How would you guys define ACE trucks?
Good/bad things about them?
Ace has more turn than most if not all popular traditional kingpin trucks.
A hanger can lean without any turning at all. Long-boarders sometimes use trucks that only lean in back with a squirly truck up front.
Point is a the amount of arc a hanger makes while leaning depends on the trucks geometry.
When it comes to carving Ace is really hard to beat.
Ace has a good stock bushing formula. Where indy and thunder crumble ace will get a crack or deformation that rarely is felt. Stock Ace bushings harden up after a short break in period. Last I checked a set of bushings and washers is $7 from
Ace.
Drawbacks are subjective:
Weight.
Pop angle from shortened wheelbase.
Urethane pivot cups may not be as durable as plastic (delron) cups.
Classics grind softer than Indy and harder than magnesium (some bend axles on classics).
AF1 is harder than Indy (some say grind feels faster, some say it sticks on grinds).
Bushings may be too soft (ace has hard bushings and they seem well liked).
Washers can click for a period of time.
Ace pinch point is sub par to thunder (not sure about the new ace lows).
I have skated AF1 since drop. I have read much of this thread and tried to summarize popular opinion and fact. I'll never be pinching a hand rail trick if you catch my drift.
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