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Bringing it back to trucks..
Here's a hypothetical.
If you wanted a set of 149's and 159's, and had a choice between Ti or hollows, which would you choose and why?
Hollow forged but I've got cast base plates too.
Ti 149's for easier flippetty-dippety on a 8.5"?
Hollow 159's cuz +9" will be heavier anyways? And maybe risers, larger wheels.
159's might get a 8.75" popsicle but 149's would work too.
I feel like I'm over thinking this.
I prefer trucks tucked in/narrower than the board.
8.5" Deck I'd ride 8.25"/8.38" trucks
8.75" deck/8.5" trucks.
The bigger the board = lighter my truck and thinner wheel preference increases
i agree. Way less chance of landing primo ive found.
In case anyone was curious the skate gods decided for me, shop sold out of Ti 159's.
I got 149 Ti and 159 forged hollow.
$85 shipped. Did I get a good deal?
Idk about the odds of landing primo increasing but my take on axle/deck width and primos is..
Even widths, you might land primo and stick it. Sounds scary but it's not too bad.
Wider trucks than deck and it's gonna go dark side when you land primo. Not fun at speed.
Narrower would flop to the wheels from primo. Lil scary but you might slop it out and roll away.
Wider trucks for ledging is nice but I get distracted by those shiny axle nuts and just can't deal.