Independent Trucks Mid

[satan]

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ikea gives you free allen keys if you buy the right shit

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Ikea allen keys are all metric.  Because this is skateboarding, everything is imperial. The kinpin allen is 7/32" and isn't close enough to any metric size to be usable without them.

5.5mm would be pretty close and should work.
7/32" = 0.21875"
0.21875" x 25.4 = 5.55625mm

[lysdexia]

5.5mm is not a standard size for a metric allen key though, as standard they come in 1mm increments after 4.0mm

[satan]

5.5mm is not a standard size for a metric allen key though, as standard they come in 1mm increments after 4.0mm

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=5.5mm+allen+key

https://handtoolessentials.com/blog/tools/hex-key-conversions-allen-wrench/

https://www.homedepot.com/p/TITAN-1-4-in-Drive-5-5-mm-Hex-Bit-Socket-TIT15601/302071183

https://www.truevalue.com/5-5mm-hex-l-key


Edit. Trying to keep post count down..
Ok. Nuts and bolts.. Did you sell tools? Or wrench on stuff for decades?
What do you consider "standard"?
If I can usually get it in a kit/set I call that a standard size..
Or easily find a single key/socket/T-tool
You're also just thinking America? Metric will be way easier to find in the rest of the world..

https://www.harborfreight.com/metric-t-handle-hex-key-set-10-pc-69370.html
Size(s)
2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm

https://www.harborfreight.com/13-piece-metric-ball-end-hex-key-set-96416.html
1.27mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-piece-hex-key-set-94597.html $2
1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm


https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Metric-Short-Arm-Hex-Key-Set-10-Piece-HSAHKM10PCN/204153257
$5.50 set
1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 7mm

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-13-key-Metric-Hex-Key-Set/50385484
1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 mm


https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/STW55M/5-5MM-7-32-HEX-SPINNING-T-HANDLE/
Listed as 5.5mm and 7/32"


https://www.craftsman.com/products/hand-tools/hex-keys
Oh. Craftsman no likely 5.5mm

https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/hand-tools/hex-keys/folding-hex-keys/
Ok. I'll concede that it's not standard for big American brands

https://www.snaponindustrialbrands.com/DSN/wwwsnaponindustrialbrandscom/Content/PDF/Snap-on%20Industrial%20Brands%20CAT4%20236.pdf
Only have 2.5mm. Williams make their hex keys? And Armstrong makes their ratchets and sockets?

[lysdexia]

i never said they didn't exist, i said they were non standard.

i spent the last 12 years of my life selling nuts and bolts.

edit: to clarify what i'm getting at here, chances are no one will have a 5.5mm allen key just lying around, they don't generally come in a set, so you'd have to go and buy one specifically.  if you're going to go and by one specifically, but a 7/32" one, as it's the correct size for the kingpin.

[authentic_creed_bratton]

it comes in the $7 harbor freight metric t handle set, doesnt get any more standard than that

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-pc-metric-t-handle-hex-key-set-69370.html

[fs1/2cab]

The heigth on the Indy mid should be 53.5 MM right? Ain't that the same heigth as Thunders?
I also wonder if high trucks cause ghost pop for me? I think my Indy Hollows are 55 mm. Before that I rode Thunders for a decade.

[Mesteezo]

The heigth on the Indy mid should be 53.5 MM right? Ain't that the same heigth as Thunders?
I also wonder if high trucks cause ghost pop for me? I think my Indy Hollows are 55 mm. Before that I rode Thunders for a decade.

No idea what the mids will be, but currently the models with forged plates are 53.5mm, and cast plates (standards and regular hollows) are 55mm. Lows are 48.5mm.

Ghost pop is a common complaint on higher trucks (55mm as in your case) you just gotta delay the timing of your pop

[fs1/2cab]

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The heigth on the Indy mid should be 53.5 MM right? Ain't that the same heigth as Thunders?
I also wonder if high trucks cause ghost pop for me? I think my Indy Hollows are 55 mm. Before that I rode Thunders for a decade.

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No idea what the mids will be, but currently the models with forged plates are 53.5mm, and cast plates (standards and regular hollows) are 55mm. Lows are 48.5mm.

Ghost pop is a common complaint on higher trucks (55mm as in your case) you just gotta delay the timing of your pop

Thanks a lot mate. I am on Koston 139 Hollows, I think they have cast baseplates.

[Esmith5488]

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The heigth on the Indy mid should be 53.5 MM right? Ain't that the same heigth as Thunders?
I also wonder if high trucks cause ghost pop for me? I think my Indy Hollows are 55 mm. Before that I rode Thunders for a decade.

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No idea what the mids will be, but currently the models with forged plates are 53.5mm, and cast plates (standards and regular hollows) are 55mm. Lows are 48.5mm.

Ghost pop is a common complaint on higher trucks (55mm as in your case) you just gotta delay the timing of your pop

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Thanks a lot mate. I am on Koston 139 Hollows, I think they have cast baseplates.

Koston hollows are forged.

[legion]

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The heigth on the Indy mid should be 53.5 MM right? Ain't that the same heigth as Thunders?
I also wonder if high trucks cause ghost pop for me? I think my Indy Hollows are 55 mm. Before that I rode Thunders for a decade.

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No idea what the mids will be, but currently the models with forged plates are 53.5mm, and cast plates (standards and regular hollows) are 55mm. Lows are 48.5mm.

Ghost pop is a common complaint on higher trucks (55mm as in your case) you just gotta delay the timing of your pop

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Thanks a lot mate. I am on Koston 139 Hollows, I think they have cast baseplates.

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Koston hollows are forged.

Yep. Reynolds are/were cast. Idr what else.

https://www.nhsfunfactory.com/stage-11-hollow-silver-silver-low-independent-skateboard-trucks
These are new, right? Hollow low 129's
There's gonna be 3 different heights? And forged baseplates for 6 possible heights?

[sketchyrider]

honestly the indy forged baseplates also extend your wheelbase, so it doesn't solve the ghost pop problem.

[Firebert]

honestly the indy forged baseplates also extend your wheelbase, so it doesn't solve the ghost pop problem.

For some, it does. Just depends on what you are used to. Venture and Thunder extend the wheelbase and people always compliment the stability when trying to pop tricks with an extended wheelbase. But for those like me who are used to a shorter wheelbase and a very light feeling tail - ghost pop comes with a longer wheelbase than I am used to.

[Xen]

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The heigth on the Indy mid should be 53.5 MM right? Ain't that the same heigth as Thunders?
I also wonder if high trucks cause ghost pop for me? I think my Indy Hollows are 55 mm. Before that I rode Thunders for a decade.

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No idea what the mids will be, but currently the models with forged plates are 53.5mm, and cast plates (standards and regular hollows) are 55mm. Lows are 48.5mm.

Ghost pop is a common complaint on higher trucks (55mm as in your case) you just gotta delay the timing of your pop

Watch them just use the forged as official 'mids' and with a new cast option but with the inverted pins.

[Seventyfrigginseven]

They just came out with a "coming soon" IG post.

[jay_nev]

They just came out with a "coming soon" IG post.

yes they did

[Bubblegum Tate]

It’s the same photo and caption from January. I wonder if production was delayed as they are now manufactured in China?

[backinaction]

I wonder if production was delayed as they are now manufactured in China?

Most likely.  And NHS is also closed for the time being and not shipping to people or shops until May.

[bbk]

They've been china made for way longer back than January though?

[256 Ply]

• 52mm tall hanger for optimal contact point angle on your nose and tail for all-around street skating.
• Shaft Nut baseplate for a rigid and durable solution to lateral movement found in most inverted kingpins. Increases adjustability.
• Sizes: 129, 139, 144, 149, 159

Height reference:

• Indy Low Gravity Cast Baseplates: 48.5mm
• Indy Mid Gravity Cast: 52mm
• Indy Standard Gravity Cast: 55mm
• Indy Standard Forged Baseplates: 53.5mm

[Sativa Lung]

Sounds like they're basically just Films with inferior bushings.

[Xen]

• 52mm tall hanger for optimal contact point angle on your nose and tail for all-around street skating.
• Shaft Nut baseplate for a rigid and durable solution to lateral movement found in most inverted kingpins. Increases adjustability.
• Sizes: 129, 139, 144, 149, 159

Height reference:

• Indy Low Gravity Cast Baseplates: 48.5mm
• Indy Mid Gravity Cast: 52mm
• Indy Standard Gravity Cast: 55mm
• Indy Standard Forged Baseplates: 53.5mm

Thinking we're not getting a forged version due to kingpin nut height in the base plate and the fact it would fall between the low and mid (if using forged).

Just going to stick with Forged myself.

[rob]

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• 52mm tall hanger for optimal contact point angle on your nose and tail for all-around street skating.
• Shaft Nut baseplate for a rigid and durable solution to lateral movement found in most inverted kingpins. Increases adjustability.
• Sizes: 129, 139, 144, 149, 159

Height reference:

• Indy Low Gravity Cast Baseplates: 48.5mm
• Indy Mid Gravity Cast: 52mm
• Indy Standard Gravity Cast: 55mm
• Indy Standard Forged Baseplates: 53.5mm

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Thinking we're not getting a forged version due to kingpin nut height in the base plate and the fact it would fall between the low and mid (if using forged).

Just going to stick with Forged myself.

I still want to try, seems like it might hit all my spots

Round kingpin

Gravity cast

52mm

139

[j....soy.....]

Wonder what they weigh?

[Xen]

If we're still in the sample stage, it's gonna be a minute.

[texasplant]

If we're still in the sample stage, it's gonna be a minute.

We just placed our pre book for the new mids. Arrival December I think I heard??

[Xen]

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If we're still in the sample stage, it's gonna be a minute.

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We just placed our pre book for the new mids. Arrival December I think I heard??

Any details on the listing or just 'new indy mids'?  Looks like they're just rolling out casts to start with.

[texasplant]

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If we're still in the sample stage, it's gonna be a minute.

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We just placed our pre book for the new mids. Arrival December I think I heard??

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Any details on the listing or just 'new indy mids'?  Looks like they're just rolling out casts to start with.

The listing? Also just double checked and they’re thinking November hitting stores. Could still be delayed but that what we’re working with

[texasplant]

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If we're still in the sample stage, it's gonna be a minute.

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We just placed our pre book for the new mids. Arrival December I think I heard??

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Any details on the listing or just 'new indy mids'?  Looks like they're just rolling out casts to start with.

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The listing? If you mean sizes, only 144 149 were available at the time the prebooks went out. Also just double checked and they’re thinking November hitting stores. Could still be delayed but that what we’re working with

[Berky]

Hope they do the inverted kingpin, then the others might follow, I'm looking at you venture😀

I actually saw that thunder is working on one. I saw a setup video recently where someone said they were testing a pair

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Hope they do the inverted kingpin, then the others might follow, I'm looking at you venture😀

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I actually saw that thunder is working on one. I saw a setup video recently where someone said they were testing a pair

Tell me more.....show us the video.....yes yes