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We don't talk too much about the hi or lo trucks....I don't think we've reached that level of craziness.....yet.
If we want to get nerdy...what compliments the wheelbase measurement, is how steep the pop is.... Like the ace is set back (wheelbase) but I bet it's a steeper angle on the nose or tail because of the height and geometry of the truck....thunder the angle is not as steep and the truck is lower..... Mellower but quicker pop.
Koo....koo.....
You could easily make a comparison if you had a bunch of trucks and some time and patience. Set them up on the same board with the same wheels one after another. Measure the angle the board is at when the tail is on the ground. That can be easily done with the iPhone compass app for example. Swipe left and it'll show you a level and tell you what angle the phone is at. Place the phone on the griptape in the middle of the board and you've got your result.
What these numbers tell anyone is another thing though as I don't think many people have any reference for what would be the optimal for them. But maybe it might come with time if you measured that with every deck. Could definitely use this to get deeper into the madness!
Most boards aren't identical either, though
That's why I suggested doing it on the same board one after the other.
I did a quick measurement of a bunch of different setups that I have. Real 8.38" full with Ace 44s, Real 8.38" with Ace 44s, local brand 8.25" with Indy 149s and Doomsayers 8.38" with Venture 5.8s. All with 54 mm wheels.
All were 36° apart from the set up with Ventures, which was 38°. Dunno if that's a significant difference.
I feel like both the Reals pop very different from each other and the set up with Indys definitely pops different than the normal Real 8.38". The set up with Ventures pops very nicely though. I think the feeling of the pop might have more to do with where the tipping point is than the angle you end up with but I really don't know.