Truck set-ups

[palelight]

Nooooooo shit. Sending you a psychic gnar.

[satan]

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Nooooooo shit. Sending you a psychic gnar.

I'm the lil guy in blue, right?
That back kick! Stylish. Good mechanics.

[Esmith5488]

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Nooooooo shit. Sending you a psychic gnar.

I got you on it, that shit made me laugh

[moonordie]

If you like your trucks loose af using the bottom bushing upside down is the way to go.
I can't handle that looseness, put it on normal position  and Ace's with thunder 95 feel much nicer to me.

[bbk]

Haha, I thought you "liked it" the wrong way, what gives?

[Diamonds and Wood]

If you like your trucks loose af using the bottom bushing upside down is the way to go.
I can't handle that looseness, put it on normal position  and Ace's with thunder 95 feel much nicer to me.

😂 fucking kook.

[Diamonds and Wood]

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Nooooooo shit. Sending you a psychic gnar.

Well actually you should send another PM whining about being a know it all neckbeard?

[palelight]

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Nooooooo shit. Sending you a psychic gnar.

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Well actually you should send another PM whining about being a know it all neckbeard?

Or maybe one day I can be a 38 year old who uses 6+ year old 4chan memes in place of human interaction? Project and deflect, hallmark of the fucking spineless.

[Mesteezo]

[palelight]

Fuck it, not worth it.

Time for the monthly "truck thread went to shit" reset?

[Murge]

I’d expect this kind of ridiculous overly aggressive shit in the useless wooden toy section but not in the gear section.  It’s the section for nerdery and discussion. Not arguments.  I appreciate Palelights contribution,opinions, and gear experiments  in these threads.

Some of you dudes getting to serious over an upside down bushing. It ain’t that serious. 

[palelight]

I’d expect this kind of ridiculous overly aggressive shit in the useless wooden toy section but not in the gear section.  It’s the section for nerdery and discussion. Not arguments.  I appreciate Palelights contribution,opinions, and gear experiments  in these threads.

Some of you dudes getting to serious over an upside down bushing. It ain’t that serious.

Apologies for getting too hot. I tried to take care of it privately but things happen, it's unfortunate. I'll take a breather and get back to what this place is for, you're right. 

[Diamonds and Wood]

Nah, Palelight's a cock who wants to interject at any possible moment with some shit he considers himself a SME on... Trucks. I didn't do shit.

[Diamonds and Wood]

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I’d expect this kind of ridiculous overly aggressive shit in the useless wooden toy section but not in the gear section.  It’s the section for nerdery and discussion. Not arguments.  I appreciate Palelights contribution,opinions, and gear experiments  in these threads.

Some of you dudes getting to serious over an upside down bushing. It ain’t that serious.

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Apologies for getting too hot. I tried to take care of it privately but things happen, it's unfortunate. I'll take a breather and get back to what this place is for, you're right.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Nah, Palelight's a cock who wants to interject at any possible moment with some shit he considers himself a SME on... Trucks. I didn't do shit.

Who hurt you?

[Murge]

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I’d expect this kind of ridiculous overly aggressive shit in the useless wooden toy section but not in the gear section.  It’s the section for nerdery and discussion. Not arguments.  I appreciate Palelights contribution,opinions, and gear experiments  in these threads.

Some of you dudes getting to serious over an upside down bushing. It ain’t that serious.

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Apologies for getting too hot. I tried to take care of it privately but things happen, it's unfortunate. I'll take a breather and get back to what this place is for, you're right.

Oh I wasn’t directing that comment to you by any means. Ha that was directed towards diamonds and wood.

[Lord Quas]

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Nah, Palelight's a cock who wants to interject at any possible moment with some shit he considers himself a SME on... Trucks. I didn't do shit.

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Who hurt you?

hurt people hurt people, bro

[cricketclub]

Since this isn't a thread about trucks at the moment, here you go LQ.

[Diocletian]

This OG truck thread has its moments but it remains strong and always cleanses itself of those who don’t truly live the life of being an OCD truck madness/recovering truck madness kook.

[Cthulhu!]

So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

[Murge]

So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

Bout to order some (local doesn’t have any)and this got me stoked.

[rocklobster]

So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

What size board and WB are you rocking them on? I got a pair that I'm itching to try but the thought of them extending the WB by 3.5" makes it hard for me to find a board to match. DLX boards would be a hard sell given most of them already have WB starting from 14.38 and up.

[tzhangdox]

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So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

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What size board and WB are you rocking them on? I got a pair that I'm itching to try but the thought of them extending the WB by 3.5" makes it hard for me to find a board to match. DLX boards would be a hard sell given most of them already have WB starting from 14.38 and up.

What are you on right now? I'd just set them up and give them a go if I were you, and if its too long just save them for a shorter board later on. I switched from Indys to Ventures going while skating a 14.5 and it was a pretty big difference but got used to it after a while. Then downsized my wb to 14.25 after that and its been a pretty ideal pairing. In a way, it kind of allows you to get an idea of exactly how they are different from your other trucks while holding everything else constant.

[rocklobster]

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So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

[close]

What size board and WB are you rocking them on? I got a pair that I'm itching to try but the thought of them extending the WB by 3.5" makes it hard for me to find a board to match. DLX boards would be a hard sell given most of them already have WB starting from 14.38 and up.

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What are you on right now? I'd just set them up and give them a go if I were you, and if its too long just save them for a shorter board later on. I switched from Indys to Ventures going while skating a 14.5 and it was a pretty big difference but got used to it after a while. Then downsized my wb to 14.25 after that and its been a pretty ideal pairing. In a way, it kind of allows you to get an idea of exactly how they are different from your other trucks while holding everything else constant.

I'm riding a 8.3 x 31.9 x 14.4 paired with Thunder Titanium, axle to axle WB is around 17.6. Thinking of trying a pair of Indy 144 Standard to shorten up the WB. My ideal WB seems to be in the 14 - 14.25 range and most DLX boards (less the SE ones) don't come in that range. I got a pair of Venture V-Lights in 5.2 Hi and Lo, thinking of trying them on an smaller, shorter setup (8 x 31.8 x 14) in the future.

[tzhangdox]

I see, yeah Ventures on shorter ish boards seem to be ideal for most people. But if you're itching to try them out it can't hurt on your current one!

[Uncle Flea]

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shaved down my thunder stock bushings halfway. tried to take a hot knife to it at first and it was a butcher job. had to fix it up against my cruisers griptape. knowing i wouldnt be able to sleep without trying it out, i threw them back in my thunders went to the local ball courts in 30 degree weather.

with the nut flush they were at rattling looseness. within the first push i realized that i am not good enough to handle this twitch. pushing at full speed was a safety hazard and i dont have the balance to set up a trick when any sudden lean throws me. if you ride your thunders loose, mad respect to you. i tightened them to what would be a bit looser than flush with a regular bushing and it easily felt better than my reg tightness. my nollie back shoves were really on for the 45 min i stayed out.

not sure if ill stay on these bushings or go to a proper low bushing, but im sticking with a low top bushing from now on. i do want to get good enough eventually to ride almost rattly and i think the trick is to just let them get loose and never tighten them. with a couple threads peeking out, ill treat them like training wheels

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Why though? Some weird pride thing? The only person that can ride thunders like that is Frank, and he's a 45 year old grown man with the body weight of a 12 year old boy. Just ride your shit stock and tight. Embrace the stability.

I love the sound of jinglingy washers in the morning. It sounds like victory.

It also feels good when someone who is really good trys to ride your set up and cant. I love that.

[Cthulhu!]

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So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

[close]

What size board and WB are you rocking them on? I got a pair that I'm itching to try but the thought of them extending the WB by 3.5" makes it hard for me to find a board to match. DLX boards would be a hard sell given most of them already have WB starting from 14.38 and up.

It's a Theories 7.75 x 31.375 with a 14" wheelbase. This is also the year of going back to under 8s.

[rocklobster]

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So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

[close]

What size board and WB are you rocking them on? I got a pair that I'm itching to try but the thought of them extending the WB by 3.5" makes it hard for me to find a board to match. DLX boards would be a hard sell given most of them already have WB starting from 14.38 and up.

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It's a Theories 7.75 x 31.375 with a 14" wheelbase. This is also the year of going back to under 8s.

Had a similar sized set (Traffic) and pair those with Thunder 147 Hollow Lights but the length wasn't working for me. I like having a slightly bigger nose and tail, may revisit that setup again with Ventures just give that board another go. Hate to see it go to storage after just a few sessions.

[Ok]

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So anyway, I just set up some Ventures and my god the pop is just so fucking good. I haven't used them in quite some time and it feels good to be back home. AWAKE 2020.

I figure I'll skate Aces on my wider transition board and Ventures for my regular board for forever. Truck madness cured.

[close]

What size board and WB are you rocking them on? I got a pair that I'm itching to try but the thought of them extending the WB by 3.5" makes it hard for me to find a board to match. DLX boards would be a hard sell given most of them already have WB starting from 14.38 and up.

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It's a Theories 7.75 x 31.375 with a 14" wheelbase. This is also the year of going back to under 8s.

This is the ideal sized skateboard for me. I don’t have to fight it. Annoyed with myself for being trendy and not just riding what works

[Xen]

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shaved down my thunder stock bushings halfway. tried to take a hot knife to it at first and it was a butcher job. had to fix it up against my cruisers griptape. knowing i wouldnt be able to sleep without trying it out, i threw them back in my thunders went to the local ball courts in 30 degree weather.

with the nut flush they were at rattling looseness. within the first push i realized that i am not good enough to handle this twitch. pushing at full speed was a safety hazard and i dont have the balance to set up a trick when any sudden lean throws me. if you ride your thunders loose, mad respect to you. i tightened them to what would be a bit looser than flush with a regular bushing and it easily felt better than my reg tightness. my nollie back shoves were really on for the 45 min i stayed out.

not sure if ill stay on these bushings or go to a proper low bushing, but im sticking with a low top bushing from now on. i do want to get good enough eventually to ride almost rattly and i think the trick is to just let them get loose and never tighten them. with a couple threads peeking out, ill treat them like training wheels

[close]

Why though? Some weird pride thing? The only person that can ride thunders like that is Frank, and he's a 45 year old grown man with the body weight of a 12 year old boy. Just ride your shit stock and tight. Embrace the stability.

[close]

I love the sound of jinglingy washers in the morning. It sounds like victory.

It also feels good when someone who is really good trys to ride your set up and cant. I love that.

They just tip right off my board...but, I do the same on theirs because they're always too fucking tight...