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is there any way i can make my indie forged hollow 169s feel like my ace 66s. i have venture loose conversion kit on the indies they make it sit pretty inward but I'm not really sure how inward it would have to be geometry wise. also have been riding with the front truck looser and the back truck tighter if that makes any difference.
I blew the bushings out of some old Indy 159s and swapped in some salvaged Ace Classic bushings, and I found it to make up a decent percentage of the difference between Ace and Indy.
Yes the ever so slightly taller bottom bushing is what gives it that little bit more turn, but also if you want a more loosey goosey turn, waxing or lubricating all contact points between the bushings and washers really makes things loosen up a lot too. Pivot cup as well. Beware, cause sometimes that may loosen everything up too much.
If you are just using whatever you have there in the way of bushings and washers, adding another bottom washer under the bottom bushing will lift the truck a bit more, but can mess with OCD and really make you not want to do it.
Tried it just to see what would happen and although it worked and made the truck turn way more, I was not wanting to keep two bottom washers under the bottom bushing.
At least the lower top will help with that too, so you can bring up the truck a bit more without having a nut that will not fit on the kingpin or trucks that start off way too tight to work for you.