Truck set-ups

[front_crooks]

8.18-8.25 board with Thunder 148's, but I want to try Venture Hi's.  Rode the lows forever when I was a teen and in my 20's.

[Bizarro Jerry]

Anyone riding ace 33's on a 8.125? I feel like they look a little small on the board.

[Uncle Flea]

Anyone riding ace 33's on a 8.125? I feel like they look a little small on the board.

I ride 139s with 8125

Its perfect in my opinion

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Anyone riding ace 33's on a 8.125? I feel like they look a little small on the board.

I swear the old ones (in 33s I had v1, v2) used to say that they measured less than 8”, like 7.875” ish.
Aesthetically they are my favorite truck.
Ace trucks frequently have more axle, so you can use spacers to place the wheels further out, or in, as you like.
Me and the 44s haven’t ever really hit off, I liked em when I was using super tall wheels, but couldn’t generate pop all that well on different setups. Probably just me being old n dusty.
I want 33s again.
Being grounded w/covid season and I’m just on slap and instagram staring at setups. Which is fine. Except. I know that, for me, I skate better on 7.8-8.25” boards, on 8” trucks. But the setups with wider trucks than board look so sick. Pretty soon I’m barely holding myself back from setting up/purchasing more items that I’m relatively certain don’t work best for me.




Yes 8” ace look smaller, to me.

[Esmith5488]

8.18-8.25 board with Thunder 148's, but I want to try Venture Hi's.  Rode the lows forever when I was a teen and in my 20's.

DO IT.
went from 148’s to venture hi 5.6 and I’ve been really happy with them

[GoneWithTheSchwinn]

Just put some aftermarket Indy low bushings in my stage 11s. The stock bushings suck.

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8.18-8.25 board with Thunder 148's, but I want to try Venture Hi's.  Rode the lows forever when I was a teen and in my 20's.

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DO IT.
went from 148’s to venture hi 5.6 and I’ve been really happy with them

If you feel highlighting why, that’d be sick.
Also, you set you 5.6s up with smaller decks, yes?

[Esmith5488]

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8.18-8.25 board with Thunder 148's, but I want to try Venture Hi's.  Rode the lows forever when I was a teen and in my 20's.

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DO IT.
went from 148’s to venture hi 5.6 and I’ve been really happy with them

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If you feel highlighting why, that’d be sick.
Also, you set you 5.6s up with smaller decks, yes?

I ran the 5.6 with 8/8.1. I actually bought the 5.2’s first but missed that extra room on the hangar for grinds. In terms of flipping my board I didn’t find the 5.2 to flip better enough to justify having less hangar real estate.
I found the stability of the ventures to help me out with my flat ground and manual tricks and personally I have had no issues with the ventures turning, while I know some people have.

My only suggestion is watch the wheelbase on your deck since the ventures will extend it. Personally I normally ride a 14 wheelbase so the added length with ventures kinda feels like a sweet spot for me right now.
Been on 2 8.1’s and have 2 more on deck so I’m set with the 8.1 with 8.25 truck combo for the time being.

Sorry for the thesis

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Nah, the Thesis goes.


I appreciate the context.
I have 5.2 hi’s that I haven’t used.
A year ago I got 5.8s, and although I liked them, I tried to put them on 3 straight boards that had 14.25 wb, and didn’t love it. So I gave em to one of those skate friends who always needs something. Of course now I want to try 5.8s again, and I’ve been on a 14” Max wb program.
When I try to reason what size trucks (because I don’t just flop brands around, I switch sizes too, you know, like a crazy person), I figure trucks, to me, cover a .5” deck range. .25”, up, and down. I’m most likely to do ok skating 7.75-8.25” decks, 8” trucks should be the move.
Ooookkkkkkk thanks for the response, I need to get outside and actually skate

[skatefresh]

Anyone have their trucks tightened exactly the same and one shows more thread? Shit trips me out. I've loosened and tightened them 3 times exactly 3 turns and the front shows more. I'm going crazy..   

[sneakpeekmeek]

Anyone have their trucks tightened exactly the same and one shows more thread? Shit trips me out. I've loosened and tightened them 3 times exactly 3 turns and the front shows more. I'm going crazy..   

It’s not a big deal.

[Saint Coke]

Does anyone have any experience with ventures on a 14.5 wb?

[tzhangdox]

Does anyone have any experience with ventures on a 14.5 wb?

Yeah it was fine, a little bit hefty to pop but good yield and made all my tricks feel pretty good. Bit more effort than on a 14.25 or something though but 14.5 is totally doable if you get used to that particular feeling.

[Juanjo789]

I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

[skatefresh]

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Anyone have their trucks tightened exactly the same and one shows more thread? Shit trips me out. I've loosened and tightened them 3 times exactly 3 turns and the front shows more. I'm going crazy..   

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It’s not a big deal.

Nah. Just sets off my ocd.

[moonordie]

I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

Board size?

[Juanjo789]

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I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

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Board size?

8.5 so it doesnt really matter its more of the characteristics of each truck

[11112345]

Does anyone have any experience with ventures on a 14.5 wb?

my 6.1s have been on an 8.38 full with a 14.5wb, a 8.625 with a 14.5 wheelbase, and an 8.75 with a 14.7wb full (listed as 14.7 but nearly 14.8), all with short 6.5-6.75" mellow tails (dlx & baker wood). they've been great on each. the 14.5wb boards have magical pop with smaller wheels (51mm zone) and the 14.7 gives the same with 54s (and now 53s). there's a tall squirrelly slightly unsettling feeling to the pop on the 14.5 boards with 54s, but it's all still very skate-able~ :)

[moonordie]

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I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

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Board size?

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8.5 so it doesnt really matter its more of the characteristics of each truck

I'm biased so my advice will suck, can't stand Indy.

[Juanjo789]

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I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

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Board size?

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8.5 so it doesnt really matter its more of the characteristics of each truck

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I'm biased so my advice will suck, can't stand Indy.

im also biased, thats why i got aces lol,
1 point for thunders haha

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Does anyone have any experience with ventures on a 14.5 wb?

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my 6.1s have been on an 8.38 full with a 14.5wb, a 8.625 with a 14.5 wheelbase, and an 8.75 with a 14.7wb full (listed as 14.7 but nearly 14., all with short 6.5-6.75" mellow tails (dlx & baker wood). they've been great on each. the 14.5wb boards have magical pop with smaller wheels (51mm zone) and the 14.7 gives the same with 54s (and now 53s). there's a tall squirrelly slightly unsettling feeling to the pop on the 14.5 boards with 54s, but it's all still very skate-able~

How do you rate your 6.1s overall? I’ve been staring at them online for the last few days

[munchbox]

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I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

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Board size?

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8.5 so it doesnt really matter its more of the characteristics of each truck

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I'm biased so my advice will suck, can't stand Indy.

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im also biased, thats why i got aces lol,
1 point for thunders haha

151s. i have two forged pairs, love that truck

[Idk]

The Alien 8.175 shape is supposedly 14.5 wb
Interested how Ventures would work on that board.

[PeskOne]

People talk about Venture and big wheelbase, isn't thunder even worse? I mean the wheelbase is even bigger on them. I got Venture 5.6 on 8.125 board and feels perfect but my bushings have gotten a little harder, so I'm gonna loosen them just a little. I got 14 wheelbase, and I feel that there is kind of hefty pop actually. My primitive board seems to have many fingers of flat. Don't know if that good or bad. I haven't skated with it enough to get really used to them yet. So I guess I just need to go out and skate. I feel like when I get used to it my tricks will look much better, because when I do it right I feel like it gets better than indy with a light pop. It's just that snap when rolling doing a little snap ollie that often result in ghost pop. I have been thinking a bit about buying Thunders 148, but its just my mind and curiosity. I skated a pair of Thunders I loved before I had a big break, and only Thunder. Before that it was mostly Venture I think. Then last summer it was Indies, both 139 and 144. Hated the 139 last summer but when I skated with them before I got my Ventures I actually liked them cuz the snap and light pop, but its because I'm week, need to skate more get my muscles back.

[Vintagebody]

As far as I know, Venture actually have the longest wheelbase.

[Noble Experiment]

For anyone who’s 200 pounds plus who want a more stable feeling bushing or for anyone who just prefers their trucks on the tighter side regardless of their weight I suggest the black doh doh bushings; they’re hard enough where you can just put them in and keep the nut flush with the kingpin and they’re good to go, rather then having to crank the nut down and risk breaking other bushings. They are the only bushings I’ve skated so far that stay the same hardness too overtime rather than get softer and softer as time goes, so you don’t have to keep messing with them every couple weeks because they’re starting to feel mushier and softer, like with bones bushings.

[legion]

The Alien 8.175 shape is supposedly 14.5 wb
Interested how Ventures would work on that board.

That sounds like a typo

[Uncle Flea]

Just put some aftermarket Indy low bushings in my stage 11s. The stock bushings suck.

conical or barrel bottom?

Can you show the difference in height for the top bushings?

I'm in need of top bushings so I guess it doesn't matter about the first question

[Fat Tire]

I`m currently riding ace 44s, after these are toast im not sure if i should buy indy 149 hollows or thunder 151s
I skate a little bit of everything so any input would be great

Indys...

[lamfordie]

Can Thunder kingpins fit inside Venture base plates?