Ok ok ok…but what about Indy standard to ace LOWs? Am I just asking for pain? I was skating the forged Indys for a few months and then swapped my baseplate for a standard one, and have been chilling on that with no complaints.
What’s the deal with low trucks anyways? Just a preference thing or are there legit benefits?
Sorry y’all, I’m walking the line between madness and “don’t try stuff so you don’t know how other stuff feels”.
Without going into details of exact heights, you would be going from almost the tallest truck to almost the lowest truck on the scale.
Indy cast baseplates that make the truck 55 mm tall, compared to Indy forged baseplates coming in at 53.5 mm tall is almost nothing compared to any low truck variant. Going to an Indy Mid at 52 mm tall would be a better jump down in overall height, than going to a low truck. That difference is in the hanger height, as was the Indy low truck, which was still on the same baseplates, only a lower kingpin and different hangers, which was around 50 mm tall all up.
The interesting thing with Ace is the height difference actually happens in the baseplates, so the hangers are all the same, with the Ace low baseplate being lower than their normal baseplate. Where you put the bolts in is the same height, just the kingpin and pivot mounting areas, to give you more of an idea, compared to actually showing some in person / in pics. That is my understanding anyway.
I haven't skated any Ace low trucks, but I have had Indy low, Thunder low (from back when they made low trucks) and still have some Venture Low trucks on boards, so for me the main thing is the pop is way quicker as the end of the kicks are closer to the ground and the turn is significantly less as the wheel is closer to the deck.
If you like lower boards, quicker pop, less turn, or a more tech type of skating in general, then any low truck might be just what you are after, but if you are good with the current height of your trucks or like a little more turn, then going to a low truck might not be such a good option and getting a normal height Ace truck might be more the way to go, if you want to get some Ace trucks.
Hope that helps.
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