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Anyone seen these in the wild/do they even exist (DLX guys?), WS is the only place I've ever seen them (stickers look legit):
Venture v-hollow high 5.6
Venture v-hollow low 5.6
I've only ever seen the V-lights (hollow pin, solid axle) out there in 5.6 in the wild and on other sites. I'd be really into checking out the V-Hollow lows for giggles on a 90s setup.
I’m skating 5.6 hollows right now. I don’t think they made any 5.6 lows though.
Yeah, cut n paste typo, the v-hollow lows are 8"
I've also got pair of the 5.6 hollows. It took a few tries to find a deck that matched up well with them but once I found one that felt right (8.28 AH Kanfoush shit canned construction) I realized how good they really are. I know not everyone likes the decidedly non-Indy turn of Venture high but I love it and the on-center stability helps me with flip tricks. Weight is 329g so they're around the same weight as a Thunder 149 hollow.
I just bought a set of Destructo D2 - I got the 5.75 (8.375" axle) and I'm really digging them. They're about the same height as Thunders and weigh 340g which is pretty good for a solid axle (hollow kingpin though). They have a bit of an Indy-like turn once the bushings are broken in but pop like a Thunder, which is exactly what I want in a truck. Haven't done any grinding beyond a couple short slappy crooks and a single 50-50 but I didn't notice any issues in that very limited sample.
Honestly I'd probably make the D2s my go-to truck and daily driver for the foreseeable future except that today I bought something that was probably pretty foolish - Theeve Ti-Hangers. The pair I bought are lightly used but still ended up being around $100 after shipping but they're such a rare bird that I couldn't pass them up. They should be here early next week, so I'll be sure to take some pics and whatnot if you guys want to see them. Really excited in the nerdiest way possible to give them a spin and just kind of see what they're like.
Anyone have experience with bones medium versus ace aftermarket in Indy? I like that the bones don’t seem to freeze up as bad in colder temperatures but the durability of the bones just isn’t there.
Ace bushings aren't really anything special in indys, I prefer aftermarket Indy bushings. One thing to be aware of if you do decide to go that route is the standard ace bushings are taller than Indy bushings and its enough of a difference that I had trouble getting the kingpin nut to thread when I tried it. I eventually had to rub the top bushing against some old scraps of mob and sand it down a good bit to get them to fit and I'm pretty sure even then it threw the geometry off because it just didn't feel right. Ace LOW bushings might work but I've never tried them so I can't promise anything.
Honestly I've never really liked Bones in Indys either. Indy's just seem to feel weird to me with a conical bottom, so the best aftermarket bushings I've found for them are Indy GP or if you want a "bouncy" rebound feeling then tracker superballs have been really good for me. Just beware that they feel harder than the listed duro, so I'd recommend the soft if you normally ride mediums and the mediums if you ride hard.