I rode low trucks for the longest time. It was always venture lows and thunder lows all through out my first 6 - 7 years that I skated. I skated mellow stuff like ledges, manual pads, maybe a gap here and there and mostly flat ground so it made sense. Even my first pair of indys were the low ones, which shows how long i was in the low truck game for. But then I got curious and wanted to try skating high trucks. Thats when I also wanted to step up from 775 to 8 inch boards so i was in for a pretty big difference. It was pretty awkward at first, my setup was heavier (board size difference), and it felt like i needed more effort to pop with the higher trucks. But I stuck it out and got used to them. I wanted to change the way i skated, i wanted more control over my board and be able to "cruise" for lack of a better word. Having ridin both low and high trucks i'd say they're both good for different reasons. Its all personal preference. There is a pretty significant difference between the two. For low trucks i'd skate smaller wheels (52mm max) and probably have the trucks a little more on the tight side to avoid wheel bite. It all comes down to how much "give" you want when your turning. Higher trucks allow more "give". When you get used to turning with high trucks and jump on a board with low trucks it feels like theres not enough of that give, or maybe there is only its a lot quicker, so thats where the wheel bite comes in. I feel people who skate low trucks have them more on the tight side, but they like the feeling of being lower to the ground and having their board a little snappyer (that can't be a word). From experience and my personal preference, I go with the high trucks. once you get used to them you'll wonder how you ever rode low trucks.