magic carpet vs. hot rod

[Xen]

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Thunder 151 on 8.5s work well for me

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This is my jam! Love this setup. Every one in awhile I’ll throw on some tricks that sit flush, but then I immediately go back. I don’t like the way that feels. 1/4” wider trucks are my happy place.

8.75" trucks on 8.5" decks is the 8.25" with 149s scaled up, that's why it works so well; Wheels flush!

[WideFeet]

I’m on team Hotrod. I skate an 8.38 and currently on Indy Stage 4 151’s. I love it.

Before Indy made 144’s, you either could skate 139’s or 149’s. I moved up from an 8.0 to an 8.25 and chose to skate 149’s.

I tried going down to 144’s on an 8.38. Didn’t like it.
I find the Hotrod set-up gives me more stability and things just work better.

[OhioGuy]

Indy 159s on a Girl G053 8.5 deck with 55m Spitfire Lock-In Fulls and Swiss Six. Plus some hard bushings. This setup is fast and stable as fuck. Supports my 245lbs nicely 🤤

It’s a hot rod technically, but the wheels don’t stick out to a noticeable degree.