Mine came in the mail today, really tempted to set the up but I got a couple of tricks I want to work on during the AM session. Worried going from Venture (forged plates) to Ace will be too drastic a change in WB. Also, trucks with no grooves are the worse.
Skated my first session in and I'm really liking them, most noticeable difference was the lightened pop feel coming off Ventures with forged baseplates. 3 years ago I would have hated trucks that popped light since I always stomped down hard on my tail. Over the past 12 months I've tried to lighten up my pop which is needed for a truck like Ace. Lowered height also made the pop snappier and easier to get the timing. In short, it feels like the right truck for this stage in my life.
Surfy turn without the wheelbite, twitch wasn't as bad as I imagined but the threads were showing a little more than I liked riding them at factory tightness. Do the bushings harden up with time?
Slides great on the baseplate, the metal is soft like Thunder and really fast. Ben Degros mentioned that his crooked grinds were affected because of how far the wheels were set back and how much the hanger articulated during the pinch. Didn't experience that at all and was locking in cleaner than before. Maybe it has something to do with the lower height?
Some clicking on trucks during deep turns, I expect that from new trucks, just hope it doesn't persist.
I'll rock these trucks till the end of this deck's life - another 2 more weeks or 6 or so sessions.
Edit: Ace 44 AF1 Lo on a 8.38 x 32.2 x 14.25