Having a hard time finding the right components for the boards I’ve been buying.
Lately I’ve been buying local company boards that use HLC. The dimensions are 8.5 x 31.9/32” with 14.25 wheelbase. The trucks I have for that sized board are old Indy 149’s and some old Ventures 8.5 axels.
I was riding some vans old skool pros when I had the Indy’s on and it just felt too responsive maybe. The Ventures are solid, but was hoping for something a little more in between.
Thinkin of getting a board with a longer wb for the Indy’s or maybe riding the ventures with some riser to get a little more pop from the extra clearance.
Anyone have an idea of what I’m talking about?
Yes, there are definitely good combinations of product that might seem to work better than others for a good number of people. Sure some skaters can ride anything and still do whatever they do, without a care or second thought, but maybe for most people, especially on here, things are a little more difficult if your gear doesn't line up just right.
I will often put Indy and now Thunder T-II trucks on longer wb boards, regular / original Thunder trucks on medium to shorter wb boards and Ventures on shorter wb boards, unless I run the V8 option on steeper boards with longer wb, but in saying all that, one thing that I didn't think would matter half as much as it does, is the bushing options.
To run slightly harder bushings on Indy, or more tightened down stock bushings on the T-II trucks, things feel good, but also to run slightly more loose bushings on the Thunder and Venture trucks, things sort of even out - definitely not loose how some people have them, but it makes things work a bit better. I want to be able to turn, but I still want stability.
Indy and T-II with no risers, original Thunder and Venture with some very thin risers (usually DIY) just to make everything even out a bit more.
Also now I come to think of it, smaller wheels all round, as I used to skate mainly 56 mm or bigger, even though I would skate them down to fairly small sizes all up, but setting up boards, with approximately 52 to 53 mm wheels seem just a bit more balanced now for me, but still maybe a little wider than average, especially on wider boards too, such as Radial Full 54 mm on 8.75s, but that is a different story. Those recent Spitfire Bighead Radio active 54 mm wheels are pretty good for me, on my current board.
My usual 8.5 and 8.38 boards, 149s, 5.8, similar to yours, top bushings often taken down a bit, or at least kingpins taken down a thread or two, with the nut just nicely on there, trucks that turn, DIY wheel wells on the front if I need them, comfortably solid feeling boards that are not loosey goosey, wheels a little more rounded off or Classic shapes taken down a few mm now and comfortable length kicks, especially the tail - not too steep and not too short.
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