Slappy trucks (Mike Sinclair's new brand)

[Obijuan91]

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I switched to the low profiles awhile back but briefly had both the highs and lows set-up to compare.

For what it’s worth I think they have a pretty different turn, less quick/snappy/whatever but they still have a good turn for how low they are. It’s also something you get used to pretty quick.

I think the lows provide more stability and I really prefer the pop they give so I’m converted, so long as they keep selling them.

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I ride the 8.5 Low Profile, was my favorite until I got on the Thunder T2.  But the Slappy wil be my go-to on decks with a sub 14.25 wheelbase

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Why the t2 over the slappys?

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My only guess is the WB factor, I hated the T2 Bushings, but I have always liked a shorter WB.
Until I got on the T2s, I was always missing my "pop" on anything taller than s 52mm axel height, and I was very skeptical about the 54mm T2,, but has not been an issue.

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Crazy I usually have the same issue usually with taller trucks

I can’t say for certain but is it me or do slappys look like a reworked theeve v2 truck

I wonder if slappys and royals have the same wheelbase too since Ben degros in his royal trucks review said the wheelbase is in between an Indy and thunder like what slappy claims

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They do

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strange. I like both, but for some reason the I like the royals more when I'm doing flip tricks. I swap between the two regularly on different setups and have been on the royals more lately compared to the slappys. I always assumed the wb on the royals was slightly longer. Is there a height difference between the royals and the standard slappys?

They royals are 52’mm height so a true mid truck and they’re lighter. I been riding the 149 royal standards and they feel very nimble for a wider truck imo. They both have nice turning too that’s probably due to the wheelbase

[finecojeffe]

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strange. I like both, but for some reason the I like the royals more when I'm doing flip tricks. I swap between the two regularly on different setups and have been on the royals more lately compared to the slappys. I always assumed the wb on the royals was slightly longer. Is there a height difference between the royals and the standard slappys?

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They royals are 52’mm height so a true mid truck and they’re lighter. I been riding the 149 royal standards and they feel very nimble for a wider truck imo. They both have nice turning too that’s probably due to the wheelbase

ok, tiny height difference and weight make then better for flips for me. Thanks.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Unfortunate report on the ultra low inverted kingpin 9” I’ve been riding for a while, they’re for sure getting worse with age. What used to be a nice stable surfy turn is now wiggly and divey, due to how small the top bushing is.

As others have mentioned, as the top bushing breaks in it’s basically just becoming a little pancake with no resistance. So top part of the turn feels like on a truck with a shaved down bushing, not quite Daewon style but close, and then the rest still has that linear feel. Not unusable but not ideal, especially compared to the Ace/Stage IV turn I prefer. Will probably continue to run these until the 161 TIIs drop, but will likely abandon them after that. Maybe run the baseplate on a curb only setup with different hangers or something.

 I’d imagine standard Slappys don’t have this issue, but maybe I’m wrong and it’s actually something with the formula of the bushing and not the size.

[moonordie]

Are Slappy bushings “weather resistant” like Ace?

[Mbrimson88]

Unfortunate report on the ultra low inverted kingpin 9” I’ve been riding for a while, they’re for sure getting worse with age. What used to be a nice stable surfy turn is now wiggly and divey, due to how small the top bushing is.

As others have mentioned, as the top bushing breaks in it’s basically just becoming a little pancake with no resistance. So top part of the turn feels like on a truck with a shaved down bushing, not quite Daewon style but close, and then the rest still has that linear feel. Not unusable but not ideal, especially compared to the Ace/Stage IV turn I prefer. Will probably continue to run these until the 161 TIIs drop, but will likely abandon them after that. Maybe run the baseplate on a curb only setup with different hangers or something.

 I’d imagine standard Slappys don’t have this issue, but maybe I’m wrong and it’s actually something with the formula of the bushing and not the size.

I am curious if you could get a set of the normal aftermarket bushings and try the top from them instead.

Has anyone else put the regular Slappy bushings in the ultra low inverted kingpin trucks?

Sure someone had said they did and it felt better, or I could be thinking of someone talking about Ace trucks too, but I noticed that with other brand bushings, where the low top flattens out a little too much sometimes, at which point it doesn't quite turn as you want.

Seems there are an abundant supply of aftermarket Slappy bushings around though, so that could be an option.

[Amocat]

I ran the ultra low with just the normal bushings, it seemed fine to me but I will say I only skated them a few times and went back to the low profile trucks. Possible I'd have ran into the issue eventually, though my bushings were pretty old when I tried it out. Never had much bushing issue on the standard kingpins other than the era that the top washer was to small and would carve up the bushing, but that was fixable with a different washer.


Weather resistant, I've noticed more difference from heat than cold. The cold they would get to normal before I was warmed up, usually like 15 mins or so on a mini.  Heat could have been me cooking them in the car during summer since they either felt normal after a bit or it was in a range I could get used to without tightening them. Ohio temps so fairly hot and humid at times and winter I'll skate in 20 degree temps if it's dry.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Will for sure try a thicker top bushing and see if that does the trick, mainly just feeling lazy since I don’t want to take the trucks off the board.

 I’ll probably get something on the softer side and see how that goes, I like to ride my trucks loose-ish so I’m not sure about amount of threads available with the taller bushing.

[theloniousmonk]

Glad to see that there is a new drop of slappy low profile and they didn’t get discontinued.

 It was 90degrees today and had to tighten the bushings in my low profiles. I know it’s summer when I have to switch to some yellow Indy hard bushings.

[moykky]

Glad to see that there is a new drop of slappy low profile and they didn’t get discontinued.

Yup, probably in minority here, but I prefer the low over the standard. Meaning if I wanted to have a higher truck, I'd rather put riser pads to low to match the standard height. The turn is more to my taste in the lows (which is interesting, since bushings and hangers are the same) - some might say it's not so "good" since they don't turn as sharply. The lows feel more stable and there is this weird thing with the standards, it feels that they're higher than what they are...

[rob]

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Glad to see that there is a new drop of slappy low profile and they didn’t get discontinued.

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Yup, probably in minority here, but I prefer the low over the standard. Meaning if I wanted to have a higher truck, I'd rather put riser pads to low to match the standard height. The turn is more to my taste in the lows (which is interesting, since bushings and hangers are the same) - some might say it's not so "good" since they don't turn as sharply. The lows feel more stable and there is this weird thing with the standards, it feels that they're higher than what they are...

I feel you on that, the regular slappy do feel kinda tall for being 1mm shorter than an Indy

Probably depends on the kicks on your deck too though

[ambiguousclarity]

Will for sure try a thicker top bushing and see if that does the trick, mainly just feeling lazy since I don’t want to take the trucks off the board.

 I’ll probably get something on the softer side and see how that goes, I like to ride my trucks loose-ish so I’m not sure about amount of threads available with the taller bushing.

I’m using the Ace inverted kingpin top bushings in my slappy ultra lows and they work well. Turn feels loose. I used the ace inverted bushings in my Venture trucks before I switched to Slappy due to DLX bushings being affected by the cold, so had them handy.

[Spacecase]

My go to trucks lately have been the ST1s, tried the Ultra Low Inverted and was nothing but disappointed with them.

The built in washer/kingpin isn't wide enough and shreds any top bushings I've had in them (Stock ones/Replacement ultra low bushings/Regular slappy bushings)

back on regular ST1s now, they give me no issues and I don't really need all that kingpin clearance from the Ultra Lows anyways.