The Set-up Thread

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Hey Pals,

Need your help. I just picked up this deck:

Specs: Width -  8.6"
Length -  32.56"
Wheelbase - 14.38"

I was going to get 149 indys or thunders for this since it's 8.6 I've never had a board this big. Seems like some people are saying 159's are the way to go? Any suggestions? Thanks!

[VCR]

Either will work

If you see yourself going below an 8.5 anytime soon I'd get the 149s.

[Cherb]

149, 159, 151, I think anything would be fine to use really. I have the same board but I haven't set it up yet.  But when I do I'm just going to throw it on my ace 44s. Also that board is definitely shorter than 32.56. Its like 31.75

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Hey Pals,

Need your help. I just picked up this deck:

Specs: Width -  8.6"
Length -  32.56"
Wheelbase - 14.38"

I was going to get 149 indys or thunders for this since it's 8.6 I've never had a board this big. Seems like some people are saying 159's are the way to go? Any suggestions? Thanks!

I'd go 149. It looks somewhat like the salman Agah shape and the curve by the truck bolts narrows out the width a bit. Depends what you want to do with it. Tranny 159s? Flip tricks 149s? you can't lose. sick looking deck. i want.

[Cherb]

Yeah it narrows down to about 8.5 at the front truck and 8.4 at the back if that helps any.

[sharkin]

I'd still go with 159s personally

nice looking deck 

[Stanley Spadowski]

8.5 quasi
149 thunders
F4's
Swiss

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Thanks dudes. I'm thinking it will be used mostly for tranny so I may use 159's thanks for the input!

[m477]

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nice setup d00d, whats wrong with the bearings? how long have you had em for?

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Thanks! Maybe around December I got them from someone off of here for cheap. One wheel still rolls like some Swiss ceramics should but all the other ones are noticeably more sluggish but still decent enough to use.  They always get super dusty skating the desert and I tend to roll through dirt/grass a lot skating weird spots on top of that so that's probably why I go thru bearings so fast. I should just stick to reds, haha

Take the shields off and clean them with 100% acetone, dry then re lube. They'll be good as new.

[NowhereInLife]

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How are those 81bs?  Could they be good for out of park use as well?  I like those spf shapes but spend most time in the street.

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I honestly haven't gone proper street skating since setting them up, but they feel good to me when I skate down to the gas station for a beer or bomb the hill in my apartment complex. Only thing is they sit high which took some getting used to. That could obviously be avoided by going smaller though. I do love the shape, and they are super smooth when brand new. Make wallrides feel amazing.

Very interesting.  thanks for the info!

[fulfillthedream]

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nice setup d00d, whats wrong with the bearings? how long have you had em for?

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Thanks! Maybe around December I got them from someone off of here for cheap. One wheel still rolls like some Swiss ceramics should but all the other ones are noticeably more sluggish but still decent enough to use.  They always get super dusty skating the desert and I tend to roll through dirt/grass a lot skating weird spots on top of that so that's probably why I go thru bearings so fast. I should just stick to reds, haha

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Take the shields off and clean them with 100% acetone, dry then re lube. They'll be good as new.

yeah gotta do this once a year... its annoying but might as well maintain a product you paid good money for.

[SodaJerk]

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nice setup d00d, whats wrong with the bearings? how long have you had em for?

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Thanks! Maybe around December I got them from someone off of here for cheap. One wheel still rolls like some Swiss ceramics should but all the other ones are noticeably more sluggish but still decent enough to use.  They always get super dusty skating the desert and I tend to roll through dirt/grass a lot skating weird spots on top of that so that's probably why I go thru bearings so fast. I should just stick to reds, haha

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Take the shields off and clean them with 100% acetone, dry then re lube. They'll be good as new.

I'd suggest a citrus based degreaser I've acetone as it's less corrosive.

[VCR]

8.5 quasi
149 thunders
F4's
Swiss

lookin good

[IanBZHD]

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8.5 quasi
149 thunders
F4's
Swiss

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lookin good

Agreed.
Is this the shape with the 33" length? I've wanted to try an 8.5 Quasi but that length/wheelbase got me scurd.

[sluggers]

It is brilliant. Greatest shape and size.

[Dr. Octagon]

I've had that shape. it's the good one. Don't fuck with that ps stix 8.5 that's 32.125, has the huge nose, and tapers to the tail. FA, WKND, and Quasi use it. it's awful.

[shit_for_brains]

33" is fucking insane

[TwisT]

Birdhouse 8.25 x 31.56in
Destructo Mids 8.25
Ricta Speed Rings 53mm
Bones super 6swiss
indy hardware
Jessup

stickers the wrong way, cause i skate my boards backward

[fur lined sea]

8 Theories
Ace 44s
53 radial slims 101s
Swiss

Habitat Garcias


Theories boards are Generator. It feels exactly like an 8 Traffic I had last year.

[snowman600]

8.38 ave terminator (I know it'll suck for skating but I'm broke so I sacrificed a wall board)
indy 144s, switched the top bushings to the standard blue ones, (sanded down the sides to keep the washers from digging in)
old F4 classics
GT blazers

[rob]

Birdhouse 8.25 x 31.56in
Destructo Mids 8.25
Ricta Speed Rings 53mm
Bones super 6swiss
indy hardware
Jessup

stickers the wrong way, cause i skate my boards backward

Nice, I am also a backwards board rider. I thought all boards since day one are supposed to have a higher tail cause of old skool boards before the double kicks

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8.5 quasi
149 thunders
F4's
Swiss

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lookin good

Were you bummed you got the pink? Strange they don't give you an option on color. I am good with the natural wood, but would have preferred the blue or yellow. The concave, shape, and size are all perfect so I really do not care.

[Cherb]

Pink veneers are lit AF.

[Paco Supreme]

Pink veneers are lit AF. pleasing to the eye

[Cherb]

Are you saying you don't like my regular hip slang bro?

[SodaJerk]

Pink veneer is my favourite.

[Paco Supreme]

Are you saying you don't like my regular hip slang bro?

Dude, I'm hip... 

[Cherb]

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Are you saying you don't like my regular hip slang bro?

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Dude, I'm hip... 

Hip AF fam.

[tzhangdox]

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8.5 quasi
149 thunders
F4's
Swiss

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lookin good

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Agreed.
Is this the shape with the 33" length? I've wanted to try an 8.5 Quasi but that length/wheelbase got me scurd.

I recently downsized to 8.38 dlx but prior to that, I was skating 8.62 dlx boards with 14.75 wheelbase and 33" length. Then I skated two of these 8.5 quasis(the stains I got weren't nearly as nice as this one, damn) and the wheelbase really didn't feel any longer than the dlx boards, board didn't feel any longer either. I think quasi boards are measured a bit smaller than dlx boards in every dimension if that reference helps you at all. All in all, I don't think it's going to bother you all that much.

[Stanley Spadowski]

Were you bummed you got the pink? Strange they don't give you an option on color. I am good with the natural wood, but would have preferred the blue or yellow. The concave, shape, and size are all perfect so I really do not care.

No, the pink doesn't bother me. Plus this was a replacement for a Jake Johnson that had delam.

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8.5 quasi
149 thunders
F4's
Swiss

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lookin good

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Agreed.
Is this the shape with the 33" length? I've wanted to try an 8.5 Quasi but that length/wheelbase got me scurd.

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I recently downsized to 8.38 dlx but prior to that, I was skating 8.62 dlx boards with 14.75 wheelbase and 33" length. Then I skated two of these 8.5 quasis(the stains I got weren't nearly as nice as this one, damn) and the wheelbase really didn't feel any longer than the dlx boards, board didn't feel any longer either. I think quasi boards are measured a bit smaller than dlx boards in every dimension if that reference helps you at all. All in all, I don't think it's going to bother you all that much.

Quasi's measuring system is a little off. Like I said earlier I had a Jake Johnson that delamed, bought a team board that was the same shape/specs as the Jake before I received this replacement for the JJ. Totally thought it was the same as the last two quasi's I had. But it's way shorter.