Truck set-ups

[baustin]

Man this is really wanting me to try some thunders. Maybe thunder lights. I’m afraid I’m too big to go hollow lights.

Also does I skate shorter WB I try to be as close to 14” wheel base as possible. Does anyone know if ventures change wheel base the way thunders make it longer ? Currently on Indy’s. I think they keep the wheel base pretty neutral right?

Drop trucks changing  wheelbase knowledge on me. I’ve seen little bits and pieces in this thread but I guess I’m just looking for more info on it. To help make a decision between thunder and venture

Venture and Thunder definitely both give you a longer wb than Indy. Ventures I'm pretty sure give you a tad bit longer wb than Thunders but very slightly so if at all. I'm short so I want a short wb but I also like Thunder and Venture therefore I'm sticking to decks with a 14-14 1/8 wb.

[Idk]

Man this is really wanting me to try some thunders. Maybe thunder lights. I’m afraid I’m too big to go hollow lights.

Also does I skate shorter WB I try to be as close to 14” wheel base as possible. Does anyone know if ventures change wheel base the way thunders make it longer ? Currently on Indy’s. I think they keep the wheel base pretty neutral right?

Drop trucks changing  wheelbase knowledge on me. I’ve seen little bits and pieces in this thread but I guess I’m just looking for more info on it. To help make a decision between thunder and venture

Ventrues less than Thunder but a little more than Indy.

[baustin]

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I’m sure this has been done already, but anyone fucking with Thunder 148’s?

If so, what size deck you running?

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I ran them on an 8.12 and they felt so stable and perfect

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Cheers Lad.. Did the trucks stick out?

I'm running this setup too on an 8.12 Krooked and the axles seem practically flush with the deck, I don't see them sticking out at all. Feels very stable and nice like Rob said.

[talklessSkateMore]

Indy's make the wb smaller

Thunders on 14.25 wb max..

I bought the wrong board with 14.5 wb (meant to get 14.25) and it feels way steep/heavy at the nose.

Bad vibes from ben degros, but he has 3 decent youtube videos about wheelbase

[TooManyPros]

8.125" w/14.12WB, paired with Thunder 148s, very fun ride. Trucks don't stick out at all (that I can actually see when riding it).

[FrozenIndustries]

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Man this is really wanting me to try some thunders. Maybe thunder lights. I’m afraid I’m too big to go hollow lights.

Also does I skate shorter WB I try to be as close to 14” wheel base as possible. Does anyone know if ventures change wheel base the way thunders make it longer ? Currently on Indy’s. I think they keep the wheel base pretty neutral right?

Drop trucks changing  wheelbase knowledge on me. I’ve seen little bits and pieces in this thread but I guess I’m just looking for more info on it. To help make a decision between thunder and venture

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Ventrues less than Thunder but a little more than Indy.

Venture HIs actually extend it the most.



The smaller 5.2 WB is from the street corner ventures, not that there are many around. The difference in the 5.8 light and the 5.8 standard is due to the forged baseplate on the light changing the axle position slightly.

[Dustwardprez]

soo does anybody know if this was scrapped? The round thunder baseplate.

That plate is the old style. We had rounded plates by the pivot cup. The thunder logos on the plates were like pirate themed more or less. I heard it was a pressing of Borgy’s earrings or something.

But yeah that’s the old style plate  I wonder if the back has the funky kingpin towr design. It was pretty far out looking.

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

I can't remember the design of the old plate but the emblems were lizards, there was like a sword I think, and way back it was a skull and crossbones...

[Dustwardprez]

I can't remember the design of the old plate but the emblems were lizards, there was like a sword I think, and way back it was a skull and crossbones...

Yes then the squared off happens at the tfour. That was a good truck.

[Xen]

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I can't remember the design of the old plate but the emblems were lizards, there was like a sword I think, and way back it was a skull and crossbones...

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Yes then the squared off happens at the tfour. That was a good truck.

[Dustwardprez]

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I can't remember the design of the old plate but the emblems were lizards, there was like a sword I think, and way back it was a skull and crossbones...

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Yes then the squared off happens at the tfour. That was a good truck.

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So cool.

[talklessSkateMore]

Just picked up ace 44's. The top washer on both trucks is to small..

Guess I'll use stock indy bushings for now

[BMCsteve]

jesus christ.  just when you think Ace finally has their shit together.....

[DaSk8D00D]

Just picked up ace 44's. The top washer on both trucks is to small..

Guess I'll use stock indy bushings for now

[Dustwardprez]

Just picked up ace 44's. The top washer on both trucks is to small..

Guess I'll use stock indy bushings for now

You tighten that shit too much or something. Just put a bones med in there. I been running a med top for over a year now.

[talklessSkateMore]

I didn't touch the kingpin nut at all. It came like this from the shop (the nut, not the bushing sides). The kingpin isn't cut straight, so it looks like they are tighter than flush

Put them on the board, turned left, right and they stuck to 1 side..

*** ACE replied to my email really quickly. Steve is willing to replace the bushings/washers asap. 10/10

[backinaction]

I didn't touch the kingpin nut at all. It came like this from the shop. The kingpin isn't cut straight, so it looks like they are tighter than flush

Put them on the board, turned left, right and they stuck to 1 side..

I had the same thing happen on some 66s I bought last month - except it was the bottom bushing that blew.  I didn't tighten the kinpin and it popped like that just standing on it in the living room.  I put it back in and the same thing happened again.   I put in some Mini Logo bushings I had sitting around and they worked.

I'll also note that it happened to some Krux I had last summer.  Same deal - didn't even make it out of the driveway. Serves me right for buying Krux - but they were only $10 for the pair.

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

Re: Thunders, at some point Shrewgy broke the whole thing down....dunno where that went. 

Set up my 148's on a 8.125.  Fits well enough no nuts from the top, but I see my nuts more often... Koo....koo....

[Dustwardprez]

I didn't touch the kingpin nut at all. It came like this from the shop (the nut, not the bushing sides). The kingpin isn't cut straight, so it looks like they are tighter than flush

Put them on the board, turned left, right and they stuck to 1 side..

*** ACE replied to my email really quickly. Steve is willing to replace the bushings/washers asap. 10/10

I see now

[Paco Supreme]

[arrbee]

When are the 8.25 Venture supposed to drop?

[rob]

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I’m sure this has been done already, but anyone fucking with Thunder 148’s?

If so, what size deck you running?

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I ran them on an 8.12 and they felt so stable and perfect

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Cheers Lad.. Did the trucks stick out?

A little but nothing crazy, not hotdogging it Forsure haha

Re: Thunders, at some point Shrewgy broke the whole thing down....dunno where that went. 

Set up my 148's on a 8.125.  Fits well enough no nuts from the top, but I see my nuts more often... Koo....koo....

Doesn’t the setup feel great? It’s medium sized enough to flip around but stable enough you feel secure

[Lee Ralphs Dear Old Mum]

Re: Thunders, at some point Shrewgy broke the whole thing down....dunno where that went. 

Set up my 148's on a 8.125.  Fits well enough no nuts from the top, but I see my nuts more often... Koo....koo....

Here's the break down... Nerd out...
https://skullandbonesskateboards.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=105448&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=d8db21debeeffae159fe2c0f284764dd

Some things to panic about here:



I'd still love to see some truck reissues...

[full of jerks]

Had a set of these when I was younger.  This was before the rule about mall grabbing got added.  When you mall grabbed them your middle finger fell right into that philtrum thing.  It felt good.

[CHONGO]

seems like up here ventures are on the way back to the top.

[givecigstosurfgroms]

No washers 3/4 of the way to stupid loose.

[thebacker]

anyone have bushing recommendations for ventures?
 
Stock? Bones?

[Larry Dallas]

anyone have bushing recommendations for ventures?
 
Stock? Bones?

I’ve got ventures on everything, just running stockbushings. I have some bones mediums in a set and it doesn’t really matter.

[talklessSkateMore]

Regardless of bushing duro, Ventures are limited in their depth of turn. I enjoyed my set of 5.2 hi's the most with the stock bushings

[FrozenIndustries]

I put some medium hard green dlx bushings in my v-light 5.2s, but I had to sand the bottom bushing down to make it the same height as the stock. The stock bushings are 90a.

I remember a while back someone said doh dohs worked well in ventures but I've never tried it.