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[Xen]

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Have the truck gods finally spoken? Hopefully these come in 5.8’s or they at least make em in an 8.25 size

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Yes please. And an 8.25 low too. Heavenly.

An 8.25 TI Hollow Venture lo would be amazing.

[ultrabra]

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Have the truck gods finally spoken? Hopefully these come in 5.8’s or they at least make em in an 8.25 size

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Yes please. And an 8.25 low too. Heavenly.

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An 8.25 TI Hollow Venture lo would be amazing.

Hollow TI axle!?
Absolutley.
DLX Please

[BMCsteve]

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Have the truck gods finally spoken? Hopefully these come in 5.8’s or they at least make em in an 8.25 size

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Yes please. And an 8.25 low too. Heavenly.

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An 8.25 TI Hollow Venture lo would be amazing.

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Hollow TI axle!?
Absolutley.
DLX Please

They'll never do a hollow titanium axle.  It wouldn't be strong enough.  These will just have a solid titanium axle which is lighter than a hollow steel axle.

The biggest question for me is if they'll come in 5.8.  Venture seems to be neglecting that size since they don't even make a v-hollow for it

[ballintoohard]

Having gone from Ace to Indy I'm thinking of trying Venture next on a 14-14.25 so I can get the flickity and stability.

So I swapped from aftermarket Indy yellow bushings to the softer Indy Reds. But they don't seem as soft and aren't breaking in. I don't remember bushings taking this long in the past and I don't want my kingpin nuts any higher. Do they take a while?

[GardenSkater77]

Having gone from Ace to Indy I'm thinking of trying Venture next on a 14-14.25 so I can get the flickity and stability.

So I swapped from aftermarket Indy yellow bushings to the softer Indy Reds. But they don't seem as soft and aren't breaking in. I don't remember bushings taking this long in the past and I don't want my kingpin nuts any higher. Do they take a while?

What is the temperature? I run conical reds and in the summer they flow. In the winter they are stiff and sweaky. I’m gonna drop to the soft ones to see if I can go back to glowing—at least for the winter.

[Allen.]

I'm not about to skim through the whole thing but I feel like my last two sets of Indys (the Reynolds and Wes hollows) both seem to be suffering from gnarly axle slip - the Wes' seem to have shipped with uneven axles. Is this only an issue with the hollows? What is going on over at NHS

[Ok]

I'm not about to skim through the whole thing but I feel like my last two sets of Indys (the Reynolds and Wes hollows) both seem to be suffering from gnarly axle slip - the Wes' seem to have shipped with uneven axles. Is this only an issue with the hollows? What is going on over at NHS

Didn’t happen to me, but a bunch of local tippers complained about the quality on Indy’s a few years ago and people started switching.

[rob]

How do some of you guys even ride Indy’s?

I was doing my usual and swapping in and out off trucks and realized how heavy they were compared to most of my trucks, they’re cool trucks but damn...

Having a lighter truck helps a lot

[BMCsteve]

I'm not about to skim through the whole thing but I feel like my last two sets of Indys (the Reynolds and Wes hollows) both seem to be suffering from gnarly axle slip - the Wes' seem to have shipped with uneven axles. Is this only an issue with the hollows? What is going on over at NHS

I've had a couple sets of Indy titaniums that had uneven axles.  Basically on one truck, when you tighten the wheels, one side would have 2-3 threads showing, the other side would be a thread short in the nyloc.  super annoying

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

I think my thunder TI's are like that too....

[Murge]

This thread is making me want to swap out my 144 indies (I ride 8.25) for some 149 thunders (I kinda wanna go bigger).

 Would thunder hollow lights hold my big ass I’m floating around 6ft and 210lbs. Or am I gonna bend the axles? maybe I should just try thunder lights? I would like to try a lighter truck if I’m sizing up.

[drinny]

Hey. missed the craze for a moment... what's the titanium deal? stronger/ lighter?

[Firebert]

How do some of you guys even ride Indy’s?

I was doing my usual and swapping in and out off trucks and realized how heavy they were compared to most of my trucks, they’re cool trucks but damn...

Having a lighter truck helps a lot

They make a titanium version - I tried some recently and was pleasantly surprised with them after I added ACE low bushings- refreshing to try something new after riding theeves for the last 10 years - but idk if I'd say they are better yet.

[Xen]

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Have the truck gods finally spoken? Hopefully these come in 5.8’s or they at least make em in an 8.25 size

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Yes please. And an 8.25 low too. Heavenly.

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An 8.25 TI Hollow Venture lo would be amazing.

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Hollow TI axle!?
Absolutley.
DLX Please

Kingpin (like in the pic).

[Xen]

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How do some of you guys even ride Indy’s?

I was doing my usual and swapping in and out off trucks and realized how heavy they were compared to most of my trucks, they’re cool trucks but damn...

Having a lighter truck helps a lot

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They make a titanium version - I tried some recently and was pleasantly surprised with them after I added ACE low bushings- refreshing to try something new after riding theeves for the last 10 years - but idk if I'd say they are better yet.

I see someone else bit on that combo. The ACE low bushings really spruce up Indys; I wouldn't say it makes them better than Theeves tho as Theeves still have a better snap to center and are more stable, even when loose.

[Firebert]

I see someone else bit on that combo. The ACE low bushings really spruce up Indys; I wouldn't say it makes them better than Theeves tho as Theeves still have a better snap to center and are more stable, even when loose.

Thanks for the advice
Agreed twice

[baustin]

This thread is making me want to swap out my 144 indies (I ride 8.25) for some 149 thunders (I kinda wanna go bigger).

 Would thunder hollow lights hold my big ass I’m floating around 6ft and 210lbs. Or am I gonna bend the axles? maybe I should just try thunder lights? I would like to try a lighter truck if I’m sizing up.

Not sure if this is a myth, but I've heard some people say hollow axles resist bending as well or better than solid ones. I tried googling about it but it's a bunch of nerdy physics jargon I'm too stupid to understand. Anyway I've never had problems with hollow axles myself so I say go for it, light trucks are fun.

[Diocletian]

Hollow is weaker but it will snap before it bends.

[rob]

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How do some of you guys even ride Indy’s?

I was doing my usual and swapping in and out off trucks and realized how heavy they were compared to most of my trucks, they’re cool trucks but damn...

Having a lighter truck helps a lot

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They make a titanium version - I tried some recently and was pleasantly surprised with them after I added ACE low bushings- refreshing to try something new after riding theeves for the last 10 years - but idk if I'd say they are better yet.

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I see someone else bit on that combo. The ACE low bushings really spruce up Indys; I wouldn't say it makes them better than Theeves tho as Theeves still have a better snap to center and are more stable, even when loose.

Yeah but even the titanium Indy’s aren’t as light in my experience compared to having other hollow/titanium trucks

I like how theeves have that responsive feel which gets me excited to throw them back on and give a session, Idk if it’s just me too but bones definitely feel better than the knock offs they have on stock.

Running bones hards with top and bottom washers on some theeve 5.5 and they are just right so far cruising around and popping here and there

[MaitlandPrivado]

Theeves with Bones hards feels so much better than anything else I've tried. I tried various Thunder, Indy, Venture and even Krux but none felt as good for me. The turn is fantastic, my daily is 8.25 with 5.5s and I have a fun 9" setup with 6.5s. I also have a new set of 5.85 but I need to pick up more bushings so I can slap them on an old 8.6 Santa Cruz I have laying around that I didn't like with 159 Indys no matter what I tried with Indy aftermarket bushings. I would like to try some Aces sometime but until then it's Theeves & Bones.

[Diocletian]

Anyone know if all the Ermico poured stuff is “sandcasted”? I noticed on a new set of Indy’s I just got, there’s all these little pebbles stuck in the mounting holes, in between the stamped baseplate letters, under the hanger where the axle and kingpin is exposed. I remember a set of new Thunders awhile back having the same thing.

[TheVisitor]

Indy's are fully China made now, not poured at Ermico. 

[Diocletian]

I had a convo with the new owner of Tracker a month or so ago. According to him, Indy’s cast stuff is still poured at Ermico but not entirely. They also pour it in China but there’s nothing noticeable to differentiate, so they get away with it. Tracker is no longer made in USA, even though their new hangers are stamped USA underneath (which I think is grounds for a gov’t fine or something?). It’s pretty evident that USA foundries cannot keep up with the demand and cost to churn out so many trucks.

[drinny]

Have the truck gods finally spoken? Hopefully these come in 5.8’s or they at least make em in an 8.25 size

any more news on these???

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

Yeah, even I'm interested in an 8.25 Ti venture....

[Xen]

I had a convo with the new owner of Tracker a month or so ago. According to him, Indy’s cast stuff is still poured at Ermico but not entirely. They also pour it in China but there’s nothing noticeable to differentiate, so they get away with it. Tracker is no longer made in USA, even though their new hangers are stamped USA underneath (which I think is grounds for a gov’t fine or something?). It’s pretty evident that USA foundries cannot keep up with the demand and cost to churn out so many trucks.

I blame Rob.

[olan.is.rollin]

red forged hollow indy 169s with indy 78a bushings with 58mm 99du conical full spits and no risers, works wonders

[BMCsteve]

red forged hollow indy 169s with indy 78a bushings with 58mm 99du conical full spits and no risers, works wonders

I'm very jealous that you can skate those bushings with forged plates and 58mm wheels without dying

[olan.is.rollin]

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red forged hollow indy 169s with indy 78a bushings with 58mm 99du conical full spits and no risers, works wonders

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I'm very jealous that you can skate those bushings with forged plates and 58mm wheels without dying

It's not that hard tbh, it is just another thing to get used to, the 58s were actually a step down from a set of 60mm 101 bones spf believe it or not, rode without risers on those too

[FROTHY]

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