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Yeah that's what I was thinking, it'll have that sort of flip ability like 147 but the stability like 149, I saw them at the shop and they look very very well made. Something about the thunder 148 overall quality sticks out to me. It really looked like a revamped/remastered thunder to my keen eyes.
It didn't bulk out like a 149 even though they're the same height but it didn't look tight and low like a 147. Like the right porridge I would say
I think you're losing your mind rob. All they are is a 149 with a slightly shorter axle and hangar width. literally no different otherwise
Really?
I believe you but at the same time I'm still thinking they're a significant amount of difference that gives them a better feel compared to 149 on an 8.25
WARNING. LONG ASS, BANDWITH RIDDEN POST BELOW. If you have two identical 8.25 decks in every single possible way (same wheels, grip, bushings etc...) except one for example has plain silver Indys 139's and one had plain silver Indy 149s, then technically yes, each deck would feel different when riding. However, just recently and I got a complete from skate warehouse and they accidentally put the barcode for 149 onto a 148 so it registered as a 149 in their system but I was actually shipped a 148, and they looked so similar I almost didn't notice. Now I've only skated 148s for a couple minutes on a friends 8.3 board, and while I did prefer my 149's on basically the same size deck, that might have just been because my set up had the wheels, grip etc. that I prefer.
I just can't see that you would really notice a drastic difference between 148 and 149's on an 8.25. I feel like where you might notice the difference using 148s would be on an 8.125 or something just under 8.25 in that to my eye, the difference between 147s and 148's and is more significant than the difference between 148's and 149's
Then again, look at this video here. He's writing 149's on an 8.3 and even though they are 8.5 inch trucks, he says that they are 8.25 trucks which is good because they're thinner than your board by a hair so when you lock into grinds on one side of your truck that it lines up better, even though, The trucks are technically slightly wider than the board so who knows. Like I've said before, skating is 99.9% mental and this thread proves it. Hell, most pros who fucking rip ride a board size and truck size that don't match and just use the shitty stock bushings (unless they are Thunders or Krux. Those both have amazing stock bushings).
Not trying to come off as a dick or a know it all or anytime like that in this post. Just trying to give my opinion.
PS, if anyone was wondering, Tthunder 149s on my 8.375 look like they are too wide when you look at the deck upside down but when you are riding it's absolutely perfect. Maybe on an 8.25, 148s will be better and you might be thinking, "Duh! They are 8.25 trucks. Of course they will be the best trucks for an 8.25 deck" but even when I used to ride 8.25 decks and 149s I never once thought, "gee I wish these trucks were just the tinyiest, most minute bit smaller", but on anything from like an 8.25 deck to an 8.6 I'd still prefer 149s over 148s every day. I just like how wider trucks turn and you have more room to grind.
PPS, didn't someone say the quality of the 148s seemed better than the 149s? Well here's a pic of when I had them both brand new and the quality looks identical.
PPPS. I can say that while I actually prefer the turn of the stock Thunder bushings, bones bushings with only a top washer fit perfectly. You will however get wheel bite like fucking crazy unless you use Bones hards.