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Do you guys really like the aluminum they use for aces?
I like the way the trucks are but something about the floppy weighty feel of the metal throws me off coming from skating the grade of aluminum on thunders and Indy
The aces feel sorta heavy like but I know they can’t be heavier than Indy’s
Comparing 44 to 144
i like it because of how they grind. i think the base plate is the culprit for the “floppy” feeling. when i rode ace hangers with indy baseplates they felt more…solid? meaty? they didn't have that weird feeling of the trucks somehow bending and squishing underneath you when you do something slightly aggressive.the ace plates should have stronger/harder material, maybe a thicker redesign (of the base plate only) would help. weight wise, ace should feel lighter because of the shorter wheel base, maybe the softer bottom bushings have something to do with it? maybe the hanger not being hollowed out has a placebo effect and you just think it's heavier.
Yeah i don’t know what I’m feeling but it definitely feels not as solid
I’ve been on a binge of setting up board after board trying to see what I really want to stick to and that’s why this got brought up
I got the ace 44 on a 8.25 real low pro II and it’s nice cause my feet somehow always end up in a Ollie ready position no matter what on the tail and middle of the board
8.25 girl old wood/shape with 148 thunder titanium’s cause the old girl boards were heavy
8.38/8.5 anti hero with 148 thunder lights
7.9 aws with venture 5.2 lo
8.06 krooked with 4.0/8” krux downlows
I had the 8.38 mini logos setup but I felt they’re already reliable on what I want mostly out of my truck/setup to feel so they’ll stay on the rebound
Haters can hate but johnes knows what’s up, wide and stable with lower center of gravity for good control and quick response while still giving a decent turnability despite being a low truck with cylinder bushings
Also I’m a kook about the wheels setup on the trucks and couldn’t figure out the right wheels for the mini logo to look and feel proper