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There’s more to it than just truck height.
I run 54 mm wheels on pretty much all my setups and with Indys (55 mm high) I get wheelbite sometimes.
On Venture His (also 55 mm high) it’s really hard to get them to wheelbite even though I run mine loose as fuck.
Aces also don’t wheelbite easily at all with 54 mm wheels despite being 52 mm tall.
Fucking slap is bugging. Have to press enter after every row or otherwise the Post-button goes missing. 😮
interesting. you guys think thats more of a geometry thing or a bushing thing?
i also dont like risers, so im wondering how far i could push it while experimenting with shapes and sizes
EDIT: follow up, anyone tried the Acid Chemical Co. Pods?
Geometry, 100 percent. Turn your board on it's side and imagine a straight line between the pivot cup and
axle – the angle of that line is a big factor in how sharp trucks can turn. The steeper it is, the more turn you
get before the wheels hit the deck. I think Aces might be the turniest in that regard. There's obviously other
factors: one brand of truck can effectively shrink or extend your wheelbase. Narrower trucks turn sharper,
and therefore get less wheelbite (Indy and Thunder both make trucks that are 8.5, where as Ace 44s are actually
8.35). It would be cool if truck companies used some kind of standardized measure of turning radius on a 54mm
wheel.
Sorry to pollute this wheel discussion with trucks-set-up-thread level nerdiness.