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What do you think? Could I get away with a Spitfire conical full wheel size of 58mm on a truck height of 50.675mm? 8 inch mini logos to be precise. I skate factory tightness and I plan on setting them up on a Welcome, Beauty on Atheme Deck 8.8".
How many risers you plan on stacking under those things?
Asking, on account of that sounds like wheelbite city to me, unless you’re planning on bolstering that truck height a bit.
Thank you for replying to my question. I have another question; What do you think would be the maximum size wheel I could pair with the mini-logos on a 1/8 riser. I'm 126 pounds 5'7 height so, like, a small-medium sized skater I guess.
It is also down to bushing hardness / truck tightness.
There are people (who skate vert ramps) on 60mm wheels on lowish trucks and never wheelbite, but their bushings are more often on the harder side or there is almost zero turn to their trucks.
Not quite that much for any other more normal skate setup, but if you have tigher trucks or are very light on normal / stock bushings, you can get away with almost anything.
What I would say is set up your board how you want to first, then add a riser (or cut wheel wells) as needed, but don't just charge at whatever you usually do. Feel it out and see what works or what doesn't work when you just roll or even standing on the spot and lean heel to toe and see if they touch easily or only when you really push down on one side or not at all.
I would only ever add risers if it was needed when I felt that there was too much wheelbite or not enough clearance, as I do starting with the super thin DIY rubber sheet risers for forged plates / lower trucks, or taller risers for other options, eg 2mm risers on normal Thunder trucks with bigger wheels as I am more used to Indy height and clearance, but it doesn't hurt to try a setup first and then add risers as needed afterwards, if you do have issues with clearance or wheelbite.
Might be too much info, but depending on what you have available, or how much effort it is to go somewhere to get risers, longer bolts, or whatever other things you need, start with 1" bolts if you think you need risers and then you can change up / add 1/8" in easily enough to that mix, without having to order something or make a trip to a shop.
Also if you have that as an existing setup and are getting bigger wheels, measure the wheels you have on the board now and then factor in the addition to see if you have more or less clearance than expected.