Hello all,
My first post on this forum.
Searched around but I couldn’t find an answer for my question. Or I suck at searching, which is a real possibility.
My son who’s about 80lbs is having trouble turning on his new setup which has 147’s on stock (90a?) blue bushings.
We’ve gone out for 4 sessions, and I’m a stickler for proper break in procedure, he hasn’t been doing any drops or any tech.
Just carving and riding fast on flat, and aside from the how to break in bushings lesson I’m not a skate coach.
He still gets on 2 wheels on tight turns far from wheelbite.
Does Thunder make anything softer than 90’s or do I need to get my fat ass on that deck and break them in for him? I’m a bit concerned about that since I ride goofy and he’s regular and my switch game is tragic.
I broke in my black 100’s on my 148 in three sessions, but I weigh 200 and that probably makes break in time faster.
Any advice would be appreciated.
If you get a few carvy turns in, see if they loosen up at all (which I am thinking they should a bit) but watch that you don't get wheelbite and thrown off in the process.
No tricks needed, just roll around or even just stand on something like carpet or grass and lean heavy heel to toe to heel to toe, etc for a dozen of each and that should soften up the bushings quite a bit.
The only other thing I have done is cut them down some (cutting the top bushing down to make them lower tops gives way more clearance with the nut in the same place as well as the piece being able to be put back in if needed), but even rubbing the top bushing on grip tape to wear it down a bit should help a whole lot, which I know some others do with their Thunder bushings.
One other thing that is super simple and might actually be best to try first, but I know some people take off the bottom bushing washer and run the trucks as is like that which really does make them way looser. Others have put on a thin flat top washer, either of which will make everything turn way more and shouldn't affect performance of the trucks and avoids cutting or modifying anything - easy to try and if it doesn't work, just put the washers back on as they were.
They are all the options without having to buy anything new (apart from the flat top washer if you don't have any floating around) and at least trying a few of those can help to work out if the bushings will soften up or make the board easier to ride.
Stance is of no importance either - if the bushings end up leaning to one side, rotate them 90 degrees so they are facing forward / back, and not side to side from where they were.
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