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Title: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
Post by: stupidcuntfuck on May 05, 2015, 01:35:08 AM: Am i the only one who does this? Minus Daewon.
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Post by: @thewilleasley on May 05, 2015, 01:38:54 AM: I do this too. loose in the front for more turn control but tight in the back for stability when popping. Its not too drastic of a difference though, I still want to be capable of skating my board backwards for certain tricks/lines
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Post by: Filip on May 05, 2015, 01:44:56 AM: Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.
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Post by: Noble Experiment on May 05, 2015, 02:55:03 AM: I've been doing this for years now. If my back is too loose it doesn't feel stable and my flips go into rocket mode. I keep the back tighter for a more stable pop, and the front a bit looser for easy turning. I usually do the back half a turn to a full turn tighter than the front.
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Post by: nylin on May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM: I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Post by: Lasernaut on May 05, 2015, 04:54:02 AM: Quote from: Nydoggular on May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM
I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.
Title: Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
Post by: stupidcuntfuck on May 05, 2015, 05:44:25 AM: Quote from: Lasernaut on May 05, 2015, 04:54:02 AM
Quote from: Nydoggular on May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.

dafuq? That'd feel real strange
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on May 05, 2015, 05:50:03 AM: Quote from: Filip on May 05, 2015, 01:44:56 AM
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.

This... I rotate the exact same amout in each truck!
Title: Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
Post by: Lasernaut on May 05, 2015, 05:59:03 AM: Quote from: stupidcuntfuck on May 05, 2015, 05:44:25 AM
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Quote from: Nydoggular on May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.
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dafuq? That'd feel real strange
Feels like driving this:
(http://wordpress.carthrottle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/batmobile.jpg)
Title: Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
Post by: peacepappies on May 05, 2015, 07:01:27 AM: Quote from: Lasernaut on May 05, 2015, 04:54:02 AM
Quote from: Nydoggular on May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.

yeah it feels way better for me to have a sketchy back truck but i skate more nollie/switch anyways
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Post by: snaked plissken on May 05, 2015, 07:48:51 AM: Quote from: Filip on May 05, 2015, 01:44:56 AM
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.
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Post by: Firebert on May 05, 2015, 08:51:33 AM: My front is just slightly looser than the back, you're not alone
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Post by: JB on May 05, 2015, 09:21:17 AM: i do this but it wasnt intentional. just adjusted them to what felt good and the front ended up being looser. didnt really notice a difference until i noticed that my front kingpin nut kept almost falling off during a session.
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Post by: svilleantigo on May 05, 2015, 10:28:15 AM: yep, always
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Post by: HyenaChaser on May 05, 2015, 10:31:50 AM: Feels right when sidewalk surfing.
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Post by: the snake on May 05, 2015, 10:35:23 AM: back truck just a half turn tighter, approximatively 3.14159265359 turns for the front truck
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Post by: nylin on May 06, 2015, 11:14:04 AM: Quote from: peacepappies on May 05, 2015, 07:01:27 AM
Quote from: Lasernaut on May 05, 2015, 04:54:02 AM
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Quote from: Nydoggular on May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.
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yeah it feels way better for me to have a sketchy back truck but i skate more nollie/switch anyways

Yoooo exactly. Gotta have my back truck way looser for skating switch
Title: Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
Post by: Xen on May 06, 2015, 03:04:08 PM: Quote from: Filip on May 05, 2015, 01:44:56 AM
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.

Same here.

But hey, it works for Daewon!
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Post by: TehPwnzorer on May 06, 2015, 03:11:22 PM: I try to have them as identical as possible so they turn the same no matter what side is facing forwards, but if one truck has to be looser than the other, it's the front truck.
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Post by: j....soy..... on May 06, 2015, 10:48:41 PM: I get wheelbite on my front truck more than my back....
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Post by: vancanman on May 06, 2015, 11:54:45 PM: I do it. Only about 20% looser in the front though.
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Post by: thrshr on May 07, 2015, 06:02:49 AM: loose front truck = easier to turn, more stylish

tight back ground = the stability you need for landing shit
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Post by: Multigrain on May 07, 2015, 06:55:02 AM: I always found over time my back truck just naturally gets looser, I guess I must kick back a bit when I'm rolling around. I used to trip on it but no matter how often I tightened it back up it just loosened up again anyways. Nowadays I leave my trucks as they come from the factory and just deal with however they end up.