Slappy trucks (Mike Sinclair's new brand)

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Appreciate all the info, imaginary gnars to you all.

[Skate34860]

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So just bought some Slappy ultra low king pins. Realized the stock bushings were way too soft and bought their 100a bushings. All was good until I popped a quick big spin and landed a little towards the toe side and the top bushing blew out.  Wondering if anyone has had the same issue? Contacted Slappy to see if there was an issue or if they may different sized bushings for these new trucks but no response. Any help is appreciated. I did throw a washer under the head of the kingpin to continue to skate them but would be nice to not have to do that after paying the money for these trucks. Seems the kingpin head is too small so when you tighten it down the top of the bushing gets pushed out.

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Following this question, I ride pretty tight, 100 boardside / 95 roadside so the information may be helpful to me as well

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So I just got the bones hard bushings in that I ordered after I blew out the Slappy ones and they fit perfect and they’re great so far.

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On the ultra lows?

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Yeah in the ultra lows. May raise the kingpin up slightly but not by much. Everything is good so far though.

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The ULKP has extended threads so raising up a bit with a taller bushing should not be an issue

Skated all day yesterday In my garage with the bones bushings in the ULKP and no issues at all. Just to test it out may be a bad idea but was purposely landing hard to one side and the other and still no issues at all with loosening or the bushings bulging out. Wish I had used these bones bushings sooner in other trucks these things are great. No break in time either and no issues with the truck getting stuck to one side even when they’re tightened down tight.

[Sedition]

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So just bought some Slappy ultra low king pins. Realized the stock bushings were way too soft and bought their 100a bushings. All was good until I popped a quick big spin and landed a little towards the toe side and the top bushing blew out.  Wondering if anyone has had the same issue? Contacted Slappy to see if there was an issue or if they may different sized bushings for these new trucks but no response. Any help is appreciated. I did throw a washer under the head of the kingpin to continue to skate them but would be nice to not have to do that after paying the money for these trucks. Seems the kingpin head is too small so when you tighten it down the top of the bushing gets pushed out.

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Following this question, I ride pretty tight, 100 boardside / 95 roadside so the information may be helpful to me as well

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So I just got the bones hard bushings in that I ordered after I blew out the Slappy ones and they fit perfect and they’re great so far.

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On the ultra lows?

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Yeah in the ultra lows. May raise the kingpin up slightly but not by much. Everything is good so far though.

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The ULKP has extended threads so raising up a bit with a taller bushing should not be an issue

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Skated all day yesterday In my garage with the bones bushings in the ULKP and no issues at all. Just to test it out may be a bad idea but was purposely landing hard to one side and the other and still no issues at all with loosening or the bushings bulging out. Wish I had used these bones bushings sooner in other trucks these things are great. No break in time either and no issues with the truck getting stuck to one side even when they’re tightened down tight.

Just a heads-up, Bones bushings are notorious for blowing out after a bit. What happens is the center core of the bushing starts to separate from the outer core. It’s hard to see because the top washer often covers the “tear.” The tell-tale sign is that you find yourself tightening the kingpin nut/bolt a lot, just to keep the same “tightness” on the trucks. Otherwise, they do ride nice.

[Skate34860]

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So just bought some Slappy ultra low king pins. Realized the stock bushings were way too soft and bought their 100a bushings. All was good until I popped a quick big spin and landed a little towards the toe side and the top bushing blew out.  Wondering if anyone has had the same issue? Contacted Slappy to see if there was an issue or if they may different sized bushings for these new trucks but no response. Any help is appreciated. I did throw a washer under the head of the kingpin to continue to skate them but would be nice to not have to do that after paying the money for these trucks. Seems the kingpin head is too small so when you tighten it down the top of the bushing gets pushed out.

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Following this question, I ride pretty tight, 100 boardside / 95 roadside so the information may be helpful to me as well

[close]

So I just got the bones hard bushings in that I ordered after I blew out the Slappy ones and they fit perfect and they’re great so far.

[close]

On the ultra lows?

[close]

Yeah in the ultra lows. May raise the kingpin up slightly but not by much. Everything is good so far though.

[close]

The ULKP has extended threads so raising up a bit with a taller bushing should not be an issue

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Skated all day yesterday In my garage with the bones bushings in the ULKP and no issues at all. Just to test it out may be a bad idea but was purposely landing hard to one side and the other and still no issues at all with loosening or the bushings bulging out. Wish I had used these bones bushings sooner in other trucks these things are great. No break in time either and no issues with the truck getting stuck to one side even when they’re tightened down tight.

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Just a heads-up, Bones bushings are notorious for blowing out after a bit. What happens is the center core of the bushing starts to separate from the outer core. It’s hard to see because the top washer often covers the “tear.” The tell-tale sign is that you find yourself tightening the kingpin nut/bolt a lot, just to keep the same “tightness” on the trucks. Otherwise, they do ride nice.

Appreciate that I’ll keep an eye on it. Hope it’ll be alright though. I weigh a heck of a lot more than I did when I was younger so finding things that hold up is crucial 😂 i was 130  pounds when I stopped skateboarding when I joined the military now that I’m 35 and getting back into it at 185 pounds seems things fall apart a bit faster. Not sure if things are just made cheaper today or what but I snapped my
Zoo York board I bought a few months ago just doing a kickflip and the thunder trucks I had the nut stripped the king pin which I have no clue how that happened because it wasn’t
Cross threaded. These Slappy trucks are awesome though really glad I picked them up. Perfect height and seems to give me the perfect wheel base. Will say that with the steep kicks on the alien workshop I just picked up with these trucks I’ll probably pick up a deck that has not so steep kicks and a mellower concave. Any suggestions would be great or I’ll probably post in a diff thread.

[Sedition]

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So just bought some Slappy ultra low king pins. Realized the stock bushings were way too soft and bought their 100a bushings. All was good until I popped a quick big spin and landed a little towards the toe side and the top bushing blew out.  Wondering if anyone has had the same issue? Contacted Slappy to see if there was an issue or if they may different sized bushings for these new trucks but no response. Any help is appreciated. I did throw a washer under the head of the kingpin to continue to skate them but would be nice to not have to do that after paying the money for these trucks. Seems the kingpin head is too small so when you tighten it down the top of the bushing gets pushed out.

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Following this question, I ride pretty tight, 100 boardside / 95 roadside so the information may be helpful to me as well

[close]

So I just got the bones hard bushings in that I ordered after I blew out the Slappy ones and they fit perfect and they’re great so far.

[close]

On the ultra lows?

[close]

Yeah in the ultra lows. May raise the kingpin up slightly but not by much. Everything is good so far though.

[close]

The ULKP has extended threads so raising up a bit with a taller bushing should not be an issue

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Skated all day yesterday In my garage with the bones bushings in the ULKP and no issues at all. Just to test it out may be a bad idea but was purposely landing hard to one side and the other and still no issues at all with loosening or the bushings bulging out. Wish I had used these bones bushings sooner in other trucks these things are great. No break in time either and no issues with the truck getting stuck to one side even when they’re tightened down tight.

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Just a heads-up, Bones bushings are notorious for blowing out after a bit. What happens is the center core of the bushing starts to separate from the outer core. It’s hard to see because the top washer often covers the “tear.” The tell-tale sign is that you find yourself tightening the kingpin nut/bolt a lot, just to keep the same “tightness” on the trucks. Otherwise, they do ride nice.

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Appreciate that I’ll keep an eye on it. Hope it’ll be alright though. I weigh a heck of a lot more than I did when I was younger so finding things that hold up is crucial 😂 i was 130  pounds when I stopped skateboarding when I joined the military now that I’m 35 and getting back into it at 185 pounds seems things fall apart a bit faster. Not sure if things are just made cheaper today or what but I snapped my
Zoo York board I bought a few months ago just doing a kickflip and the thunder trucks I had the nut stripped the king pin which I have no clue how that happened because it was
Cross threaded. These Slappy trucks are awesome though really glad I picked them up. Perfect height and seems to give me the perfect wheel base. Will say that with the steep kicks on the alien workshop I just picked up with these trucks I’ll probably pick up a deck that has not so steep kicks and a mellower concave. Any suggestions would be great or I’ll probably post in a diff thread.

DLX decks (real, anti-hero, krooked, There/Unity) have a Roman numeral (I - IV) stamped on the top ply near the front truck holes (they are pressed four at a time). Those numbers correspond to their position in the wood press. “I” is on the top. “IV” is on the bottom. Decks on the top are steeper. Decks on the bottom are flatter. So, look for IV/III decks from DLX (note, that ONLY DLX has this system / markings).

[144p]

At the shop we have set them up with Indy, ace, bones and venture bushings and they all worked to a degree.

[Skate34860]

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So just bought some Slappy ultra low king pins. Realized the stock bushings were way too soft and bought their 100a bushings. All was good until I popped a quick big spin and landed a little towards the toe side and the top bushing blew out.  Wondering if anyone has had the same issue? Contacted Slappy to see if there was an issue or if they may different sized bushings for these new trucks but no response. Any help is appreciated. I did throw a washer under the head of the kingpin to continue to skate them but would be nice to not have to do that after paying the money for these trucks. Seems the kingpin head is too small so when you tighten it down the top of the bushing gets pushed out.

[close]

Following this question, I ride pretty tight, 100 boardside / 95 roadside so the information may be helpful to me as well

[close]

So I just got the bones hard bushings in that I ordered after I blew out the Slappy ones and they fit perfect and they’re great so far.

[close]

On the ultra lows?

[close]

Yeah in the ultra lows. May raise the kingpin up slightly but not by much. Everything is good so far though.

[close]

The ULKP has extended threads so raising up a bit with a taller bushing should not be an issue

[close]

Skated all day yesterday In my garage with the bones bushings in the ULKP and no issues at all. Just to test it out may be a bad idea but was purposely landing hard to one side and the other and still no issues at all with loosening or the bushings bulging out. Wish I had used these bones bushings sooner in other trucks these things are great. No break in time either and no issues with the truck getting stuck to one side even when they’re tightened down tight.

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Just a heads-up, Bones bushings are notorious for blowing out after a bit. What happens is the center core of the bushing starts to separate from the outer core. It’s hard to see because the top washer often covers the “tear.” The tell-tale sign is that you find yourself tightening the kingpin nut/bolt a lot, just to keep the same “tightness” on the trucks. Otherwise, they do ride nice.

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Appreciate that I’ll keep an eye on it. Hope it’ll be alright though. I weigh a heck of a lot more than I did when I was younger so finding things that hold up is crucial 😂 i was 130  pounds when I stopped skateboarding when I joined the military now that I’m 35 and getting back into it at 185 pounds seems things fall apart a bit faster. Not sure if things are just made cheaper today or what but I snapped my
Zoo York board I bought a few months ago just doing a kickflip and the thunder trucks I had the nut stripped the king pin which I have no clue how that happened because it was
Cross threaded. These Slappy trucks are awesome though really glad I picked them up. Perfect height and seems to give me the perfect wheel base. Will say that with the steep kicks on the alien workshop I just picked up with these trucks I’ll probably pick up a deck that has not so steep kicks and a mellower concave. Any suggestions would be great or I’ll probably post in a diff thread.

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DLX decks (real, anti-hero, krooked, There/Unity) have a Roman numeral (I - IV) stamped on the top ply near the front truck holes (they are pressed four at a time). Those numbers correspond to their position in the wood press. “I” is on the top. “IV” is on the bottom. Decks on the top are steeper. Decks on the bottom are flatter. So, look for IV/III decks from DLX (note, that ONLY DLX has this system / markings).

Awesome I appreciate that! I was close to picking up a krooked and unsure as to why I didn’t and just reverted back to what I used to skate when I was younger. Have a few gift cards so may pick one up keep it off to the side until I destroy this alien workshop. I know  they make the easy rider may try that out.

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Just curious if the bushings still shred in these? I had the st1s last summer and my top bushings was pretty much cut in half right away when I tried how the trucks turn. Kept skating the trucks though and they worked fine. The same happened even with the replacement bushings. The ultra low kp trucks seem intriguing but Im not a fan of hollowed trucks. It seems they sell the new baseplates separately so I could swap the solid hangers on those too.

[Amocat]

Just curious if the bushings still shred in these? I had the st1s last summer and my top bushings was pretty much cut in half right away when I tried how the trucks turn. Kept skating the trucks though and they worked fine. The same happened even with the replacement bushings. The ultra low kp trucks seem intriguing but Im not a fan of hollowed trucks. It seems they sell the new baseplates separately so I could swap the solid hangers on those too.

At some point I got a set of the bushings and they finally came with a top washer that was a bit bigger and did not cut into the bushing so I think that got sorted out. I also got the lows and they were fine how they came, no washer issue. The first set I got definitely had the issue, I ended up using a washer from some mini logo trucks and they solved the issue as they are a flatter shape.



Also have tried out the ultra low kingpins, I just swapped it into the old inverted trucks with the old bushings and have had no issues with the bushings. I wonder if the the bushings that actually come with the ULKP truck has the height taken off the top and that is why people have had a similar issue with those bushings, wider at the top maybe so it can dig in.

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[skateboarder4life]

https://www.instagram.com/slappytrucks/p/DT_UrX_klO7/

they deleted the original post because the second slide had a zero deck

[TMX]

[swongolianbbq]

#HaveFunWithUs

[Rick Trapasso]

Sheck daddy on slappy trucks and zero board was on zero people's bingo card.

Jesus knuckle tatt makes this twice as funny.

[rawbertson.]

This guy is claiming that Slappys have a short Wheelbase like T2 / Ace Classic / Stage 4. he is saying its messing up his skating and hes gonna switch back to Indy forged which imo is almost the exact same truck. i have never had Slappys but can anyone confirm wb is +3.15"? I have been told Slappys have same WB pushout as Indy forged , Thunder Team, Lurpiv - 3.15" or 3-1/8" approx. is this guy fried or am I?

[swongolianbbq]

That dude is as fried as Dowdy and you shouldn't trust a damn thing he says

[TwisT]

ignoring all measurements. I'm skating slappys, and they definitely make WB FEEL shorter. I've been riding the same exact shape pretty consistently for the past 3 years. I took them off the first time, but when giving them a second try (on the same shape) I just powered through the short feeling, and now it's fine. I ain't got the time to be dealing with board madness.

[Osage]

This guy is claiming that Slappys have a short Wheelbase like T2 / Ace Classic / Stage 4. he is saying its messing up his skating and hes gonna switch back to Indy forged which imo is almost the exact same truck. i have never had Slappys but can anyone confirm wb is +3.15"? I have been told Slappys have same WB pushout as Indy forged , Thunder Team, Lurpiv - 3.15" or 3-1/8" approx. is this guy fried or am I?

    Slappy posted about it here. They're in between.

   

[Skate34860]

This guy is claiming that Slappys have a short Wheelbase like T2 / Ace Classic / Stage 4. he is saying its messing up his skating and hes gonna switch back to Indy forged which imo is almost the exact same truck. i have never had Slappys but can anyone confirm wb is +3.15"? I have been told Slappys have same WB pushout as Indy forged , Thunder Team, Lurpiv - 3.15" or 3-1/8" approx. is this guy fried or am I?

It does push the wheel base out slightly. I saw an interview where Mike Sinclair said he wanted an in between as far as height and wheel base goes. I just set up my 8.0 deck with my thunders I had laying around instead of my 8.25 with my slappys on it. I do like the slappys but I think I’ll keep the
 8.25 with the slappys on it  for more of a transition skating board. They are great trucks but for street skating i like a lower truck it was screwing up my timing of the pop and everything was just off. Spencer nuzzi likes an extremely small wheel base from what I seen on his channel and that’s probably why he notices it.  I think the height makes more of a difference than that small of a wheel base difference but I could be wrong.

[rawbertson.]

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This guy is claiming that Slappys have a short Wheelbase like T2 / Ace Classic / Stage 4. he is saying its messing up his skating and hes gonna switch back to Indy forged which imo is almost the exact same truck. i have never had Slappys but can anyone confirm wb is +3.15"? I have been told Slappys have same WB pushout as Indy forged , Thunder Team, Lurpiv - 3.15" or 3-1/8" approx. is this guy fried or am I?

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    Slappy posted about it here. They're in between.

   

I don't believe Venture Hi and Low are same WB, but its possible they could be.

Venture Hi and Thunders that have Forged Baseplates have a similar pushed out wb of ~3.2". so i'll assume this is their reference point.

If they have measured off a Standard indy stage 11 (+3"), and slappy is +1.25" more pushed out, then my number of 3.125" makes sense, and so does the slightly more pushed out # they are giving for Venture Hi + Thunder Forged.

And then it looks like they have measured AF1 a smidge less than Indy Standard which I always had measured almost the same, and then the t2 and ace classics are like another quarter inch tucked in.

So yeah, TL;DR I was correct and the Slappy site backs it up even lol

[moykky]

Here is the blog post of those measurements: https://www.slappytrucks.com/blogs/news/professor-schmitts-slappy-trucks-analysis

[rawbertson.]

Here is the blog post of those measurements: https://www.slappytrucks.com/blogs/news/professor-schmitts-slappy-trucks-analysis

Not sure this is the same "experiment" because in the blog post he references "indy hollows" (im assuming forged plate) and it shows almost right on with slappy as i suspected, only 0.05" difference. in the instagram post, he references "Indy Stage 11" and its more like .125" / 1/8" difference which lines up with what I have noticed IRL as well.
No mention of testing venture lows in that blog post.

"Thunder 145 classics" and theres no such thing as that, you'd think TEAM but trucks that small i would think they are probably a hollow lite and with the measurement he's getting that would line up more with the forged plate (hollow lite) thunders.

[Spacecase]

IDK anything about the measurements but I'm really happy with my 9" standard Slappys. Coming from 169s the transition has been pretty seamless.

[sexualhelon]

I'm thinking of getting a new pair of trucks soon. I've had stage 11 indy's for a while with no real complaints. I always put hard bones bushings in them, skate my trucks on the tighter side. I'm thinking about getting some hollows or titanium just to reduce a bit of weight in my suitcase.

So what's the verdict on slappy's? Worth trying or stick with indys/some other recommendation? One thing I noticed about slappy's is you'd need an allen wrench. For some reason, that seems a bit annoying to me.

[Skate34860]

I'm thinking of getting a new pair of trucks soon. I've had stage 11 indy's for a while with no real complaints. I always put hard bones bushings in them, skate my trucks on the tighter side. I'm thinking about getting some hollows or titanium just to reduce a bit of weight in my suitcase.

So what's the verdict on slappy's? Worth trying or stick with indys/some other recommendation? One thing I noticed about slappy's is you'd need an allen wrench. For some reason, that seems a bit annoying to me.

Haven’t seen the height difference of the slappys vs Indy stage 11s but I bought the slappy ULK and I’m sure they’re a great truck for someone but not me. I prefer a low truck and these things are a bit too high through everything off had a hard time timing the pop. I kept them for my 8.25 deck and will just turn that deck into a transition board and cruise around board. Even with the bones hard bushings I put in I still couldn’t get the slappys tight enough for my liking. I’m debating between staying with my thunder hollow lights for my 8.0 deck or going with the Indy mid hollow forged. IMO stick with the Indy’s.

[DarkPools]

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I'm thinking of getting a new pair of trucks soon. I've had stage 11 indy's for a while with no real complaints. I always put hard bones bushings in them, skate my trucks on the tighter side. I'm thinking about getting some hollows or titanium just to reduce a bit of weight in my suitcase.

So what's the verdict on slappy's? Worth trying or stick with indys/some other recommendation? One thing I noticed about slappy's is you'd need an allen wrench. For some reason, that seems a bit annoying to me.

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Haven’t seen the height difference of the slappys vs Indy stage 11s but I bought the slappy ULK and I’m sure they’re a great truck for someone but not me. I prefer a low truck and these things are a bit too high through everything off had a hard time timing the pop. I kept them for my 8.25 deck and will just turn that deck into a transition board and cruise around board. Even with the bones hard bushings I put in I still couldn’t get the slappys tight enough for my liking. I’m debating between staying with my thunder hollow lights for my 8.0 deck or going with the Indy mid hollow forged. IMO stick with the Indy’s.

Slappys are 53.9mm, while Indys are 53.5 (forged baseplates) and 55m (standard baseplates). Slappy Lows are probably similar to Indy mids (without looking the specs up to check)  height wise.

[rawbertson.]

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I'm thinking of getting a new pair of trucks soon. I've had stage 11 indy's for a while with no real complaints. I always put hard bones bushings in them, skate my trucks on the tighter side. I'm thinking about getting some hollows or titanium just to reduce a bit of weight in my suitcase.

So what's the verdict on slappy's? Worth trying or stick with indys/some other recommendation? One thing I noticed about slappy's is you'd need an allen wrench. For some reason, that seems a bit annoying to me.

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Haven’t seen the height difference of the slappys vs Indy stage 11s but I bought the slappy ULK and I’m sure they’re a great truck for someone but not me. I prefer a low truck and these things are a bit too high through everything off had a hard time timing the pop. I kept them for my 8.25 deck and will just turn that deck into a transition board and cruise around board. Even with the bones hard bushings I put in I still couldn’t get the slappys tight enough for my liking. I’m debating between staying with my thunder hollow lights for my 8.0 deck or going with the Indy mid hollow forged. IMO stick with the Indy’s.

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Slappys are 53.9mm, while Indys are 53.5 (forged baseplates) and 55m (standard baseplates). Slappy Lows are probably similar to Indy mids (without looking the specs up to check)  height wise.

slappy lows are 50mm and Indy Mid are 52mm so actually pretty decent difference. Same ace Classic. Ace Low and smaller axle Thunder forged plate have Low trucks in the 49-51mm range and Venture goes all the way down to 47-48mm with their lows depending whch plate you get.

 

[Obijuan91]

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I'm thinking of getting a new pair of trucks soon. I've had stage 11 indy's for a while with no real complaints. I always put hard bones bushings in them, skate my trucks on the tighter side. I'm thinking about getting some hollows or titanium just to reduce a bit of weight in my suitcase.

So what's the verdict on slappy's? Worth trying or stick with indys/some other recommendation? One thing I noticed about slappy's is you'd need an allen wrench. For some reason, that seems a bit annoying to me.

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Haven’t seen the height difference of the slappys vs Indy stage 11s but I bought the slappy ULK and I’m sure they’re a great truck for someone but not me. I prefer a low truck and these things are a bit too high through everything off had a hard time timing the pop. I kept them for my 8.25 deck and will just turn that deck into a transition board and cruise around board. Even with the bones hard bushings I put in I still couldn’t get the slappys tight enough for my liking. I’m debating between staying with my thunder hollow lights for my 8.0 deck or going with the Indy mid hollow forged. IMO stick with the Indy’s.

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Slappys are 53.9mm, while Indys are 53.5 (forged baseplates) and 55m (standard baseplates). Slappy Lows are probably similar to Indy mids (without looking the specs up to check)  height wise.

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slappy lows are 50mm and Indy Mid are 52mm so actually pretty decent difference. Same ace Classic. Ace Low and smaller axle Thunder forged plate have Low trucks in the 49-51mm range and Venture goes all the way down to 47-48mm with their lows depending whch plate you get.

Indy forged mids are about 50.5 so pretty close




For anyone on Indy trying slappys I’d say they’re about the same. If they feel too loose for you just grab some harder bushings same with Indy’s. I think the slappys have a softer grind tho, like what id imagine ace has.

[Tiltmode Army Reservist]

I would love to buy individual hangers from Slappy the way Ace lets you: I DM'd the Slappy account and they said that option is coming soon.

Slappy hangers on Ace baseplates feel good. They look good too.

[skater0000]

How's the pop feel and pinch compared to Indy's? Does the lighter truck cancel out the slight WB extension? Is the pinch better, worse, similar?