The Riser Thread

[somefucker]

Okay call me a fuckin noob and cite me, I just bought risers the other day thinking the rubber ones would wear in over time, but they keep fuckin' up my slides and I prob need plastic ones. Couldn't hold a tail or noseslide and would stick on the most icy ledges.

also still getting about the same wheel bite, so ima need thicker risers and new hardware too. eff it all

[Mbrimson88]

Okay call me a fuckin noob and cite me, I just bought risers the other day thinking the rubber ones would wear in over time, but they keep fuckin' up my slides and I prob need plastic ones. Couldn't hold a tail or noseslide and would stick on the most icy ledges.

also still getting about the same wheel bite, so ima need thicker risers and new hardware too. eff it all

Trimming them down to sit at or just under the truck line helps a whole lot too.

Done that with many soft rubber risers over the years for people, especially when they are "one size fits all" to start with and I cut them down to fit specific truck baseplates.

Risers in general will help with a little height, as well as soft rubber risers giving some insulation between truck metal and deck wood.  Some like that cushioned feeling, but others do not, so it is personal preference.

If they are about the usual 1/8" or less, they should be fine, but thicker rubber risers tend to squash down a lot, compared to solid plastic or wood risers.


What is your setup situation, that you end up with too much wheelbite?

[somefucker]

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Okay call me a fuckin noob and cite me, I just bought risers the other day thinking the rubber ones would wear in over time, but they keep fuckin' up my slides and I prob need plastic ones. Couldn't hold a tail or noseslide and would stick on the most icy ledges.

also still getting about the same wheel bite, so ima need thicker risers and new hardware too. eff it all

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Trimming them down to sit at or just under the truck line helps a whole lot too.

Done that with many soft rubber risers over the years for people, especially when they are "one size fits all" to start with and I cut them down to fit specific truck baseplates.

Risers in general will help with a little height, as well as soft rubber risers giving some insulation between truck metal and deck wood.  Some like that cushioned feeling, but others do not, so it is personal preference.

If they are about the usual 1/8" or less, they should be fine, but thicker rubber risers tend to squash down a lot, compared to solid plastic or wood risers.


What is your setup situation, that you end up with too much wheelbite?

I switched out my rubber ones for plastic yesterday, couldn't be fucked to trim them mostly bc of laziness.

I bought some aces about two months ago to try them out and I like em, everything is factory and the bushings surprisingly feel great for the medium/loose trucks I ride.

I skate a bit of everything so I like my trucks loose on tran for quick turns n shit, but also like to be able to be set up for a trick and still give the least bit of lean when rolling up for a grind/manny/etc.

I haven't been wheel biting thru the first ply since I got risers, something I noticed immediately. I suppose I would need to step it up to 1/2" to eliminate wheel bite huh? or is it inevitable?