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I'm one of those people who stubbornly tries to make stock bushings work as much as possible. after all, you can adjust the tightness of your trucks quite a bit... I know I know... we all want no thread showing, nut flush.
If I could, I would but they heavier you are the harder that is to do. Currently running Slappy 100a in Slappy lows and it's glorious.
looking for an alternative to 100a doh dohs
@munchbox Not skated doh doh 100s (only the 92s, they were nice), only Thunder (blacks), ACE hards, Indy 96s, Krux 96s.
The slappy 100a are very hard (and like the ACE hards, work super well in a low truck); Slappy are already super stable when you want them to be yet even as a low and with hard bushings they still turn amazing (and no wheelbite with 52mm wheels). Tops are a bit shorter than say a krux and a hair shorter than indy (probably perfect for Ventures).
Of all the ones I've listed, Krux felt the most stiff out of the bag, tho I used them them in Royals, NOT slappys (royal bottom is taller than most, like Krux and ACE).
What truck are you riding and what are the doh dohs not giving you?
Since I started skating again a bit more 'seriously' (as in actually trying to do more than some flat ground once a year) after a very long hiatus in a whole other sport, I feel like a lot of my tricks are back, albeit inconsistently... but I cannot get used to a more 'modern-day' setup. I don't seem to be able to stop ghost-popping on Indy FHs (53-54mm wheels). I think it might be time to sack the whole setup and go narrower, with low trucks and smaller wheels which is what I grew up skating. Full madness mode.
@Twig88 You are not the only one; I can't hange with tall trucks and 54mm+ wheels (unless it's bowl/ditch or straight ollies); been hovering around 52mm (thunder, Venture or Royal) trucks and 52mm wheels for the longest time. Prior was indy forged whatevers at 53.5mm (for park with 53mm) and would skate the OLD Thunder 149ers, which were 49mm tall with 51/52mm; I did try ACE lows, but didn't stay with them long enough as I bumped up in board size and didn't want to dip again).
When Slappy came around I moved from Royal..felt off but could make it work but had moved to 8.125" bloards (and I tried some 55mm indys, couldn't hang). Everytime I would step off my slappies onto thunder/vent or royals, then back on slappys they felt too high (A WHOLE 2.4 mm too high lol so I'd dip back)...then on 52mm trucks I went to 51/50mm wheels, and a flatter (wider) board, things started feeling better. Setup my 149 forged Mindys (50.5mm tall) and 53mm wheels and then 51mm wheels and the magic happened. Currently on lows with 50mm wheels. Speed sucks balls but it feels good.
I pop very fast and very hard, it's very explosive and 'one size fits all effort' no matter the trick or obstacle just big, so a steep, tall board doesn't work as well (it works but ghost pop is there, I'm just expecting the pop sooner) as the timing on a lower flatter board, tho I do lose some height and have to suck up my knees more.
TL;DR:
Maybe it's muscle memory, what I used to skate height-wise, never skated low (branded) trucks other than the thunders, but always smaller wheels. Or maybe like Marnell (R.I.P.) "low and wide" is just what feels right...curbs and flat, ledges and small gaps, no vert, big rails, hucking or hillbombing.
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