Was able to skate my Thunder 161’s for the first time today. I’m running 56mm wheels on them and just the stock bushings and washers. They’re 1mm taller than the Team 148-151 sizes, so 53mm. Weather was really cold so I feel like it wasn’t the best chance to get a proper feel for them. At first they were super snappy and carvy, but I was almost getting pitched from wheelbite. Then, probably moreso due to the weather, they began to stiffen up and I had less wheelbite and kinda felt like I lost the snappy turn feel a tiny bit. Just did slappies and carved around.
I don’t know, I feel like I really don’t notice such a drastic difference between Indy, Ace, and Thunder these days, as I used to think there was. They all turn pretty quick when you need them to, and feel nice and carvy. I’ve taken Ace off my radar as the QC was consistently bad, and I like the look of these 161 Thunders so I’m just gonna roll with them till I hit axle or they prematurely break, but I’ve never had issues with them before. Thunders are a truck that aren’t underrated or overrated, they’re just solid and reliable proper trucks.