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stupidcuntfuck

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Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« on: May 05, 2015, 01:35:08 AM »
Am i the only one who does this? Minus Daewon.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2015, 01:38:54 AM »
I do this too. loose in the front for more turn control but tight in the back for stability when popping. Its not too drastic of a difference though, I still want to be capable of skating my board backwards for certain tricks/lines

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2015, 01:44:56 AM »
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2015, 02:55:03 AM »
I've been doing this for years now. If my back is too loose it doesn't feel stable and my flips go into rocket mode. I keep the back tighter for a more stable pop, and the front a bit looser for easy turning. I usually do the back half a turn to a full turn tighter than the front.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2015, 04:16:40 AM »
I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2015, 04:54:02 AM »
I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2015, 05:44:25 AM »
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.

dafuq? That'd feel real strange

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2015, 05:50:03 AM »
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.

This... I rotate the exact same amout in each truck!

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2015, 05:59:03 AM »
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.
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dafuq? That'd feel real strange
Feels like driving this:

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2015, 07:01:27 AM »
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.

yeah it feels way better for me to have a sketchy back truck but i skate more nollie/switch anyways
ohyeahohyeah

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2015, 07:48:51 AM »
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2015, 08:51:33 AM »
My front is just slightly looser than the back, you're not alone

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2015, 09:21:17 AM »
i do this but it wasnt intentional. just adjusted them to what felt good and the front ended up being looser. didnt really notice a difference until i noticed that my front kingpin nut kept almost falling off during a session.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2015, 10:28:15 AM »
yep, always

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2015, 10:31:50 AM »
Feels right when sidewalk surfing.
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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2015, 10:35:23 AM »
back truck just a half turn tighter, approximatively 3.14159265359 turns for the front truck

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2015, 11:14:04 AM »
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I got the opposite. Back truck way looser than my front.
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Me too. Mostly to avoid nasal wheelbite.
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yeah it feels way better for me to have a sketchy back truck but i skate more nollie/switch anyways

Yoooo exactly. Gotta have my back truck way looser for skating switch

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2015, 03:04:08 PM »
Hate it, both trucks need to be exactly the same.

Same here.

But hey, it works for Daewon!

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2015, 03:11:22 PM »
I try to have them as identical as possible so they turn the same no matter what side is facing forwards, but if one truck has to be looser than the other, it's the front truck.
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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2015, 10:48:41 PM »
I get wheelbite on my front truck more than my back....

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2015, 11:54:45 PM »
I do it. Only about 20% looser in the front though.

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #21 on: May 07, 2015, 06:02:49 AM »
loose front truck = easier to turn, more stylish

tight back ground = the stability you need for landing shit

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Re: Tight back truck, loose front truck.
« Reply #22 on: May 07, 2015, 06:55:02 AM »
I always found over time my back truck just naturally gets looser, I guess I must kick back a bit when I'm rolling around. I used to trip on it but no matter how often I tightened it back up it just loosened up again anyways. Nowadays I leave my trucks as they come from the factory and just deal with however they end up.