Truck set-ups

[mynameisnotjeff]

Set up some Lurpivs and the weird nut on the baseplate fell off. Is it important or is it okay for me to keep them off?

[Xen]

Set up some Lurpivs and the weird nut on the baseplate fell off. Is it important or is it okay for me to keep them off?

The little screw in the baseplate? That's to keep your kingpin from loosening

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Set up some Lurpivs and the weird nut on the baseplate fell off. Is it important or is it okay for me to keep them off?

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The little screw in the baseplate? That's to keep your kingpin from loosening

Thank you.

[LebowskisRug]

Set up some Lurpivs and the weird nut on the baseplate fell off. Is it important or is it okay for me to keep them off?

Grabs popcorn...

[yourbreakfsat]

Mystery Indys solved! 166 Stage 4 as seen on Chico Brenes' IG story.

https://streamable.com/0gq21p



I don't believe this to be NOS since there's no Iron Cross logo, the size is shown on the hanger, and we've seen other people skate these.

[Xen]

Mystery Indys solved! 166 Stage 4 as seen on Chico Brenes' IG story.

https://streamable.com/0gq21p



I don't believe this to be NOS since there's no Iron Cross logo, the size is shown on the hanger, and we've seen other people skate these.

Smaller 215 geo! Cool!

166 = 9.25?

[Frank and Fred]

Came here to post about Chico's Stage 4s but not surprised Slap truck nerds beat me to it.

I've often wondered why Indy has not 'reissued' trucks... Why not? Especially if they can improve a few of the old flaws such as Axle slip and KP clearance. Put me down for some 156s.

[franquietits]

^This would be a cool idea. Retro them like how Air Jordan retros their old 1990's lineup. Since Indy seems to have lost some steam with the rise of Venture, Ace, etc. and the pushback against the iron-cross heritage, I think this would be their best bet at being the top dog again.

[logjammin]

Indy has something up their sleeve. Those are definitely not NOS, as every aspect of that truck is modern made in China. I'm now leaning towards these not being a "stage 12" but merely 215 shaped hangers in smaller sizes, which is still an older geo I believe, but I don't see them scrapping the 11's and replacing all of them with this 215 hanger in 129-169. Riots will happen. So the question is are they just offering this to team riders or will they release them to the public?

[j....soy.....]

I’m sure it’ll be a big time disrupter…..just like a lower but heavier truck, with a protruding lowered kingpin.  No idea how I will sleep until I see it…..

[lamfordie]

I saw this video on Ig(wish I had the link for it) that showed someone replacing their kingpins with the krux inverted kingpins on a set of 161 thunders. What was interesting was that the baseplate for the thunder was different from what I have seen. Instead of the round hole that the kingpin was in it was more hexagon in shape. I don't remember thunder changing the shape of the hole for the kingpin. Is this something new that thunder is doing?

[tuesday]

Pictures of the new Thunder baseplate that accomodates hexagonal kingpin heads have already been posted here. Couple months ago.

[LebowskisRug]

Those look kinda like a Thunder from the Upside Down.

[LebowskisRug]

People who fuck with trucks: high level nerd/it doesn't matter question:

My Indy's are showing 1.5-2 threads in back maybe. I was debating grinding down the kingpin and keeping stock bushings or using the blues so the nut is more flush. I'm hanging up on feebles a bit and have hollow kingpin which feel pretty harsh to grind through.

Would the compressed oranges have any different qualities than less compressed blues? I imagine as a bushing is compressed the way it rebounds changes since the bushing is pre squished and not near the end of the rebound if that makes sense. Like on center a squished bushing is using 20% rebound but flush is 0.

[lamfordie]

Pictures of the new Thunder baseplate that accomodates hexagonal kingpin heads have already been posted here. Couple months ago.

Sweet, I hope they do this for venture as well.

[Plan9Customs]

Well I guess since Chicos posting about them it’s not a secret.

Just didn’t want to post and blow shit up before it was known.

[Frank and Fred]

So sick. This Stage 4 news is about the only thing that might tempt me away from Ace. If they do it, I hope they put out a decent size range.

[yourbreakfsat]

Well I guess since Chicos posting about them it’s not a secret.

Just didn’t want to post and blow shit up before it was known.

If they get released, Powell reissue deck sales are gonna explode :v

[Ok]

Ace with Indy qc. Not too bad.

[Frank and Fred]

Shit. Forget Powell. I'll be setting up a Tom Knox reissue with these and some OJ Freezstreets.

[Xen]

I really doubt Indy is going to put out an Ace/stage 3 copy.

How could it be a 'copy', it's the OG.

What will be telling is the lack of hollow body, will smaller sizes bend? There's a reason why Indy (and ACE, and Theeve all) switched over to the wing/V design...but you don't see a lot of bitching about 215s bending (impact or not).

Older stages were lower, maybe the stage 4 design is where the mids are coming from with their 'classic' geometry (and could explain the yoke offset using mid hangers on the regular XI plates).

[Frank and Fred]

You'd think wider axles would be more prone to bending than narrower. You probably don't see too many bent 215s as not many people skate those in high impact situations. (Except Gonz ollieing down Wallenberg of course.)

[Xen]

You'd think wider axles would be more prone to bending than narrower. You probably don't see too many bent 215s as not many people skate those in high impact situations. (Except Gonz ollieing down Wallenberg of course.)

I look to ACE ace and how they bent (even at 8") Theeve didn't have bending issues that I was ever aware of.

Guess that's why they're testing them out instead of just pushing them to market. I'd imagine that metals and tolerances since the OG IV and current XI have changed? 215s supposedly still use the old geo, but if I remember right there was a time where the 215s were updated to stage XI (last year or so?). Who knows.

Stage IV / that hanger design + Forged ti ? Yes, please.

[manysnakes]

Indy has something up their sleeve. Those are definitely not NOS, as every aspect of that truck is modern made in China. I'm now leaning towards these not being a "stage 12" but merely 215 shaped hangers in smaller sizes, which is still an older geo I believe, but I don't see them scrapping the 11's and replacing all of them with this 215 hanger in 129-169. Riots will happen. So the question is are they just offering this to team riders or will they release them to the public?

It costs a high five or six-figure sum to make a new mold for something like this so there’s basically no chance that they don’t intend to sell them.

[Xen]

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Indy has something up their sleeve. Those are definitely not NOS, as every aspect of that truck is modern made in China. I'm now leaning towards these not being a "stage 12" but merely 215 shaped hangers in smaller sizes, which is still an older geo I believe, but I don't see them scrapping the 11's and replacing all of them with this 215 hanger in 129-169. Riots will happen. So the question is are they just offering this to team riders or will they release them to the public?

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It costs a high five or six-figure sum to make a new mold for something like this so there’s basically no chance that they don’t intend to sell them.

Unless they have old Stage IV molds still kicking around (doubtful they risk using a classic OG mold)? I mean they still make 215s with that hanger design.

[Lou Strux]

I confess, I would prolly fuck with these if they were to come in an 8.5 or 8.75.
And here I was, telling myself to hold out for the AF1 hollows, but who knows what the future may hold for me now: perhaps a taste of the past?

[tuesday]

@lamfordie: found the the Thunder base pic in this thread: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=118215.150#quickreply

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Looks like Thunder is setting the kingpin deeper into the baseplate now. Should allow to get them a little bit looser.

[close]

I saw a newer set of Ventures that are like that too. I think it's just a shorter kingpin because the hanger clearance up top looks about the same as the old ones. Maybe that recessed bit on the baseplate is designed to fit a sleeve (like on the Mindys) if they ever release that inverted kingpin version.

[j....soy.....]

Didn’t we say they are testing an inverted kingpin like 11 pages back? 

[Xen]

Didn’t we say they are testing an inverted kingpin like 11 pages back? 

Yep. I hope they get it right and throw some industrial grade nylock in the plate. PReferably around the whole damn thing,

[LebowskisRug]

Rumor is they're offering both versions but the Teams will be standard kingpins. Just a rumor since they've been testing these trucks for 4 years.