Anybody have recommendations for setting up a cruiser board? I have a bunch of old decks and I'd just like to set up something quiet at night to get to my car since I have to park far. Figured I'd like to go cruise around downtown late at night too. Trucks, risers id needed, what wheels..
As Sundaynuggets said, depending on whether you want to ollie up a curb or do much else besides just getting from A to B, smaller wheels are easier to skate normally (52 to 56 mm) than big cruiser wheels (60+ mm) but the bigger ones will get over everything more easily than smaller ones.
Spitfire 80 HD are very soft and almost squishy when going round corners fast, but roll well going straight or gentle turns.
Ricta come in 78, 86 and 92 and from 52 to 60 mm sizes.
Others like Bones / Mini logo come in 90 duro and all sizes.
I like around 90 duro for most things in cruiser wheels for getting around as they are not too soft and I can still slide on them if I really push, but everyone is different and it depends on what you have available round you as well.
If you have some worn down trucks, retire them for the cruiser and just get yourself some new ones of the sort you want to ride - much easier than getting new ones just for the cruiser too.
Risers optional depending on wheel size or how loose you ride your trucks, but I wouldn't go over about 1/8 with normal 1 inch bolts anyway, unless you really want the big rig feel.
This was from the wheels thread about soft wheels too:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=82118.msg3446525#msg3446525