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What about axels not being uniform, one side longer than the other!
This is the one that gets me, I like to have my axle nut flush with the threads sometimes you get a set that needs 2 washers on one side and 3 on the other on the inside of the wheel
I ordered Thunder titanium trucks and they looked bent. So I put the hanger off and put it into a driller. Fixated the driller. And what do I see, the axle is not straight at all. The tip is moving sideways depicting a circle when you drill. I double checked the driller with a straight metal rod, which did not move sideways, no circling round.
Then I ordered several pairs of hollow lights to choose the most straight trucks from. With the hollows you can check quickly just looking through them, preferably from a one or two meters distance. The smaller the hole you see, the more bent they are.
I found the following on the net explaining how axle production puts out bent axles as a normal product, has to do with manufacturing processes.
from r/longboarding
I sent the crooked thunders back and kept the most straight ones. I bet other brands have bent axles as well. Not sure even if it's alright to fan the madness with this episode.