Truck set-ups

[drinny]

Superglue... never had this problem ever

[Krooked antihero]

I once got my hardware so fuckin jammed that I broke a corner of my baseplate trying to get that last bolt of, after that I got so paranoid about bolts that I run only two boards with same hardware and after that new set it is. I am old and suck tho so I only go thru like 3sets of bolts in year.

[drinny]

Coping saw for stuck bolts... happened to me once

[Krooked antihero]

Coping saw for stuck bolts... happened to me once

Yeah there’s plenty of power tools in my garage as well but I should’ve stated that this happened in the middle of sessions at the spot, broke my board and got spare one from homies trunk. I only had a regular allen tool plus a wrench to work with😬

[AssFlea]

Got some 149s again.

I really really really wanted ventures but never look a gift goat in the mouth.

Im down to trade if anyone wants to meet at eggs or orchard this week.

Im looking for ventures for 8.25 up. In decent condition these 149s are pretty much brand new. Or Salem im always in Salem at the barriers or the long manny pad at the old mall. The wallie at the museum. Oh how i love that thing.

[rocklobster]

How are Ace 44 on long WB Real boards? Thinking of trying them on a 8.18 x 31.85 x 14.38 setup.

[moonordie]

How are Ace 44 on long WB Real boards? Thinking of trying them on a 8.18 x 31.85 x 14.38 setup.

They add 2.75"

[Xen]

How are Ace 44 on long WB Real boards? Thinking of trying them on a 8.18 x 31.85 x 14.38 setup.

They're great.

Anytime I ride a 14.3x wheel base I throw on ACE or Theeve (theeve being a bit tighter than ACE when pulling in the WB).

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

I think overall lines up ok in that you have a bit of wheelbase to use up in an overall compact set up.  Generator/BBS boards tend to have mellower kicks, medium fingers of flat so should work ok on ACEs.  The only knock I'd say is they are kinda heavy and so on an 8.18 if you want something super nimble, it'll beef the board up a bit...if you had a PS board I'd say...nah, get thunders or ventures...

[arrbee]

After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

[Tommy G]

How do 8.75" trucks feel on a 8.5" board? My homie gave me a pair he had leftover and I was already thinking about getting a bigger board since I've ridden an 8.25" for the past 5 years or so.

[munchbox]

After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

i had the same experience with 55s. i think the combo that works is aces+short tail/less fingers of flat. couldnt get any pop with a long tail

[TwisT]

Just sharing some truck nerdery.

I think if I ran a shop, I'd spend all day measuring and weight shit.

[backinaction]

Just sharing some truck nerdery.

I think if I ran a shop, I'd spend all day measuring and weight shit.

I think if I spent all day measuring and weighing shit I would have the foresight to remove the hang tag from the truck before I weighed it.

[DaSk8D00D]

Someone needs to make some kind of updated list with all the truck sizes/types/weights

I know there was some skate warehouse youtube video that was decent and some old spreadsheet from years ago but we need a more thorough, up to date vid or spreadsheet 

[satan]

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Just sharing some truck nerdery.

I think if I ran a shop, I'd spend all day measuring and weight shit.

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I think if I spent all day measuring and weighing shit I would have the foresight to remove the hang tag from the truck before I weighed it.

Cuz heavy?

[backinaction]

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I think if I spent all day measuring and weighing shit I would have the foresight to remove the hang tag from the truck before I weighed it.

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Cuz heavy?

Cuz accuracy.   

I don't skate with the tag on and none of the trucks besides Indy have one. It may only be 4 grams, but shit needs to be accurate.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

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I think if I spent all day measuring and weighing shit I would have the foresight to remove the hang tag from the truck before I weighed it.

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Cuz heavy?

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Cuz accuracy.   

I don't skate with the tag on and none of the trucks besides Indy have one. It may only be 4 grams, but shit needs to be accurate.

I think you're vastly overestimating the weight of that paper tag.

[moonordie]

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I think if I spent all day measuring and weighing shit I would have the foresight to remove the hang tag from the truck before I weighed it.

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Cuz heavy?

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Cuz accuracy.   

I don't skate with the tag on and none of the trucks besides Indy have one. It may only be 4 grams, but shit needs to be accurate.

Couldn't agree more.

[satan]

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I think if I spent all day measuring and weighing shit I would have the foresight to remove the hang tag from the truck before I weighed it.

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Cuz heavy?

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Cuz accuracy.   

I don't skate with the tag on and none of the trucks besides Indy have one. It may only be 4 grams, but shit needs to be accurate.

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Couldn't agree more.

And the accuracy of a scale that doesn't read 0.1g

[Diocletian]

After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

[Mesteezo]

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After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

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One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

Thank god others have this experience, I thought I was crazy when I noticed this.

[munchbox]

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After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

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One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

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Thank god others have this experience, I thought I was crazy when I noticed this.

felt the same. made me think my board was dead until i put thunders back on it. no matter how hard id pop, the board just wouldnt come with me. aces just arent compatible with me and i dont need to find out again by buying the next stage. knew i wanted to get rid of these 55s after the first session

[BMCsteve]

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After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

[close]

One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

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Thank god others have this experience, I thought I was crazy when I noticed this.

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felt the same. made me think my board was dead until i put thunders back on it. no matter how hard id pop, the board just wouldnt come with me. aces just arent compatible with me and i dont need to find out again by buying the next stage. knew i wanted to get rid of these 55s after the first session

Ace and Indy are like this for me as well.  I'll never understand why i can't pop with them.  It has something to do with my timing and muscle memory from skating ventures and deadbolt trucks in the 90s

[satan]

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After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

[close]

One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

[close]

Thank god others have this experience, I thought I was crazy when I noticed this.

[close]

felt the same. made me think my board was dead until i put thunders back on it. no matter how hard id pop, the board just wouldnt come with me. aces just arent compatible with me and i dont need to find out again by buying the next stage. knew i wanted to get rid of these 55s after the first session

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Ace and Indy are like this for me as well.  I'll never understand why i can't pop with them.  It has something to do with my timing and muscle memory from skating ventures and deadbolt trucks in the 90s

I'm guessing tail length and that you guys don't like long tails.
Tried Ace/Indy/Theeve on a deck with a short tail? Or tried risers?

[BMCsteve]

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After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

[close]

One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

[close]

Thank god others have this experience, I thought I was crazy when I noticed this.

[close]

felt the same. made me think my board was dead until i put thunders back on it. no matter how hard id pop, the board just wouldnt come with me. aces just arent compatible with me and i dont need to find out again by buying the next stage. knew i wanted to get rid of these 55s after the first session

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Ace and Indy are like this for me as well.  I'll never understand why i can't pop with them.  It has something to do with my timing and muscle memory from skating ventures and deadbolt trucks in the 90s

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I'm guessing tail length and that you guys don't like long tails.
Tried Ace/Indy/Theeve on a deck with a short tail? Or tried risers?

So good point.  they work better for me with longer tails (6.75 min) but that's generally what I like to skate with anything

[munchbox]

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After a few sessions on Ace I put my ventures back on yesterday. With the Ace my setup felt slow and the pop sounded dull almost like a water logged board. Popped the Venture back on and suddenly it was much snappier and crisper.

Might have a barely used set of 44's to put up soon.

[close]

One of my other grievances with Ace throughout the years. I had a few sets in the mix that no matter what I tried they made my board sound like it spent a day at a waterpark. Never had that with any other truck.

[close]

Thank god others have this experience, I thought I was crazy when I noticed this.

[close]

felt the same. made me think my board was dead until i put thunders back on it. no matter how hard id pop, the board just wouldnt come with me. aces just arent compatible with me and i dont need to find out again by buying the next stage. knew i wanted to get rid of these 55s after the first session

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Ace and Indy are like this for me as well.  I'll never understand why i can't pop with them.  It has something to do with my timing and muscle memory from skating ventures and deadbolt trucks in the 90s

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I'm guessing tail length and that you guys don't like long tails.
Tried Ace/Indy/Theeve on a deck with a short tail? Or tried risers?

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So good point.  they work better for me with longer tails (6.75 min) but that's generally what I like to skate with anything

tried them on a 7 inch tail and it was no bueno. also with risers. i just think shorter wb trucks kill my max pop cause i dont have the same problem with thunders or ventures

[AssFlea]

I definitely prefer the thunder pop feel. Grindking and ventures have it a bit. Ace and indy i tend to whiff fakie flips and tre.

Also ben is right I checked my footage and crooks wang way the fuck out on ace. The wheel goes way under the deck when pinche

Also why does my phone know im looking at ventures on ccs. I was reading Newsweek and there was an ad for awake

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

whoah....whoah....we're talking acoustics and geometry here....thunder is quick pop due to how quickly the tail hits the ground....with ACE.....I'm assuming maybe it's materials?  That's why it sounds dead....not as hollow maybe?  I know I ride my whole set up....rattle free....it feels dead...

[texasplant]

whoah....whoah....we're talking acoustics and geometry here....thunder is quick pop due to how quickly the tail hits the ground....with ACE.....I'm assuming maybe it's materials?  That's why it sounds dead....not as hollow maybe?  I know I ride my whole set up....rattle free....it feels dead...

It just feels like the leverage isn't there. I know the upside to Ace is the shortened wheelbase but after giving them a good go for nearly a year, finally decided I prefer the Indy pop. Even more so with the forged plate and a riser.