The Set-up Thread

[mrosk8]

a few setup i had in the past two months
switched from Lurpiv Hollow to Slappy Hollow Light Low(was curious about that) 8.5
They are nice had only some madness on the first day for the soft bushing.
decks where
Plazaboards,Sour,Passport and one Magenta logo not in picture all between 8,3 and 8,25
Small Wheels Danny garcia 52mmX99a classic shape
SKF bearings
Pepper grip(really like it after years of standard grip or some jessup mod from time to time)
Shoes New Blanace 440

[GoreTexBlunts]

Palace Heitor 8.9
Lurpiv 150
Reds
Spitfire F4 x Palace 53mm
Mob grip
7/8 Allen key bolts

[Spacecase]

Anti Hero 9”x33.25” 15” WB
Slappy 9.5” W/ 95a Slappy Bushings
56mm Bones x97 v6
Bones Swiss 6
Indy 7/8s hardware
Pepper grip

Trying some different things on this setup, first time with Slappys and straying from the usual formula 4 to try out some x formula wheels again.

I like my trucks wider than my deck but I think I may have gone too far here. Gonna try and skate it for a bit longer but I could see myself putting some 169s on it.

Didn’t last long with the Slappys or X formula bones. Back to 169 Indys and 56mm Conical Fulls. This combo works well for me and I shouldn’t have tried straying from the formula but the madness got me.

The Slappys are now on my Baby Beamer with 56mm Nano Rats, should be a fun skateable cruiser.

[Spacecase]

[FatGuy92]

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Anti Hero 9”x33.25” 15” WB
Slappy 9.5” W/ 95a Slappy Bushings
56mm Bones x97 v6
Bones Swiss 6
Indy 7/8s hardware
Pepper grip

Trying some different things on this setup, first time with Slappys and straying from the usual formula 4 to try out some x formula wheels again.

I like my trucks wider than my deck but I think I may have gone too far here. Gonna try and skate it for a bit longer but I could see myself putting some 169s on it.

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For me up to 1/2 inch wider is fine. After all it is just 6mm overhanging which is basically only the nut.
Though I prefer them to be 1/4 inch wider or flush.

If you are not on the tall side (15" WB and hard bushings) you could do something like I did to the trucks of this setup:


Antihero Blue Meanie 8.75" 14.75" WB
Venture 6.1 V-Hollow Lights (V8tified, Thunder 100A bushings)
Spitfire 93 Radials 56mm
Independent GP-B Bearings
Santa Cruz Rails
Mob Grip

As for the V8tified part. I just put the baseplates base to base flipped 180° in a vise and used the holes of the upper one as guidance to drill the lower one. Really just gives you perfectly symmetrical additional holes.



should work perfectly fine with slappys as well.

Or you just go be a mega ramp skater...

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Nice! Looks like those DIY V8s brought in the WB quite a bit. Did you measure it?

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I measured 12.5mm offset. Which would come out to ~1/2 inch per truck, double of the original V8. So it takes the base wheelbase of the board from 14.75 to 13.75.
The result will definitely vary between truck models depending on baseplate length and relative hole positioning. I think Ventures should be the max offset you get by my DIY method.

Oh damn that’s wild. How’s the pop feel? Like does bringing in the WB that much make it too “soft”?

[moonordie]

Anti Hero 9”x33.25” 15” WB
Slappy 9.5” W/ 95a Slappy Bushings
56mm Bones x97 v6
Bones Swiss 6
Indy 7/8s hardware
Pepper grip

Trying some different things on this setup, first time with Slappys and straying from the usual formula 4 to try out some x formula wheels again.

I like my trucks wider than my deck but I think I may have gone too far here. Gonna try and skate it for a bit longer but I could see myself putting some 169s on it.

Curious about your take on the X97

[brosi]

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Anti Hero 9”x33.25” 15” WB
Slappy 9.5” W/ 95a Slappy Bushings
56mm Bones x97 v6
Bones Swiss 6
Indy 7/8s hardware
Pepper grip

Trying some different things on this setup, first time with Slappys and straying from the usual formula 4 to try out some x formula wheels again.

I like my trucks wider than my deck but I think I may have gone too far here. Gonna try and skate it for a bit longer but I could see myself putting some 169s on it.

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For me up to 1/2 inch wider is fine. After all it is just 6mm overhanging which is basically only the nut.
Though I prefer them to be 1/4 inch wider or flush.

If you are not on the tall side (15" WB and hard bushings) you could do something like I did to the trucks of this setup:


Antihero Blue Meanie 8.75" 14.75" WB
Venture 6.1 V-Hollow Lights (V8tified, Thunder 100A bushings)
Spitfire 93 Radials 56mm
Independent GP-B Bearings
Santa Cruz Rails
Mob Grip

As for the V8tified part. I just put the baseplates base to base flipped 180° in a vise and used the holes of the upper one as guidance to drill the lower one. Really just gives you perfectly symmetrical additional holes.



should work perfectly fine with slappys as well.

Or you just go be a mega ramp skater...

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Nice! Looks like those DIY V8s brought in the WB quite a bit. Did you measure it?

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I measured 12.5mm offset. Which would come out to ~1/2 inch per truck, double of the original V8. So it takes the base wheelbase of the board from 14.75 to 13.75.
The result will definitely vary between truck models depending on baseplate length and relative hole positioning. I think Ventures should be the max offset you get by my DIY method.

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Oh damn that’s wild. How’s the pop feel? Like does bringing in the WB that much make it too “soft”?

I wish I could give you a super confident answer. But after a recent knee injury I a still really hesitant on doing much popping. That was also a reason for getting the 14.75 WB deck in the first place. I expected it to be good for bowl carving and some mild big transition skating during recovery. But it was much to unresponsive for me. First setup was with Ace trucks. So the lacking venture turn wasn't the reason. I usually skate rather short wheelbases 14-14.25 at max. So 13.75 with the venture turn now feels great in the pool.
As for pop the experience is very limited as I said. But from the little I did, it felt much better than before. I can't say that is in anway a conclusive analysis though.

[ridethegutter]

There 8.5
Venture v8 8.5
Bones 52mm stf 101

[fulfillthedream]

Girl 8.25 G52 Shape
Venture 5.6 w Bones mediums
Spitfire 54 93a 53mm
NB# 933 ive been skating for 3 months - amazing shoe.

[DERBY]

8.38 sci-fi
58mm 93a f4
swiss six
55 af1 inverted
ace hardware
pepper

[Slave IV]

8.38 sci-fi
58mm 93a f4
swiss six
55 af1 inverted
ace hardware
pepper

I've been considering Ace hollow hardware. Is that the hollow or regular hardware you have and does it look like it's not seated on top? Looks like it's sticking up over the griptape quite a bit and I wouldn't want to deal with that if it's due to hardware design.

[DERBY]

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I've been considering Ace hollow hardware. Is that the hollow or regular hardware you have and does it look like it's not seated on top? Looks like it's sticking up over the griptape quite a bit and I wouldn't want to deal with that if it's due to hardware design.

they’re the hollows. they sink in overtime. i try not to crank em on a fresh deck. here’s a photo of em two weeks onto my last setup

[swongolianbbq]

I always found the Ace hardware to have wider heads on em. Not sure about the hollows but I think they're the same dims. I was using Indy and Ace hardware for when I had to re-setup an old deck, so the hardware wouldn't sink in too much. On a brand new deck I only use the ones with tiny heads, like Modus or Shorty's. My 2 cents on it



BBS 8.5 short
Pepper g5
Modus 7/8 allen
Indy hollow standard 149
Bones swiss 6, degreased and no caps
Spitfire F4 99a classics, 56mm

[Slave IV]

I always found the Ace hardware to have wider heads on em. Not sure about the hollows but I think they're the same dims. I was using Indy and Ace hardware for when I had to re-setup an old deck, so the hardware wouldn't sink in too much. On a brand new deck I only use the ones with tiny heads, like Modus or Shorty's. My 2 cents on it



BBS 8.5 short
Pepper g5
Modus 7/8 allen
Indy hollow standard 149
Bones swiss 6, degreased and no caps
Spitfire F4 99a classics, 56mm

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I've been considering Ace hollow hardware. Is that the hollow or regular hardware you have and does it look like it's not seated on top? Looks like it's sticking up over the griptape quite a bit and I wouldn't want to deal with that if it's due to hardware design.

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they’re the hollows. they sink in overtime. i try not to crank em on a fresh deck. here’s a photo of em two weeks onto my last setup

Interesting. So are you saying the bolts sink in and "tighten" by themselves after a couple weeks or you manually tighten them after they set in?

Never heard of this technique but it sounds like a good one to help prevent stress to the deck.

[GoneWithTheSchwinn]

Pre-sink the hole before you put the grip tape on.

[FrAnKenFrEd]

Trying something different with my first popsicle (hate that word) in over a year and some wide-arse tyres,

Krooked 8.62
Jessup
Ace IKP Baseplates with Hollow 60 hangers
1/8" Ace Risers
F4 99a Radial Full 56mm
Old Swiss 6

[DERBY]

Interesting. So are you saying the bolts sink in and "tighten" by themselves after a couple weeks or you manually tighten them after they set in?

Never heard of this technique but it sounds like a good one to help prevent stress to the deck.

mb, manually tightened em throughout

[BusterShrugs]

Another orange eagle for y'all

AH 9" on standard 169's
96a Indy bushings + 1/8" risers
Spitfire 93d 54 radials
Reds + Bronze + Mob

[Slave IV]

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Interesting. So are you saying the bolts sink in and "tighten" by themselves after a couple weeks or you manually tighten them after they set in?

Never heard of this technique but it sounds like a good one to help prevent stress to the deck.

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mb, manually tightened em throughout

Thanks! Gonna try that on my next setup but my short term memory might be kicking in because now I feel like I may have done something similar in the past. Maybe subconciously or some other automotion where I did it without ever thinking about it.

[Spacecase]

Another orange eagle for y'all:

AH 9" + standard 169's
Indy 96a bushings + 1/8" risers
Spitfire formula four radials 54mm 93d
Reds + Bronze allen + Mob

Interesting to see you running risers with only 54mm tires.

[pizzafliptofakie]

had to put my money where my mouth is and buy this board.



8.5 Anti-Hero Nick Matthews
Thunder 149 Standards with Bones Mediums
Spitfire Classics 53mm 99d
Bones Swiss
Mob Grip
Bronze Bolts

Half-Cabs

[Spacecase]

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Anti Hero 9”x33.25” 15” WB
Slappy 9.5” W/ 95a Slappy Bushings
56mm Bones x97 v6
Bones Swiss 6
Indy 7/8s hardware
Pepper grip

Trying some different things on this setup, first time with Slappys and straying from the usual formula 4 to try out some x formula wheels again.

I like my trucks wider than my deck but I think I may have gone too far here. Gonna try and skate it for a bit longer but I could see myself putting some 169s on it.

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Curious about your take on the X97

Good wheel but I'm already back on Spitfire Formula 4s. I skate mostly park and don't get much of the benefits of the softer wheels. Something about the way formula 4s sound as well, everything else just sounds incorrect to me.

[MOE SYZLAK]

Posted my set up a while ago with Prize fighter cutlery wheels, a few of y’all were curious about them.
Finally got a grip of them back in stock.
https://www.cassetteskateshop.com/products/prize-fighter-cutlery-banners-101a?_pos=1&_psq=prize&_ss=e&_v=1.0

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Posted my set up a while ago with Prize fighter cutlery wheels, a few of y’all were curious about them.
Finally got a grip of them back in stock.
https://www.cassetteskateshop.com/products/prize-fighter-cutlery-banners-101a?_pos=1&_psq=prize&_ss=e&_v=1.0

would gnar but 1234 is sick

prize fighters harken back to a better slap time.
how are you liking them? what are they like?

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Another orange eagle for y'all:

AH 9" + standard 169's
Indy 96a bushings + 1/8" risers
Spitfire formula four radials 54mm 93d
Reds + Bronze allen + Mob

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Interesting to see you running risers with only 54mm tires.

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Yeah, I’m a very big dude so I like the confidence of knowing wheelbite is all but non-existant. Plus I can swap the spits for bigger cruiser wheels without tightening my trucks.

i swear swear that in the early 2000s, 2002….ish? i had an orange eagle that was an 8”. i bought it because it was ‘insanely big’ and ridiculous. i had indy’s and 54s and i’d only bring it out when we were all wasted as a ‘look at this fucking thing amirite?’. and then it skated good and me and the rest that skated it would chalk it up it being intoxicated. i was in my mid 20s. i am not super smart.
i dunno. there was like one guy that skated with us that had a big board, 8.25-8.5 ish and his ollie’s were stinking.
i’ve yammered about this before on slap. i want to say that i am getting weirder with age, but i think it’s more predictable. i act exactly how the young people think id behave. kind of a trip

[MOE SYZLAK]

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Posted my set up a while ago with Prize fighter cutlery wheels, a few of y’all were curious about them.
Finally got a grip of them back in stock.
https://www.cassetteskateshop.com/products/prize-fighter-cutlery-banners-101a?_pos=1&_psq=prize&_ss=e&_v=1.0

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would gnar but 1234 is sick

prize fighters harken back to a better slap time.
how are you liking them? what are they like?

Haven't skated in quite some time due to an injury, but the few sessions I got on them was great. They are kind of comparable to a 99 F4, but a little less grippy. the 101 formula doesn't feel as hard and slippery as a bones/ spit 101 and the urethane feels way higher quality. hope that answers your question.

[Thebird]

Had this in the closet for a few years, decided now was finally the time to try it. 

Quasi Proto 8" with a 14" wb
Venture 5.2 lo
Worn F4 99 51mm

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Had this in the closet for a few years, decided now was finally the time to try it. 

Quasi Proto 8" with a 14" wb
Venture 5.2 lo
Worn F4 99 51mm

hot

[Reese Bruno]

Posted my set up a while ago with Prize fighter cutlery wheels, a few of y’all were curious about them.
Finally got a grip of them back in stock.
https://www.cassetteskateshop.com/products/prize-fighter-cutlery-banners-101a?_pos=1&_psq=prize&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Been waiting for a miracle. I will be buying a set. Thank you Moe!

[Maccat]

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Posted my set up a while ago with Prize fighter cutlery wheels, a few of y’all were curious about them.
Finally got a grip of them back in stock.
https://www.cassetteskateshop.com/products/prize-fighter-cutlery-banners-101a?_pos=1&_psq=prize&_ss=e&_v=1.0

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would gnar but 1234 is sick

prize fighters harken back to a better slap time.
how are you liking them? what are they like?

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Haven't skated in quite some time due to an injury, but the few sessions I got on them was great. They are kind of comparable to a 99 F4, but a little less grippy. the 101 formula doesn't feel as hard and slippery as a bones/ spit 101 and the urethane feels way higher quality. hope that answers your question.

Second this.

PFCs are scary close to a 99 F4. For those who want to rock with a wheel company that ain’t the big two, you’re not gonna find a better wheel.

Shit, I have a set in shrink that I was saving for a rainy day. Now that I know Cassette has em, I’m gonna have to cop.