Venture 2020

[Uncle Flea]

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I think I’m finally gonna bite the bullet and try some lighter trucks and I’m definitely interested in venture. I like loose trucks and I’m coming from Indy and ace haven’t ridden ventures since I was a kid. I ride usually dlx 8.5 so I’m curious if 5.6 or 5.8 would be a good fit for me

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5.8

I like loose trucks too.

The Venture is going to feel tight no matter what at first.

You should probably order some clear bait and tackle to go with them. Or some bones soft. Just till you get used to a vertical king pin.

[ok boomer]

Because it is any day of the week, I again, am pondering a 7.5 with Venture Low 5.0's. Thanks

[topfrog10]

has anyone had the issue of their tool not really fitting on the tail-end bolts on their trucks? I got Venture V-Lights 5.8 a couple weeks ago and both my silver tool and a top covering bolt wrench were really hard to get on and off of those bolts when setting the trucks up on my board.

[Lukabrazi]

just put some 52mm f4 OG Classics on my 5.2 lows. pretty fat wheel, anyone ride lows with risers?

also skating in 24 degree weather makes your bushings freeze up pretty quickly.

[Firebert]

has anyone had the issue of their tool not really fitting on the tail-end bolts on their trucks? I got Venture V-Lights 5.8 a couple weeks ago and both my silver tool and a top covering bolt wrench were really hard to get on and off of those bolts when setting the trucks up on my board.

If you have the silver tool, unscrew the plastic part on the socket - it was made for this!

[FrozenIndustries]

just put some 52mm f4 OG Classics on my 5.2 lows. pretty fat wheel, anyone ride lows with risers?

also skating in 24 degree weather makes your bushings freeze up pretty quickly.

From like 2004-2007 I skated my venture lows with 1/8" risers (still with 49-51mm wheels though). I liked it, it made the turn better and I felt like it gave me more pop.

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just put some 52mm f4 OG Classics on my 5.2 lows. pretty fat wheel, anyone ride lows with risers?

also skating in 24 degree weather makes your bushings freeze up pretty quickly.

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From like 2004-2007 I skated my venture lows with 1/8" risers (still with 49-51mm wheels though). I liked it, it made the turn better and I felt like it gave me more pop.

This is a go! Especially for the forged lo’s. I’ve got the wooden risers, dunno how long they’ll last, but for now they feel real decent

[rocklobster]

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I think I’m finally gonna bite the bullet and try some lighter trucks and I’m definitely interested in venture. I like loose trucks and I’m coming from Indy and ace haven’t ridden ventures since I was a kid. I ride usually dlx 8.5 so I’m curious if 5.6 or 5.8 would be a good fit for me

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5.8

This is the right answer. Stock Venture bushings take a long time to break in, swap out to Bones Medium if you like medium-loose trucks with some wiggle.

Given the increase trucks size consider the V-Lights or V-hollow if you can afford it. Ventures (especially forged ones) push the WB out the most, resulting in a heavier pop feel, so they benefit a fair bit from reduced weight.

[tzhangdox]

I've only ever skated ventures with forged plates, never had a problem with them. But have been considering buying some cast plates to put on my current set of tis so to see what its like. Is there more baseplate contact on slides as opposed to the wheels possibly touching due to the shorter wb?

I know they're going to make the board a bit higher, a slightly shorter wheelbase and a bit heavier.... but has anyone actually tried both forged and cast and found a noticeable real world difference either good or bad.

I usually skate boards 32 in length give or take a little bit, usually about 14.25 wb, sometimes up to 14.38 and sometimes down to 14.125 if that makes much of a difference.

[shawngreg]

i skated ti's with a cast plate for about 4 months, switched over to forged about 2 months ago.  granted i havent been skating as much but i had a hard time noticing a difference.  if anything i felt slightly more stable with the forgeds.  also, my skill level is also nothing to brag about haha

[tzhangdox]

Thanks, well, if nobody else has anything glowing to say about the cast plates sounds like I'm sticking with my current setup.

[rocklobster]

Purely speaking from personal experience with swapping from forged to cast plates and I can say it was not worth the effort. On my last 2 boards I tried:
1) 5.2 / 5.6 V-Hollow w/ Cast Baseplate
2) 5.2 / 5.6 V-Hollow w/ Forged Baseplate

Did this to try to get the perfect wheelbase combination. #1 always felt more natural, I think it's the combination of height, weight and how much the wheelbase shift with each baseplate that performs best as is. I thought the additional weight or height would help but it never felt quite as right as the stock combination and would swap back to mid-session. Worth experimenting if you have a set with cast baseplates lying around, but performance improvements (if any) were negligible. Didn't find the slide better or worse.

I struggle to find the perfect setup for Ventures (deck steepness / length / wheelbase, truck baseplates) that I find myself sticking to Thunder more often these days. Sliding on wheels doesn't impact me as much, pinch loses to Ventures slightly, but make up for it by being incredibly nimble and turn-y.

[tzhangdox]

I see. I probably won't bother then. There's nothing really wrong with my trucks per say, just a few subpar sessions makes me wanna blame my trucks or board or whatever and switch something up lol.

[ballintoohard]

I'm all too familiar with that feeling and will advise against switching, even tho I end up always doing so myself.  A plate switch is pretty minor tho, just keep it 1 variable at a time and give it a few days.

[No comply]

Does anybody know if the 6.1s come in Hollows? I’ve seen Lights but not Hollows.

Also, is there much difference in the depth of the hole in the bottom of the forged plates vs. cast? Trying to figure out if I could do the JB Weld treatment for the inverted kingpin.

[Fhk]

Does anybody know if the 6.1s come in Hollows? I’ve seen Lights but not Hollows.

Also, is there much difference in the depth of the hole in the bottom of the forged plates vs. cast? Trying to figure out if I could do the JB Weld treatment for the inverted kingpin.

Only in our dreams bud, they would amazing.

[Uncle Flea]

Turny. Quick flat and hill bomb outside. It's snowy and wet so it will be a few days till I can ledge them.

I think this was a really good idea. Indy replacement parts super soft.

When the weather warms I'm putting them in the kids boards so they can get off the generic trucks. This will not work in warm weather for ne

I would recommend clear bait and tackle for exact fit but this is pretty nice for a

[drinny]

Does anybody know if the 6.1s come in Hollows? I’ve seen Lights but not Hollows.

Also, is there much difference in the depth of the hole in the bottom of the forged plates vs. cast? Trying to figure out if I could do the JB Weld treatment for the inverted kingpin.

I think the 6.1’s are getting a hollow soon, sure I saw it on the Instagram....

Love to try the inverted if I could find those damn krux downlows anywhere anymore....

[MisterSpaceman]

Because it is any day of the week, I again, am pondering a 7.5 with Venture Low 5.0's. Thanks

My buddy just gave me some purple 5.0 lows he had laying around, circa mid 2000’s. Contemplating which 7.5 deck to get to make this period correct piece.

[CaderSk8r]

I’d wait till that orange real true mid deck comes out.
Looks sick!

[MisterSpaceman]

I impulse bought some 5.2 cast lows last night at the local and put them on an Almost 8.0/14wb I had used for a couple weeks then stored up. Set up on some 49mm wheels. After riding Indys for so long these low stable trucks feel very “cozy” and kickflips feel super easy.  I definitely wasn’t crazy about this Almost on my 139s but it’s significantly better on the Ventures imo. It’s crazy what a few mm in either direction will do to the feel of a set of trucks.
ALSO these really don’t turn nearly as bad as I thought I remembered (last set I owned were feather lights way back when). Maybe I was prepared for much worse.
Stock tightness. More than good enough for street/tech.
I do feel like my muscle memory needs to be retuned for manuals.

[gaunting]

I have a pair of 5.2 high v-lights I’ve skated once. there are only a few small grind marks on the trucks.so practically still new. I set them up on a board yesterday and tried to put Indy super soft bushings in them. When I went to go take one of the kingpin nuts off, I could feel the nut stripping my kingpin. Now the nut is stuck, and no matter what I do it won’t turn to come off. Is DLX good with the customer service? You think they will replace them? I’ve heard good things on here about them.

[sadnocomply]

I have a pair of 5.2 high v-lights I’ve skated once. there are only a few small grind marks on the trucks.so practically still new. I set them up on a board yesterday and tried to put Indy super soft bushings in them. When I went to go take one of the kingpin nuts off, I could feel the nut stripping my kingpin. Now the nut is stuck, and no matter what I do it won’t turn to come off. Is DLX good with the customer service? You think they will replace them? I’ve heard good things on here about them.

yes contact them and explain what happened with details & pictures. They will get you straight

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I have a pair of 5.2 high v-lights I’ve skated once. there are only a few small grind marks on the trucks.so practically still new. I set them up on a board yesterday and tried to put Indy super soft bushings in them. When I went to go take one of the kingpin nuts off, I could feel the nut stripping my kingpin. Now the nut is stuck, and no matter what I do it won’t turn to come off. Is DLX good with the customer service? You think they will replace them? I’ve heard good things on here about them.

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yes contact them and explain what happened with details & pictures. They will get you straight

thanks bruv, appreciate that.

[rocklobster]

Anyone try Venture 5.8 on 8.25 boards? Got a pair of Venture 5.8 Titanium I would like to revisit, on the recent Nine Club episode Mason Silva talked about riding 149 truck on 8.25 boards.

I would like the extra hanger real estate but the heft of 5.8 trucks worries me, even for the Titanium versions.

Edit: Included Mason Silva's name

[Fhk]

Anyone try Venture 5.8 on 8.25 boards? Got a pair of Venture 5.8 Titanium I would like to revisit, on the recent Nine Club episode he talked about riding 149 truck on 8.25 boards.

I would like the extra hanger real estate but the heft of 5.8 trucks worries me, even for the Titanium versions.

I have a few times and they were fine for fliptricks, but with the titanium I bet it will be way better. I like the way 5.8s turn alot better than 5.6s. I've actually wishing I hadn't sold mine the last few days tbh

[NJFly318]

Anyone try Venture 5.8 on 8.25 boards? Got a pair of Venture 5.8 Titanium I would like to revisit, on the recent Nine Club episode he talked about riding 149 truck on 8.25 boards.

I would like the extra hanger real estate but the heft of 5.8 trucks worries me, even for the Titanium versions.

I've ridden 5.8's on a 8.38" which was fine and I currently ride a 8.5" deck with Venture 6.1s, so same 1/4" difference and this is a great setup, no wheel overhang, but it doesn't flip that well.

[Lloyd Braun]

Anyone try Venture 5.8 on 8.25 boards? Got a pair of Venture 5.8 Titanium I would like to revisit, on the recent Nine Club episode he talked about riding 149 truck on 8.25 boards.

I would like the extra hanger real estate but the heft of 5.8 trucks worries me, even for the Titanium versions.

I skate 5.8 but never on 8.25. If you got them give them a shot, I really like them but I ride 8.5. I used to ride thunder 151s on 8.5 same 1/4 difference and I never had any issues.

[tzhangdox]

Anyone try Venture 5.8 on 8.25 boards? Got a pair of Venture 5.8 Titanium I would like to revisit, on the recent Nine Club episode he talked about riding 149 truck on 8.25 boards.

I would like the extra hanger real estate but the heft of 5.8 trucks worries me, even for the Titanium versions.

This is all I skate, and 8.38. Never had a problem with it though I've been tempted to try 5.6, but haven't yet.

[Noble Experiment]

Never skated 5.8 on 8.25 but I used to skate Indy 149s on 8.25s and they were fine. As long as the length to wheelbase ratio isn’t all crazy they shouldn’t feel too hefty.