package to arrive at the shop, so I bought the ventures. Right off the bat, the turning bothered the shit outta me. I can't really explain it but they just didn't feel right. This was around the time when I rode super loose trucks too, and for some reason I just could not make them loose enough no matter how hard I tried. It wasn't til I cut the bushings in half and ditched the bottom washers until I finally got them to my liking, and even then they still turned very weird to me. They grinded okay and held up well, but I just couldn't learn to like how they turned. I was so bummed because I was young at the time and money was hard to come by, so I was stuck with those trucks for the whole summer before I had enough money again to buy some Indys. Lesson learned: Stick with what you know you like, unless you are financially stable enough to experiment.

As for the destructos.... I liked em. They grinded well, and the turning felt very close to Indys if I remember correctly. Ended up cracking the hangers on one of the trucks though after only a month or so.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: fulfillthedream on August 01, 2015, 04:49:41 PM
The only trucks i had that were so bad were some Theeve CSX- i had to put the old thunders back on and pretty much never rode anything else besides the 147 hi's
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: layzieyez on August 01, 2015, 09:19:04 PM
I only needed five minutes riding and "grinding" on my friend's z-rollers to know that gimmick was unrideable.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: timv on August 02, 2015, 04:59:28 AM
Z-rollers are extremely heavy. They were fun to ride on the street for the gimmick though. You could literally just roll up a curb and keep grinding/rolling as long as you wanted.

I wish I still had my old pair, people pay a lot for them on eBay.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: N.L. on August 02, 2015, 03:27:19 PM
Stage 9 were terrible.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: TehPwnzorer on August 02, 2015, 03:33:31 PM
How about the worst (or least favourite perhaps) stage of Indies? I liked the 10s a lot more than the 11s due to the height, but the extra clearance on the 11s is nice.
Just get stage 11 with forged baseplate then....(Hollows, Titaniums) Same height as standard stage 10....
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Noble Experiment on August 02, 2015, 04:56:53 PM
Stage 9 were terrible.
Indeed. Either the baseplate would crack because of the holes they intentionally put in the middle, or they would get an axle slip.
I haven't tried the stage 11s yet so I can't say; still on a set of stage 10s I got a year or two back.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Xen on August 02, 2015, 05:40:36 PM
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How about the worst (or least favourite perhaps) stage of Indies? I liked the 10s a lot more than the 11s due to the height, but the extra clearance on the 11s is nice.
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Just get stage 11 with forged baseplate then....(Hollows, Titaniums) Same height as standard stage 10....

I'm an asshole but 55mm feels too tall (even on theeves and ACES) at times, especially with conical bushings; I prefer mid trucks/forged plates.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on August 02, 2015, 06:24:19 PM
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Stage 9 were terrible.
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Indeed. Either the baseplate would crack because of the holes they intentionally put in the middle, or they would get an axle slip.
I haven't tried the stage 11s yet so I can't say; still on a set of stage 10s I got a year or two back.

I really like my stage 11... I got the forged ones so i dont have the additional height problem.
The 9's are indeed the worst, my friends had some reynolds (the white and gold ones) and they were shitty, cracked baseplates and slipping axle in no time... But the 9 lows were some nightmare shit, other friend of mine had the koston's (black and gold) and they were bad in every way possible!
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: 2thick on August 02, 2015, 06:28:02 PM
stage 8s best Indys, still have a pretty new set that I'm probably never going to skate
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: franquietits on August 02, 2015, 08:12:21 PM
I had neon green phantoms with the shock pad on them once in my teens. I actually progressed on them a little bit, but years later I set up a hand me down for friend and threw em on & they felt pretty bad (probably was the bushing).

Wouldn't post if I was getting them myself, but i cant:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Independent-Trucks-139-Stage-7-Og-Vintage-Skateboard-/381324255051?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c8b25f4b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Independent-Trucks-139-Stage-7-Og-Vintage-Skateboard-/381324255051?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c8b25f4b)

they look like a solid rare find   
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Tufty on August 02, 2015, 11:54:35 PM
 I always had problems with every truck I owned but I stick with Indies.

Destructo: My first trucks. Broke in a year while learning crooked grinds. The metal ring that divides upper and bottom bushing broke. Many friends had problems with these mostly breaking the hanger.

Venture: I got a pair after the destructos. After 6 month baseplate broke. A friend gave me another, then kigpin broke within a week. I replaced the kigpin then baseplate broke again in a few weeks.... I threw them away.

Indies stage 9: Even though I liked them, baseplate broke after a year. Then a friend gave me baseplate and It broke after another year. I still have the hangers and I may use them if my current trucks break. I also rode a pair of 149s but I couldnt always find a board bigger than 8.1 and I sold them after a year of riding them.

Indies stage 10: When I bought them I didnt notice the lack of clearance between hanger and kigpin. Then I was bummed. I actually did a modification I bought loose bushings and I tightened my trucks so that the kigpins stick out and then I cut the kigpins with the help of a metalsmith. Keep in mind that I am tall and heavier than most dudes so I have to tighten my trucks more to experience the same looseness with smaller dudes. Then I kept them until the extra clearance disappeared I think 1.5 years after that. Then a kigpin broke and I stopped riding them as I had some thunders

Thunders hollows: This was a present from a girl. I always wanted to try them and she bought them during a trip in NY. She asked my friends about Size etc. WORST TRUCK I EVER HAD. Even though the turning was similar to indies and I set them up at the same tightness the amount of wheelbite was underable. I put some risers as those were lows but nothing changed. I sold them to a kid in less than a week.

My present pair of trucks is yet another modification. I got a pair of indie lows baseplates from a friend then I cut some bushings shorter and I used the hangers from my Stage 10s. This way I gained a lot of clearance between kigpin and hanger and I rode them for another 2 years. However the axle slips and soon will be visible.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Xen on August 03, 2015, 10:54:47 AM
http://www.torktrux.com/#!trucks/citr (http://www.torktrux.com/#!trucks/citr)

(http://static.wixstatic.com/media/f39d01_c99839ad923cd63168f1a047206b1bfb.jpg_srb_p_670_895_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on August 04, 2015, 12:55:55 AM
(http://i59.tinypic.com/dbh1dc.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/302t8xy.jpg)

hahaha I remember that and thinking to myself (for maybe a total of 3 seconds) that seems like a cool idea but yeah ...

Tracker had some shockers didn't they? Remember Tracker aggros? *shudders*
Or what about those all plastic looking ones they did back in the 80's vert days?

My worst pair was probably a brand called "San Diego Trucks"
Remember when super indie brands like Milk and Acme etc. seemed cool in 92? Yeah well I splurged on a pair of these trucks and they were terrible...
What about the whole floating axle gimmick? LOL
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Joeleo on August 06, 2015, 07:06:17 AM
ACE trucks have not been good to me, they bend and my front trucks axel has shifted to the left and the right side is short now  :-\
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Xen on August 06, 2015, 08:35:14 AM
ACE trucks have not been good to me, they bend and my front trucks axel has shifted to the left and the right side is short now  :-\

[email protected] for warranty info
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: pizzafliptofakie on August 06, 2015, 08:43:19 AM
When I was a kid I had those Tensors with the wax in the baseplates and they basically disintegrated.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: ZEBRA on August 06, 2015, 12:13:36 PM
I had neon green phantoms with the shock pad on them once in my teens. I actually progressed on them a little bit, but years later I set up a hand me down for friend and threw em on & they felt pretty bad (probably was the bushing).

Wouldn't post if I was getting them myself, but i cant:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Independent-Trucks-139-Stage-7-Og-Vintage-Skateboard-/381324255051?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c8b25f4b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Independent-Trucks-139-Stage-7-Og-Vintage-Skateboard-/381324255051?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c8b25f4b)

they look like a solid rare find   

Someone tell Geoff Rowley. I think he only skates those exclusively.

Only trucks I never cared for were some Royal's I had when I was younger. Didn't skate them for a long time before the kingpin broke. Only trucks I've ever broke the kingpin.

Venture's were good. I used to only skate Thunder's and loved them. That's until I got some Indy's.

I really like my stage 11... I got the forged ones so i dont have the additional height problem.
The 9's are indeed the worst, my friends had some reynolds (the white and gold ones) and they were shitty, cracked baseplates and slipping axle in no time... But the 9 lows were some nightmare shit, other friend of mine had the koston's (black and gold) and they were bad in every way possible!

Those Koston low's were the first set of Indy's I had. I loved them. Only reason they didn't last longer is cause the bushings blew out and the local shop that had opened up in my town didn't have any replacement bushings. I've been Indy ever since though.

Had a set of Ace's before, too. They seemed good, but I never really got to skate them cause I had a bad knee then and only skated once in a blue moon. Ended up selling my board.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Baron Samedi on August 06, 2015, 12:21:36 PM
silvers 100% suq nuts
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: ZEBRA on August 07, 2015, 12:59:32 AM
silvers 100% suq nuts

I forgot I had a set of Silver's before. Yes, they did "suq nuts".
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: 360 frip on August 07, 2015, 01:13:14 AM
I think I had some pacer trucks with plastic base plates. Not too sure though, I'm still going through therapy to try and forget...
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: cuntzilla on August 07, 2015, 01:36:29 AM
Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: ZEBRA on August 07, 2015, 01:46:27 AM
Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half

Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Tufty on August 07, 2015, 10:53:22 AM
Also Indies have shit washers. Mine bent in a few months resulting in a looser truck. Now I have some destructo washers on my indies, they are twice as thick and they havent been bent for 5 years.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Xen on August 07, 2015, 04:24:22 PM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.

Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: dillanharp on August 07, 2015, 04:30:51 PM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
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Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.

It's not that bad... Take the hanger off if it's that hard for you.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: j....soy..... on August 07, 2015, 05:51:37 PM
Is Indys warranty good for axel slip??? 
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Rusty_Berrings on August 07, 2015, 05:58:56 PM
i had a venture kingpin snap right in hlf on flat doing a kickflip
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Xen on August 08, 2015, 08:23:30 PM
Is Indys warranty good for axel slip??? 

Yes. email them.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Jud Nestorkins on May 15, 2019, 01:22:45 AM
I always had problems with every truck I owned but I stick with Indies.

Destructo: My first trucks. Broke in a year while learning crooked grinds. The metal ring that divides upper and bottom bushing broke. Many friends had problems with these mostly breaking the hanger.

Venture: I got a pair after the destructos. After 6 month baseplate broke. A friend gave me another, then kigpin broke within a week. I replaced the kigpin then baseplate broke again in a few weeks.... I threw them away.

Indies stage 9: Even though I liked them, baseplate broke after a year. Then a friend gave me baseplate and It broke after another year. I still have the hangers and I may use them if my current trucks break. I also rode a pair of 149s but I couldnt always find a board bigger than 8.1 and I sold them after a year of riding them.

Indies stage 10: When I bought them I didnt notice the lack of clearance between hanger and kigpin. Then I was bummed. I actually did a modification I bought loose bushings and I tightened my trucks so that the kigpins stick out and then I cut the kigpins with the help of a metalsmith. Keep in mind that I am tall and heavier than most dudes so I have to tighten my trucks more to experience the same looseness with smaller dudes. Then I kept them until the extra clearance disappeared I think 1.5 years after that. Then a kigpin broke and I stopped riding them as I had some thunders

Thunders hollows: This was a present from a girl. I always wanted to try them and she bought them during a trip in NY. She asked my friends about Size etc. WORST TRUCK I EVER HAD. Even though the turning was similar to indies and I set them up at the same tightness the amount of wheelbite was underable. I put some risers as those were lows but nothing changed. I sold them to a kid in less than a week.

My present pair of trucks is yet another modification. I got a pair of indie lows baseplates from a friend then I cut some bushings shorter and I used the hangers from my Stage 10s. This way I gained a lot of clearance between kigpin and hanger and I rode them for another 2 years. However the axle slips and soon will be visible.
You act like a year isn't a long time lol. I had a pair stage 9s and broke the baseplate on the first day I got them doing a front 180 down a 4 stair.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: moonordie on May 15, 2019, 02:48:03 AM
From what I skated: Orion and Ventures.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: cosmicgypsies on May 15, 2019, 03:31:57 AM
tensor lows with the slider plate and a shitty pair of biebel silver trucks.

some of the kids who skate with us have shitty unbranded trucks or random ones like bullet, enuff or fracture (cheap shitty uk brands) etc and they feel awful too.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Seadramon on May 15, 2019, 04:31:33 AM
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I always had problems with every truck I owned but I stick with Indies.

Destructo: My first trucks. Broke in a year while learning crooked grinds. The metal ring that divides upper and bottom bushing broke. Many friends had problems with these mostly breaking the hanger.

Venture: I got a pair after the destructos. After 6 month baseplate broke. A friend gave me another, then kigpin broke within a week. I replaced the kigpin then baseplate broke again in a few weeks.... I threw them away.

Indies stage 9: Even though I liked them, baseplate broke after a year. Then a friend gave me baseplate and It broke after another year. I still have the hangers and I may use them if my current trucks break. I also rode a pair of 149s but I couldnt always find a board bigger than 8.1 and I sold them after a year of riding them.

Indies stage 10: When I bought them I didnt notice the lack of clearance between hanger and kigpin. Then I was bummed. I actually did a modification I bought loose bushings and I tightened my trucks so that the kigpins stick out and then I cut the kigpins with the help of a metalsmith. Keep in mind that I am tall and heavier than most dudes so I have to tighten my trucks more to experience the same looseness with smaller dudes. Then I kept them until the extra clearance disappeared I think 1.5 years after that. Then a kigpin broke and I stopped riding them as I had some thunders

Thunders hollows: This was a present from a girl. I always wanted to try them and she bought them during a trip in NY. She asked my friends about Size etc. WORST TRUCK I EVER HAD. Even though the turning was similar to indies and I set them up at the same tightness the amount of wheelbite was underable. I put some risers as those were lows but nothing changed. I sold them to a kid in less than a week.

My present pair of trucks is yet another modification. I got a pair of indie lows baseplates from a friend then I cut some bushings shorter and I used the hangers from my Stage 10s. This way I gained a lot of clearance between kigpin and hanger and I rode them for another 2 years. However the axle slips and soon will be visible.
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You act like a year isn't a long time lol. I had a pair stage 9s and broke the baseplate on the first day I got them doing a front 180 down a 4 stair.

Really excited to check back in another 4 years for the response.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: clintendo on May 15, 2019, 06:49:46 AM
Theeve CSX V3. Garbage! Quality was just terrible, axles weren't the same diameter on both sides. Grind like shit too.

Yeah there were definitely some teething issues with those trucks, the latest CSX releases (especially the CSX Hollows) have taken note of those issues, especially the grinding as I believe they changed the cast formula. I have a set now I’ve been on for a month and they’re out performing the Tiax’s

To chuck something into the mix, I had 3 sets of stage 11 Indy’s axel slip, could of been a bad run but even the standards as well 😑
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Post by: Heywoodfloyd on May 15, 2019, 07:30:44 AM
Ruckus trucks out of Tum Yeto. Had two pairs because they were cheap and i was a fan of Jason Adams at the time(the kid had a model with six guns and cowboy skulls on them)

Broke baseplates, hangers and a kingpin, ended up with a frankensteined set made up of shit from 4 trucks.
Bought some Ventures after a couple of months.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: roba on May 15, 2019, 07:35:32 AM
i had some silvers and they didn't turn at all, the stock bushings are like hard plastic. i swapped them for some bones bushings and they still wouldn't turn, so i made them as loose as i could to finally get them to turn, and they kinda did, but they were still pretty bad. there was almost no kingpin clearance and they bent overtime.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: gaunting on May 15, 2019, 10:07:18 PM
stage 8s best Indys, still have a pretty new set that I'm probably never going to skate

same.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Lord Quas on May 15, 2019, 11:29:33 PM
The title shoulda been Tensor: the thread. Anyone remember the ones with the lil’ plastic slide enhancer bits you’d have to replace after 5 nose/tailslides?

I fell for the marketing.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Lord HuMongo on May 16, 2019, 04:31:37 AM
Yeah I bought a set of silver's when they first came out because I liked the idea of the little axle thread protectors, that's the main reason I would have to stop using trucks back in the day before I knew you could rethread things.

 Both hangers cracked within a day or 2 so I rang the shop who said they'd had a bad batch, I'm guessing they'd had quite a few returned.

Ended up exchanging them for some fury's.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Italianshredder96 on May 16, 2019, 04:40:44 AM
Krux 8.5 k4 and tensor mag light 8.38 the old ones...both of them don't turn no matter what bushings, pivot cup, board...worst trucks I've ever had for sure.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: baustin on May 16, 2019, 05:26:05 AM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
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Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.

I always just use a box end wrench. Skate tools kinda suck anyway compared to real tools from a good set, I hate those shitty little screwdrivers they come with too. Imo they're only useful for emergency adjustments mid session, not to set your board up at home.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: fulfillthedream on May 16, 2019, 05:59:27 AM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
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Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.
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I always just use a box end wrench. Skate tools kinda suck anyway compared to real tools from a good set, I hate those shitty little screwdrivers they come with too. Imo they're only useful for emergency adjustments mid session, not to set your board up at home.

that wrench the diamond bolts comes with is really clutch for this, always have one in my backpack
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Firebert on May 16, 2019, 07:01:06 AM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
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Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.
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I always just use a box end wrench. Skate tools kinda suck anyway compared to real tools from a good set, I hate those shitty little screwdrivers they come with too. Imo they're only useful for emergency adjustments mid session, not to set your board up at home.
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that wrench the diamond bolts comes with is really clutch for this, always have one in my backpack

The silver tool is pretty cool too, since the ratchet part has a little plastic washer screw thing you can loosen so that the ratchet can bend half-way at the part where a normal T-tool doesn't.

(https://socalskateshop.com/images/products/large_41548_Silver_Tool_10yr_SilverGold_FLG.jpg)
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Post by: SirPizzaSlayer on May 16, 2019, 07:53:04 AM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
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Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.
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I always just use a box end wrench. Skate tools kinda suck anyway compared to real tools from a good set, I hate those shitty little screwdrivers they come with too. Imo they're only useful for emergency adjustments mid session, not to set your board up at home.
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that wrench the diamond bolts comes with is really clutch for this, always have one in my backpack
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The silver tool is pretty cool too, since the ratchet part has a little plastic washer screw thing you can loosen so that the ratchet can bend half-way at the part where a normal T-tool doesn't.

(https://socalskateshop.com/images/products/large_41548_Silver_Tool_10yr_SilverGold_FLG.jpg)
Ive had a Silver Birdhousd T tool for about 3-4 years now. I lost the screwdriver and the sander part but it’s whatever. GREAT TOOL!
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Lord HuMongo on May 16, 2019, 08:50:40 AM
Maybe they should have just made tools and not bothered with the trucks  ;)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Firebert on May 16, 2019, 09:07:26 AM
Maybe they should have just made tools and not bothered with the trucks  ;)
Silver trucks suck, great tool
Reflex bearings suck, great tool
signs say April is about to make a tool
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Lord HuMongo on May 16, 2019, 10:25:14 AM
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Maybe they should have just made tools and not bothered with the trucks  ;)
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Silver trucks suck, great tool
Reflex bearings suck, great tool
signs say April is about to make a tool
Lol, although I'd never heard of April.
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Post by: Xen on May 16, 2019, 04:09:40 PM
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Ventures I found were fucking shit to put your bolts in. Like a normal skate tool doesnt work on one half
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Yeah, you would think they would fix that shit over the years, but no.
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Pretty fucking annoying really, Thunders are pretty similar int his regard but not as bad as Venture.
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I always just use a box end wrench. Skate tools kinda suck anyway compared to real tools from a good set, I hate those shitty little screwdrivers they come with too. Imo they're only useful for emergency adjustments mid session, not to set your board up at home.
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that wrench the diamond bolts comes with is really clutch for this, always have one in my backpack
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The silver tool is pretty cool too, since the ratchet part has a little plastic washer screw thing you can loosen so that the ratchet can bend half-way at the part where a normal T-tool doesn't.

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Ive had a Silver Birdhousd T tool for about 3-4 years now. I lost the screwdriver and the sander part but it’s whatever. GREAT TOOL!

Silver tool is great; the file fell off mine the first week.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Krooked antihero on May 17, 2019, 12:11:02 AM
I’ve skated most of them in the past, and like people say you can’t go wrong with the big three. Royals were the crappies quality ever, on par with those silvers when they first launched. I remember snapping a pair of orions too when I was like 14yrs old, on flat.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Little Debbie on May 17, 2019, 11:32:20 AM
i watched a 3 minute Krux commercial and almost thought about trying them. but there is really no reason to move on from Thunder. Indy and Venture got nothing on them.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: woodinbrine on May 17, 2019, 12:24:14 PM
My first trucks ever were Trackers with the plastic baseplates, I can’t imagine trucks much shittier than that...
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: FROTHY on May 17, 2019, 12:40:19 PM
Is there any reason why the inverted kingpin with the low profile allen wrench thing on top doesn't catch on? Never had trucks with it, just wondering why it only exists on shitty trucks. Seems like it was a decent idea...
(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/163542238245_/Vintage-NOS-Grind-King-8%E2%80%9D-Floating-Axle-Skateboard.jpg)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: BasedSenpai on May 17, 2019, 03:42:26 PM
Worst trucks: Venture, Tensor, Silver, Theeve, Orion, Royal

Am I missing any?
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Post by: backinaction on May 17, 2019, 04:02:52 PM
Worst trucks: Venture, Tensor, Silver, Theeve, Orion, Royal

Am I missing any?

Krux. Avenue. Gullwing. Tracker.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: ballintoohard on May 17, 2019, 04:39:08 PM
Definitely have never had a single issue with Ventures ever. Loving my new v-light hi's. My shitty generic Independent skate tool worked fine with 7/8 Shorty's hardware on all bolts. So, wouldn't consider them shitty whereas my Ace axles bent and Thunder baseplates aren't perfect either. If anything I'd say it's a big 4 now.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SHIREFLIP on May 17, 2019, 05:20:12 PM
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Am I missing any?
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Krux. Avenue. Gullwing. Tracker.

Hurricane, phantom...
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Lord HuMongo on May 18, 2019, 11:58:51 AM
Is there any reason why the inverted kingpin with the low profile allen wrench thing on top doesn't catch on? Never had trucks with it, just wondering why it only exists on shitty trucks. Seems like it was a decent idea...
(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/163542238245_/Vintage-NOS-Grind-King-8%E2%80%9D-Floating-Axle-Skateboard.jpg)
Only reasons that I can think of are that if you really tighten them down or put smaller bushings on, the kingpin contacts the deck and can only go so far without being cut down or a smaller one used. Other reason I can think of is if you damage the kingpin head you're stuck really, if that's what companies are concerned about.

Other than those I can only think it could be for business reasons but there could be many issues I can't think of.

I've always liked them and can't remember having these issues myself though.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: FROTHY on May 18, 2019, 08:19:47 PM
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Is there any reason why the inverted kingpin with the low profile allen wrench thing on top doesn't catch on? Never had trucks with it, just wondering why it only exists on shitty trucks. Seems like it was a decent idea...
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Only reasons that I can think of are that if you really tighten them down or put smaller bushings on, the kingpin contacts the deck and can only go so far without being cut down or a smaller one used. Other reason I can think of is if you damage the kingpin head you're stuck really, if that's what companies are concerned about.

Other than those I can only think it could be for business reasons but there could be many issues I can't think of.

I've always liked them and can't remember having these issues myself though.

I guess you're right about being able to essentially drill it into the deck. I'm guessing you'd have 110% tightened trucks at that point though. I don't know, but it seems like it's one of the truck gimmicks that actually has potential.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SirPizzaSlayer on May 20, 2019, 08:30:58 PM
I'm not saying thunders are bad but why do they grind away so fast? I did a little bit of slappies and they are grinding away fast.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: moonordie on May 21, 2019, 01:50:47 AM
Silvers that had that "nut protector"
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Post by: wurfnnjs on May 22, 2019, 03:35:28 PM
I have a pair of "Bullet" trucks. You can't turn it unless you take the top bushing off. Since replaced it.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Lord HuMongo on May 24, 2019, 11:47:59 AM
I'm not saying thunders are bad but why do they grind away so fast? I did a little bit of slappies and they are grinding away fast.
I was just considering starting a thread about exactly this. I'm skating some stage 11 Indy's that I've not been skating concrete with, until last week, I waxed a curb up and just while trying to break it in the trucks have worn down so much, so quickly.
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Post by: SirPizzaSlayer on May 24, 2019, 12:53:48 PM
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I'm not saying thunders are bad but why do they grind away so fast? I did a little bit of slappies and they are grinding away fast.
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I was just considering starting a thread about exactly this. I'm skating some stage 11 Indy's that I've not been skating concrete with, until last week, I waxed a curb up and just while trying to break it in the trucks have worn down so much, so quickly.
My kingpin nut is already pretty scrapped from doing a feeble on my curb.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SHIREFLIP on May 24, 2019, 01:38:45 PM
Did you buff the curb before waxing it?

I recently skated a curb that wasn’t buffed and it did way more damage than other concrete ledges.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: givecigstosurfgroms on May 24, 2019, 01:48:47 PM
Just set up my old bent Ace 66s and realized that bent Aces are still nicer than Indys.
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Post by: rosemaryBB on May 25, 2019, 11:10:56 AM
Just set up my old bent Ace 66s and realized that bent Aces are still nicer than Indys.

That's a real bold statement
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Post by: givecigstosurfgroms on May 25, 2019, 11:15:28 AM
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That's a real bold statement
  Too be fair the indys i have are 10 years old.  I heard they tweaked the Indy geo pretty recently to be more like Aces.  More 'turny'.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SpankerChief on May 25, 2019, 11:54:15 AM
Here's my two cents on the many many trucks  I have tried..... Goes something like this Venture for tech manual ledge wizardry, Thunder for big impact gaps and rails, Indy's for rails gaps and vert/bowls.  I believe the 3 trucks mentioned above V T I hands down are the best. Indy's are my favorite Thunder for a close comparison Ventures weak as fuck trucks broken the hangers and baseplates. Fury Are trash, Silver are trash, Ace the first run were garbage but they've improved since then. Ruckus are shit, Tensor are turds, Orion who even skates those shit?! Destruco garbage.

 I was at a park a few months back and I had scored a deal and a half at a pawn shop it was a Welcome board with OJ's and some bullshit ass Nyjah Silver's rasta colored so I am skating at the park and some oogle ass dipshit comes through he was complaining about his setup, I saw he had some decent trucks Indy forged hollows on some craigslist sharktooth. I mentioned oh you want to trade? he looked at my set up and was  like damn I want them trucks. I was like oh sure man no problem I even traded wheels too. Love my Indy's
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Davie Dick on May 25, 2019, 01:44:49 PM
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Krux. Avenue. Gullwing. Tracker.

I don't know i've been skating indies forever and i got a pair of trackers in a trade and they aren't that bad if you run 'em really loose.
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I don't know i've been skating indies forever and i got a pair of trackers in a trade and they aren't that bad if you run 'em really loose.
  Yah the turn is super nice if mad loose.  Really fun.    I got some trucks they make in a 9 3/4 width.  BUT.  They didn't finish the pivot part of  the hanger so they eat thru pivot cups in a week.  I mean to file them smooth so they don't do that.  I wrote the company but they're fucks.  I guess they've got some new owners. 
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SpankerChief on May 25, 2019, 06:36:50 PM
It seems as if all other trucks after Thunder Venture and Independent are just knock offs. They might have a decent turning radius or be a tad hair short of being a top truck but as evidence has shown. Those top three are the best.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Diocletian on May 25, 2019, 07:19:35 PM
Once I rode my first set of Ace’s many years ago, they’ve successfully made every set of any other brand of trucks feel like shit. Once I got used to the snappy, deep, hair trigger turning and smooth grinds, no truck has been able to match it. They feel how a truck should feel, anything else is unnatural and weird. Quality control is undoubtedly still a problem but not like it used to be. Latest run of Indy standards at my local say made in China on the axle tags, so no real reason to have blind loyalty to an inferior geometry, since the USA made appeal is forever gone.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: B0udoir on May 25, 2019, 10:18:04 PM
Once I rode my first set of Ace’s many years ago, they’ve successfully made every set of any other brand of trucks feel like shit. Once I got used to the snappy, deep, hair trigger turning and smooth grinds, no truck has been able to match it. They feel how a truck should feel, anything else is unnatural and weird. Quality control is undoubtedly still a problem but not like it used to be. Latest run of Indy standards at my local say made in China on the axle tags, so no real reason to have blind loyalty to an inferior geometry, since the USA made appeal is forever gone.

I have to admit that I came to the same conclusion. I oscillated between Indys and Thunders for a long time, and after reading the 41 pages Ace topic on Slap, I gave a try to Aces 44s and 55s. And I'm pretty sure that I've reached a point of no return. Whereas I find that Thunders have their own identity that makes them unique from everything else and I can still enjoy them for what they are, in another hand I find that Indys are pretty cheap and clumsy compared to Aces, and I will never ride Indys again.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SpankerChief on May 26, 2019, 07:06:28 PM
I am tempted to try Aces I had tried a friends board and they were the first ones and had issues.  The bushings are bones I think and the hangers seem really thin.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Frank on May 27, 2019, 03:45:13 PM
fucking gullwings were the worst trucks i ever had. i also had monster trucks but they were actually alright.
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Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on May 27, 2019, 06:50:33 PM
Did anyone ever skate San Deigo trucks? They were the worst I've ever had...
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Post by: Diocletian on May 27, 2019, 10:20:33 PM
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I have to admit that I came to the same conclusion. I oscillated between Indys and Thunders for a long time, and after reading the 41 pages Ace topic on Slap, I gave a try to Aces 44s and 55s. And I'm pretty sure that I've reached a point of no return. Whereas I find that Thunders have their own identity that makes them unique from everything else and I can still enjoy them for what they are, in another hand I find that Indys are pretty cheap and clumsy compared to Aces, and I will never ride Indys again.

My problem with Thunders is the turn is misleading. You feel like you’re getting an Ace-like turn at first and then a split second later it just tips over and bottoms out. And even though they’re supposedly the same aluminum as venture and Indy, I’ve found them to be really sticky on grinds. Whether it’s coping or curbs, they just freeze up and throw me off my board. No other truck has done that.

I am tempted to try Aces I had tried a friends board and they were the first ones and had issues.  The bushings are bones I think and the hangers seem really thin.

Try them out man, hangers are pretty beefy now.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Ok on May 27, 2019, 10:34:50 PM
Ace are sick. I liked my first gen 33s. Current stage 44s are also good, but I can’t skate the bigger size for shit.
I’m back on 147s, this week, and they feel good for the pop/flip. Next week will be something different.
I’ve had great times on royals, so wtf do I know.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Black Frycook on May 28, 2019, 10:08:59 AM
Anyone ever ride Monster trucks? My mom bought me a complete at some Element store when I was on vacation like 10 years ago and it came with a pair, they were fucking awful
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: sharkin on May 28, 2019, 10:37:28 AM
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had a set of these with the built in rubber riser pads for about 20 minutes in early 2000s. they didnt turn AT ALL so I returned them wherever i bought them on e-bay. I think this was before my first pro complete, which had tensors  ;D
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Post by: Frank on May 28, 2019, 03:40:18 PM
Anyone ever ride Monster trucks? My mom bought me a complete at some Element store when I was on vacation like 10 years ago and it came with a pair, they were fucking awful

fucking gullwings were the worst trucks i ever had. i also had monster trucks but they were actually alright.

...compared to shit gullwings.
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Post by: Trashcon on May 28, 2019, 06:52:50 PM
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had a set of these with the built in rubber riser pads for about 20 minutes in early 2000s. they didnt turn AT ALL so I returned them wherever i bought them on e-bay. I think this was before my first pro complete, which had tensors  ;D
Ah, beat me to it. I had these for a few days. Borrowed a board from a friend when I was starting. These sucked. He liked them for some reason and had a few different pairs. He switched to Monster trucks when the base kept breaking.
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Post by: aciddrop on May 29, 2019, 05:52:58 PM
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hahaha I remember that and thinking to myself (for maybe a total of 3 seconds) that seems like a cool idea but yeah ...

Tracker had some shockers didn't they? Remember Tracker aggros? *shudders*
Or what about those all plastic looking ones they did back in the 80's vert days?

My worst pair was probably a brand called "San Diego Trucks"
Remember when super indie brands like Milk and Acme etc. seemed cool in 92? Yeah well I splurged on a pair of these trucks and they were terrible...
What about the whole floating axle gimmick? LOL

what didnt you like about Aggros?

i had a pair (still do) and never had an issue. and on an acme deck ;)
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: robby13 on June 05, 2019, 07:34:18 PM
I bought Shalom’s first pro truck with venture (pink, black, and baby blue) in 2007. I was hyped because it was a south beach colorway and I was living in Miami at the time. I set them up, went skating, and a kingpin nut and one wheel nut came off multiple times within the sesh and the threads got so fucked up I couldn’t put the nuts back on. I didn’t skate ridiculously loose or even that good in general. It might’ve been a defective truck but I refuse to skate Ventures ever again.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: palelight on June 05, 2019, 07:50:41 PM
I bought Shalom’s first pro truck with venture (pink, black, and baby blue) in 2007. I was hyped because it was a south beach colorway and I was living in Miami at the time. I set them up, went skating, and a kingpin nut and one wheel nut came off multiple times within the sesh and the threads got so fucked up I couldn’t put the nuts back on. I didn’t skate ridiculously loose or even that good in general. It might’ve been a defective truck but I refuse to skate Ventures ever again.

In all fairness to Venture, they would have been with Street Corner distribution at that time, and were pretty known for having issues. They've been at DLX/Ermico since....2011? Quality/reliability isn't an issue anymore.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Jud Nestorkins on June 05, 2019, 11:25:21 PM
Did anyone ever have these?


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Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: feedmeseymour on June 06, 2019, 10:13:29 AM

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Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: moonordie on June 06, 2019, 11:37:29 PM
That's the kind of truck that someone who wants to skate but loves his longboard would use.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SpankerChief on June 07, 2019, 08:21:49 AM

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boy do they like trying to polish a turd, those things look like they suck dick......... not just any kind of dick like sweaty wrongboarders dong. yuck those look like shit I'd rather skate with those Core trucks compared to these....
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: feedmeseymour on June 07, 2019, 08:47:12 AM
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boy do they like trying to polish a turd, those things look like they suck dick......... not just any kind of dick like sweaty wrongboarders dong. yuck those look like shit I'd rather skate with those Core trucks compared to these....

this kid at my local was running them for a while and i would always tease him about them and offer my old trucks, but he was convinced they were sick. i tried skating them, it was awful.
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Post by: SpankerChief on June 07, 2019, 09:22:37 AM
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boy do they like trying to polish a turd, those things look like they suck dick......... not just any kind of dick like sweaty wrongboarders dong. yuck those look like shit I'd rather skate with those Core trucks compared to these....
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this kid at my local was running them for a while and i would always tease him about them and offer my old trucks, but he was convinced they were sick. i tried skating them, it was awful.
so do they slide? can they actually preform apart from having the novelty of shitty longboard truck? 
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Dad you're embarrassing me on June 07, 2019, 09:40:55 AM
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boy do they like trying to polish a turd, those things look like they suck dick......... not just any kind of dick like sweaty wrongboarders dong. yuck those look like shit I'd rather skate with those Core trucks compared to these....
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this kid at my local was running them for a while and i would always tease him about them and offer my old trucks, but he was convinced they were sick. i tried skating them, it was awful.
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so do they slide? can they actually preform apart from having the novelty of shitty longboard truck?

A German bloke skates these at the local mini. That’s the only place I’ve seen him skate, but he goes alright on them. I asked him about them, and he’d been off the board for years before getting an eBay setup with these trucks, so I don’t think he knows any better. He seems happy, so whatever.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: feedmeseymour on June 07, 2019, 11:44:30 AM
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boy do they like trying to polish a turd, those things look like they suck dick......... not just any kind of dick like sweaty wrongboarders dong. yuck those look like shit I'd rather skate with those Core trucks compared to these....
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this kid at my local was running them for a while and i would always tease him about them and offer my old trucks, but he was convinced they were sick. i tried skating them, it was awful.
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so do they slide? can they actually preform apart from having the novelty of shitty longboard truck?

I did a smith on a qp cause that’s my go to, it felt sketchy but then again I skate dumb loose Indy’s. So Yeah these things grind, but as for slides I’m not sure, that little plate that would slide on nose or tail has a weird angle or maybe it’s just all in my head cause it’s a weird design.

The kid that had them enjoyed them and isn’t bad at skating at all so shalom to him I guess
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Dustwardprez on June 07, 2019, 07:33:24 PM
It seems as if all other trucks after Thunder Venture and Independent are just knock offs. They might have a decent turning radius or be a tad hair short of being a top truck but as evidence has shown. Those top three are the best.

But venture and thunder started out as an indy clones. Indy was a tracker/Bennett knock off to begin with and Indy knocked tracker again when stage 5? Came out.

Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Davie Dick on June 09, 2019, 01:12:00 AM
I traded some gear with a local heshdad tm and ended up with some tracker six tracks. I thought they were totally bunk at first but after breaking them in i was pleasantly surprised by them, they're pretty low but they turn deep and grind well they aren't half bad for a cruiser setup, plus Danforth swears by them so that's good enough for me. As for shitty trucks i still have some 7.5 grindkings gathering dust in a shoebox, they just feel icky.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Sativa Lung on June 15, 2019, 04:22:37 PM
I find ventures are great in terms of stability and staying centered but the 5.0 low's that I have don't turn very well at all so they're best suited for flat ground or ledges where you can just sorta line up next to it. Even when I tried riding them loose with soft doh-dohs there were still times I'd almost miss the left turn onto my street if I was riding along at a decent clip in the left lane like I usually do on my way home. One thing I do really like about them is if you tighten them up they're pretty forgiving on drops and stair sets when you don't land bolts and I've had barely any wheel bite issues even with 54s which is surprising for a low truck.

I love to shit on Tensor as much as the next guy but the truth is their new geometry is actually pretty good once you swap the flaming turd bushings out for some bones. I tried some of the old ones with the stupid base slider gimmick back in the day and they were a steamy, bloody c-diff infested pile of shit but I've been riding the new mag lights ever since I got them basically for free with a deck and I've actually grown kinda fond of them. Obviously they're light as fuck which is nice when you have old man legs but they grind really well even on crusty curbs and they turn pretty good. Not indy good, but better than my ventures. The only real downfall to them besides the stock bushings is they seem to be kinda soft and they're wearing down pretty fast so I've dialed back on my pre/post work commute slappy detours.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Beeker on June 15, 2019, 07:48:36 PM
^ Totally agree with you about the Tensors, maybe not better turn than Indy, but way sharper. They turn just like Thunders, but somehow a hair faster/sharper. They are basically high Thunders with a pushed out baseplate, which is lovely. They would probably be SUPER well received if they were made by Thunder. I put the Thunder 90a bushings with no bottom washer and it felt great. I just wish the mags were slightly heavier, or the aluminum ones were slightly lighter, and I wish they were like 2-3mm lower.



Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SpankerChief on June 17, 2019, 08:49:54 AM
Years ago I was in Brazil and I had a set up with some ventures on it and I broke the hangers. Well I went to a skate shop somewhere around the area, I found a Brazilian? brand of trucks called Diarrhea they had a guy in a sombrero taking a shit. I wish I had kept them as they were decent but the axles bent shortly before I gave them away. Anyone ever heard of those trucks? They were a Thunder knockoffs.

https://sektaskate.blogspot.com/2008/12/trucks-diarrhea.html?m=1
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: shucknjive on June 17, 2019, 09:41:21 AM
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Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Ok on June 17, 2019, 09:52:55 AM
I traded some gear with a local heshdad tm and ended up with some tracker six tracks. I thought they were totally bunk at first but after breaking them in i was pleasantly surprised by them, they're pretty low but they turn deep and grind well they aren't half bad for a cruiser setup, plus Danforth swears by them so that's good enough for me. As for shitty trucks i still have some 7.5 grindkings gathering dust in a shoebox, they just feel icky.

I’m old. How old is Danforth?!? He skated old, when he was young. Maybe a sick guy that’s just one dude I didn’t get. I was real young but damn.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: backinaction on June 17, 2019, 10:11:12 AM


I’m old. How old is Danforth?!? He skated old, when he was young. Maybe a sick guy that’s just one dude I didn’t get. I was real young but damn.

Danforth pushes mongo.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Frank on June 17, 2019, 12:22:45 PM
bill danforth for me will forever be the guy glorified by any old dude that has been hating everything in skateboarding since 80s turned 90s.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Sativa Lung on June 17, 2019, 02:19:09 PM
Arrived home to find a box of shitty trucks and wheels that I accidentally bought (was browsing ebay auctions while I smoked a cig at work and put my phone in my pocket unlocked and when I pulled it out like 20 minutes later I'd somehow managed to hit the buy button) for $40. They're all 5" hanger trucks, but only 2 of them are truly shitty.

- Black Thunder Sonora's 7.75" axle (this is the main reason I wasn't that pissed when I realized what I'd done)

- Black Hanger/Orange Baseplate Royals (dunno shit about royal models) 7.75" axle

- and the shitty truck pièce de résistance: Blue Hanger Phantom Unit 7.5" axle with the aforementioned shitty built-in riser and stupid skull face logo on the baseplate

To top off this trip down late 90's/turn-of-the-millenium nostalgia lane, theres also 2 sets of Bones fireballs that look to be about 49mm and a set of actually useable wheels that I can't remember right now but arent anything special. There was a pleasant surprise though in that the thunders and royals look to have aftermarket bones bushings although they're soft/medium so I'll probably just use them to do some frankenstein combos if I get bored.

If anyone actually wants the royals or phantoms and/or a set of the fireballs let me know and you can have them.

Edit: Pics here. https://imgur.com/a/C3rSOKL

Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: SirPizzaSlayer on June 17, 2019, 08:03:30 PM
Years ago I was in Brazil and I had a set up with some ventures on it and I broke the hangers. Well I went to a skate shop somewhere around the area, I found a Brazilian? brand of trucks called Diarrhea they had a guy in a sombrero taking a shit. I wish I had kept them as they were decent but the axles bent shortly before I gave them away. Anyone ever heard of those trucks? They were a Thunder knockoffs.

https://sektaskate.blogspot.com/2008/12/trucks-diarrhea.html?m=1
i would really want to see the bunk Brazilian thunders. I love seeing weird slate shit from around the world.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: moonordie on June 18, 2019, 12:58:38 AM
Dafuq
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: weedgod94 on September 21, 2019, 08:59:25 PM
Is there any reason why the inverted kingpin with the low profile allen wrench thing on top doesn't catch on? Never had trucks with it, just wondering why it only exists on shitty trucks. Seems like it was a decent idea...
the threaded part of the kingpin isn't as strong so they snap more easily. there's also slop.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Pissedoff30y/oskatedad on September 22, 2019, 10:25:49 PM
Years ago I was in Brazil and I had a set up with some ventures on it and I broke the hangers. Well I went to a skate shop somewhere around the area, I found a Brazilian? brand of trucks called Diarrhea they had a guy in a sombrero taking a shit. I wish I had kept them as they were decent but the axles bent shortly before I gave them away. Anyone ever heard of those trucks? They were a Thunder knockoffs.

https://sektaskate.blogspot.com/2008/12/trucks-diarrhea.html?m=1
Sooo random! Me and my friend were skating a spot in Riverside ca in 2002 when a dude rolls up in a silver civic and wanted to put us on the team after wayching our footy. He gave us stickers with that logo you deacribed and a number to call. Cant remember if we ever even called it lolp
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: DISTANT RUMOURS on September 23, 2019, 07:12:03 AM
Titan T Lites > Orion > everything else
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Pissedoff30y/oskatedad on October 05, 2019, 02:51:17 PM
First run of royal was trash. Guess much hasnt changed though... i bought those army green hanger ones with the orange rock hard plastic bushongs soon as Royal dropped. Still got em. Also had/have some Fury’s. They were akward to skate. After a few years hiatus and getting “outta te loop” i returned and fucked around and got some theeves lol. I just stick to indy thumder and venture now
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: LordManHammer on October 05, 2019, 02:58:05 PM
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Years ago I was in Brazil and I had a set up with some ventures on it and I broke the hangers. Well I went to a skate shop somewhere around the area, I found a Brazilian? brand of trucks called Diarrhea they had a guy in a sombrero taking a shit. I wish I had kept them as they were decent but the axles bent shortly before I gave them away. Anyone ever heard of those trucks? They were a Thunder knockoffs.

https://sektaskate.blogspot.com/2008/12/trucks-diarrhea.html?m=1
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Sooo random! Me and my friend were skating a spot in Riverside ca in 2002 when a dude rolls up in a silver civic and wanted to put us on the team after wayching our footy. He gave us stickers with that logo you deacribed and a number to call. Cant remember if we ever even called it lolp
Really?! Diarrhea trucks you don’t say? Those were some funny trucks they were good but bent over repeatedly doing gaps. I ended up trading a setup for some weed or a deck slightly better than the one I had.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Pissedoff30y/oskatedad on October 06, 2019, 04:20:10 PM
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Years ago I was in Brazil and I had a set up with some ventures on it and I broke the hangers. Well I went to a skate shop somewhere around the area, I found a Brazilian? brand of trucks called Diarrhea they had a guy in a sombrero taking a shit. I wish I had kept them as they were decent but the axles bent shortly before I gave them away. Anyone ever heard of those trucks? They were a Thunder knockoffs.

https://sektaskate.blogspot.com/2008/12/trucks-diarrhea.html?m=1
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Sooo random! Me and my friend were skating a spot in Riverside ca in 2002 when a dude rolls up in a silver civic and wanted to put us on the team after wayching our footy. He gave us stickers with that logo you deacribed and a number to call. Cant remember if we ever even called it lolp
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Really?! Diarrhea trucks you don’t say? Those were some funny trucks they were good but bent over repeatedly doing gaps. I ended up trading a setup for some weed or a deck slightly better than the one I had.
I dont remember it being trucks i thought it was decks but yep. Same name and logo
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: LordManHammer on October 07, 2019, 04:57:37 AM
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Years ago I was in Brazil and I had a set up with some ventures on it and I broke the hangers. Well I went to a skate shop somewhere around the area, I found a Brazilian? brand of trucks called Diarrhea they had a guy in a sombrero taking a shit. I wish I had kept them as they were decent but the axles bent shortly before I gave them away. Anyone ever heard of those trucks? They were a Thunder knockoffs.

https://sektaskate.blogspot.com/2008/12/trucks-diarrhea.html?m=1
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Sooo random! Me and my friend were skating a spot in Riverside ca in 2002 when a dude rolls up in a silver civic and wanted to put us on the team after wayching our footy. He gave us stickers with that logo you deacribed and a number to call. Cant remember if we ever even called it lolp
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Really?! Diarrhea trucks you don’t say? Those were some funny trucks they were good but bent over repeatedly doing gaps. I ended up trading a setup for some weed or a deck slightly better than the one I had.
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I dont remember it being trucks i thought it was decks but yep. Same name and logo
yeah the ones I had were black base plates and brown hangers, I had gotten them from a shop in Brazil.

I went to Mexico and other parts of central and south america one thing I didn't take to note I was absent minded and lost my side bag with all my tapes for listening to black metal while chilling at a spot. Brazil in the favelas if you aren't with a guide you will get your shit jacked if you aren't aware.

I'm pretty fluent with spanish language just not Portuguese, ahhh oh well I ended up getting super sick and cming back to Tennessee and had a gnarly bot fly extraction.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: RichardAsh on September 30, 2021, 04:46:28 AM
I always check before buying one. Most skateboard manufacturers use aluminum alloy for their truck (https://www.concretewavemagazine.com/best-skateboards-for-commuting)s because of the material’s elasticity and toughness. Magnesium alloy trucks are also of good quality.
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: GBLange on September 30, 2021, 08:02:36 AM
The skateshop that i always visit for the past 30years still has these..

Orion trucks

(https://i.ibb.co/kKhbB1s/IMG-20210930-225901.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kKhbB1s)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZRsMBYS/IMG-20210930-225841.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZRsMBYS)

(https://i.ibb.co/mqqZ5ST/IMG-20210930-225820.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mqqZ5ST)

Monster trucks.

(https://i.ibb.co/Lt5vCVT/IMG-20210930-225758.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lt5vCVT)

(https://i.ibb.co/Brf3H2M/IMG-20210930-225737.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Brf3H2M)

(https://i.ibb.co/xz4gWNq/IMG-20210930-225717.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xz4gWNq)
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Post by: sketchyrider on September 30, 2021, 09:00:18 AM
The skateshop that i always visit for the past 30years still has these..

Orion trucks

(https://i.ibb.co/kKhbB1s/IMG-20210930-225901.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kKhbB1s)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZRsMBYS/IMG-20210930-225841.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZRsMBYS)

(https://i.ibb.co/mqqZ5ST/IMG-20210930-225820.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mqqZ5ST)

Monster trucks.

(https://i.ibb.co/Lt5vCVT/IMG-20210930-225758.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lt5vCVT)

(https://i.ibb.co/Brf3H2M/IMG-20210930-225737.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Brf3H2M)

(https://i.ibb.co/xz4gWNq/IMG-20210930-225717.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xz4gWNq)

i'd have to pick up the monsters, lol
Title: Re: The shitty truck thread
Post by: Robebabu on October 28, 2021, 03:24:46 AM
The skateshop that i always visit for the past 30years still has these..

Orion trucks

(https://i.ibb.co/kKhbB1s/IMG-20210930-225901.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kKhbB1s)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZRsMBYS/IMG-20210930-225841.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZRsMBYS)

(https://i.ibb.co/mqqZ5ST/IMG-20210930-225820.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mqqZ5ST)

Monster trucks.

(https://i.ibb.co/Lt5vCVT/IMG-20210930-225758.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lt5vCVT)

(https://i.ibb.co/Brf3H2M/IMG-20210930-225737.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Brf3H2M)

(https://i.ibb.co/xz4gWNq/IMG-20210930-225717.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xz4gWNq)
want dem Orions