okay okay so back it again with my unwanted opinions/rant on skate trucks.
so i was digging my venture 5.2 lo standards, they were awesome. low, responsive, turn was alright nothing too crazy but just enough turn for my medium preference and very stable. reminded me alot of thunder 147 hi IF it were lower and tad bit tighter but here the part that made me realize, thunder (not trying to sell you thunders and be a huge thunder dick rider, just a little one) are the BEST all around truck for street style skating and etc.
the ventures were good but they didnt respond as quick as id like cruising the rough streets doing ollie to manny on random things, ollie over stuff and into stuff/street tranny. maybe cause theyre the lo but compared to thunder hi, thunders can handle the rattling rough streets better, the response is quicker, and the manuals are more controlled because of the bushing style giving a good balance between loose and tight for when you need to tweak your balance rather than be stuck going straight. maybe the venture hi are better but so far, Thunders are the best.
venture lo are good for parks, smooth spots, maybe just spots, but street cruising/berrics off the grid skating not 100% there.
steve and j soy got me curious though and lucky for me i got a set of 5.5 theeves i havent really messed with(the ones i posted were the 5.25) so ima mess with those for a second and see if theyre anything spectacular. i know theyre just longer than my 5.25 but maybe that stability makes a big difference
last thing to wrap up this life story, anyone got any feedback on the new more well structured ace44 ? curious cause i saw some at the shop and i know theyre 53.5 tall but theyre getting my attention after trying some 03(which failed me in quality cause the kingpin got loose on one of the baseplates) but maybe they put more quality check in their standard hi trucks. plus i liked how my aces were, nice turn, fun. idk just fun trucks. just sad quality issues.