Truck set-ups

[Vintagebody]

So I got these new medium (95A) Thunder bushings, and they seem to be insanly effected by temperature...
Anyone got experience by this? They will literally become alot stiffer during a session.

[saltusnaut]

So I got these new medium (95A) Thunder bushings, and they seem to be insanly effected by temperature...
Anyone got experience by this? They will literally become alot stiffer during a session.

I've had that with the thunder standard blue translucent ones. They became unridable for me at temps that my buddies krux and indies was totally fine.

[Slayer666]

boners in your thunders

[Uncle Flea]

Really contemplating some ventures after seeing the love on here (and fully falling for their marketing, Bobby part and addition of Josh Paul haha) but just feel hesitant taking the plunge. I recently sized down from 8.25 to 8/8.06 but kept my ace 44's as they have plenty of life left in them but really want trucks that fit my board. 33's just seem so small after years of 44's though. Has anyone tried the switch from ace to venture? I was thinking of the 5.2's. Any help is appreciated!

I switched. 44 to 5.6 I moved down from 8.5 to 8.25.

It was kinda rough at first. Now my truck is broken in I can't tell the difference until I step back on aces.

These are my favorite trucks it seems around this size.

I would recommend that you use a Bones med top w/o a washer for a few sessions before trying to break in the stock top. Especially if you was riding loose aces.

It's like a half inch wb change and it's fun fighting your way through the change.

[jamersonbass]

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Really contemplating some ventures after seeing the love on here (and fully falling for their marketing, Bobby part and addition of Josh Paul haha) but just feel hesitant taking the plunge. I recently sized down from 8.25 to 8/8.06 but kept my ace 44's as they have plenty of life left in them but really want trucks that fit my board. 33's just seem so small after years of 44's though. Has anyone tried the switch from ace to venture? I was thinking of the 5.2's. Any help is appreciated!

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I switched. 44 to 5.6 I moved down from 8.5 to 8.25.

It was kinda rough at first. Now my truck is broken in I can't tell the difference until I step back on aces.

These are my favorite trucks it seems around this size.

I would recommend that you use a Bones med top w/o a washer for a few sessions before trying to break in the stock top. Especially if you was riding loose aces.

It's like a half inch wb change and it's fun fighting your way through the change.

I irrationally setup 2 xmas completes, save for one old set of swiss 6, and have findings to share...

First  setup was a WKND 8.5 on 6.1's and blah blah blah.  I love the 6.1's!  Turning doesn't FEEL like Ace's, but is totally fine.  I've actually tightened them a hair since breaking them in because I'm a poosey.

I'm still breaking in the hangers with grind, and I totally feel the comments about them feeling rough on concrete.  I haven't been able to hit skatepark coping/angle iron with them, but I think it will be WAY easier and also help getting them worn in.

Next setup was an 8.25 Quasi w/ 5.6's.  I wish I would have gotten the 5.8's...  The 1/8" clearance between wheels and rails feels less stable to me.  I've ridden 8.25 decks on 8.5 trucks with good results.

The madness twist?

Running conicals on my 8.5 setups and classics on the 8.25.  I hate myself...

[Uncle Flea]

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Really contemplating some ventures after seeing the love on here (and fully falling for their marketing, Bobby part and addition of Josh Paul haha) but just feel hesitant taking the plunge. I recently sized down from 8.25 to 8/8.06 but kept my ace 44's as they have plenty of life left in them but really want trucks that fit my board. 33's just seem so small after years of 44's though. Has anyone tried the switch from ace to venture? I was thinking of the 5.2's. Any help is appreciated!

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I switched. 44 to 5.6 I moved down from 8.5 to 8.25.

It was kinda rough at first. Now my truck is broken in I can't tell the difference until I step back on aces.

These are my favorite trucks it seems around this size.

I would recommend that you use a Bones med top w/o a washer for a few sessions before trying to break in the stock top. Especially if you was riding loose aces.

It's like a half inch wb change and it's fun fighting your way through the change.

[close]

I irrationally setup 2 xmas completes, save for one old set of swiss 6, and have findings to share...

First  setup was a WKND 8.5 on 6.1's and blah blah blah.  I love the 6.1's!  Turning doesn't FEEL like Ace's, but is totally fine.  I've actually tightened them a hair since breaking them in because I'm a poosey.

I'm still breaking in the hangers with grind, and I totally feel the comments about them feeling rough on concrete.  I haven't been able to hit skatepark coping/angle iron with them, but I think it will be WAY easier and also help getting them worn in.

Next setup was an 8.25 Quasi w/ 5.6's.  I wish I would have gotten the 5.8's...  The 1/8" clearance between wheels and rails feels less stable to me.  I've ridden 8.25 decks on 8.5 trucks with good results.

The madness twist?

Running conicals on my 8.5 setups and classics on the 8.25.  I hate myself...

same. I prefer the 101a classic now it's down to like 54 53
 over the both sets of conical full 99s. I like round edges I guess

[chris.]

I rode Aces for about a year. Mainly on 55's with a little bit of time spent on 44s. I've been skating Ventures since December, 5.8 and 6.1.  I did shorten up my wheelbase from 14.5 to 14.25.

I have stock bushings with flat top washers on both, kingpin nut basically flush. My bushings are nice and broken in by now and they both feel very nice. As mentioned, they don't feel like Ace but I don't feel like I've lost anything at all. I can lean into it and hit a nice sharp turn.

The 5.8 on an 8.25 DOA board feels very comfortable. Great all-around set-up.  My 6.1 are on a mellow, egg shaped deck with a sub 14 wb and it feels GREAT. It's all I want to ride right now.

I just got another set of 5.8 recently and I'm going to break them in totally stock.

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I rode Aces for about a year. Mainly on 55's with a little bit of time spent on 44s. I've been skating Ventures since December, 5.8 and 6.1.  I did shorten up my wheelbase from 14.5 to 14.25.

I have stock bushings with flat top washers on both, kingpin nut basically flush. My bushings are nice and broken in by now and they both feel very nice. As mentioned, they don't feel like Ace but I don't feel like I've lost anything at all. I can lean into it and hit a nice sharp turn.

The 5.8 on an 8.25 DOA board feels very comfortable. Great all-around set-up.  My 6.1 are on a mellow, egg shaped deck with a sub 14 wb and it feels GREAT. It's all I want to ride right now.

I just got another set of 5.8 recently and I'm going to break them in totally stock.

Sub 14” wb you say?

[texasplant]

I rode Aces for about a year. Mainly on 55's with a little bit of time spent on 44s. I've been skating Ventures since December, 5.8 and 6.1.  I did shorten up my wheelbase from 14.5 to 14.25.

I have stock bushings with flat top washers on both, kingpin nut basically flush. My bushings are nice and broken in by now and they both feel very nice. As mentioned, they don't feel like Ace but I don't feel like I've lost anything at all. I can lean into it and hit a nice sharp turn.

The 5.8 on an 8.25 DOA board feels very comfortable. Great all-around set-up.  My 6.1 are on a mellow, egg shaped deck with a sub 14 wb and it feels GREAT. It's all I want to ride right now.

I just got another set of 5.8 recently and I'm going to break them in totally stock.

Spent much time skating transition with em?

[chris.]

Not much time on transition unfortunately.

And the short deck is a TFunk deck with a 13.875 WB. I have seriously never popped better feeling ollies in my life than on that set-up.

[rob]

Not much time on transition unfortunately.

And the short deck is a TFunk deck with a 13.875 WB. I have seriously never popped better feeling ollies in my life than on that set-up.

Tell me tell me

What baker t funk size or series is it?

[Charlie Hustle]

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I rode Aces for about a year. Mainly on 55's with a little bit of time spent on 44s. I've been skating Ventures since December, 5.8 and 6.1.  I did shorten up my wheelbase from 14.5 to 14.25.

I have stock bushings with flat top washers on both, kingpin nut basically flush. My bushings are nice and broken in by now and they both feel very nice. As mentioned, they don't feel like Ace but I don't feel like I've lost anything at all. I can lean into it and hit a nice sharp turn.

The 5.8 on an 8.25 DOA board feels very comfortable. Great all-around set-up.  My 6.1 are on a mellow, egg shaped deck with a sub 14 wb and it feels GREAT. It's all I want to ride right now.

I just got another set of 5.8 recently and I'm going to break them in totally stock.

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Sub 14” wb you say?

The girl 9.2 egg thing is like a 13.8” wb.

[chris.]

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Not much time on transition unfortunately.

And the short deck is a TFunk deck with a 13.875 WB. I have seriously never popped better feeling ollies in my life than on that set-up.

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Tell me tell me

What baker t funk size or series is it?

From the Mindbend series from 2019. I’ve seen similarly shaped TFunk decks since then but the dimensions were always a little bigger all the way around. 

The 9.2 Girl shape is on my radar if I want to skate something similar.

[Uncle Flea]

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I rode Aces for about a year. Mainly on 55's with a little bit of time spent on 44s. I've been skating Ventures since December, 5.8 and 6.1.  I did shorten up my wheelbase from 14.5 to 14.25.

I have stock bushings with flat top washers on both, kingpin nut basically flush. My bushings are nice and broken in by now and they both feel very nice. As mentioned, they don't feel like Ace but I don't feel like I've lost anything at all. I can lean into it and hit a nice sharp turn.

The 5.8 on an 8.25 DOA board feels very comfortable. Great all-around set-up.  My 6.1 are on a mellow, egg shaped deck with a sub 14 wb and it feels GREAT. It's all I want to ride right now.

I just got another set of 5.8 recently and I'm going to break them in totally stock.

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Sub 14” wb you say?

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The girl 9.2 egg thing is like a 13.8” wb.

Sounds like it spins and flips like a dream.

I bet I can Merl allin twist both ways on it if I had some like buttered tablets size wheels and some oldish thunders with the meaty Hangers   

[munchbox]

anyone have mini logo bushings to compare to the height of ace bottoms?

[backinaction]

anyone have mini logo bushings to compare to the height of ace bottoms?

Both measure .53" with calipers.


EDIT:
Mini Logo (Soft Green) : .53"
Ace (white out of a 66) : .53"
Thunder (red 90a aftermarket) : .55"
Indy (blue 92a conical) : .545"
Bones (black hard) : .55"

[munchbox]

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anyone have mini logo bushings to compare to the height of ace bottoms?

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Both measure .53" with calipers.


EDIT:
Mini Logo (Soft Green) : .53"
Ace (white out of a 66) : .53"
Thunder (red 90a aftermarket) : .55"
Indy (blue 92a conical) : .545"
Bones (black hard) : .55"

i owe you a gnarly. trying to find a bottom barrel bushing thats ace height, will go ML and see how they compare

[backinaction]

i owe you a gnarly. trying to find a bottom barrel bushing thats ace height, will go ML and see how they compare

I am running a Mini Logo medium in my Ace 66s.  The stock bushing kept popping over the washer before I even left the garage.

[Lashes2ashes]

Though I would ask here, since normally you guys would be in the know! Any one got a line on some Indy titanium for a 8.5? I have checked every single online skate shop in Oregon and I can’t find anything! Was planing to size up from my normal 139 on a 8.125 but looks like that’s not going to happen for a while.

[munchbox]

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i owe you a gnarly. trying to find a bottom barrel bushing thats ace height, will go ML and see how they compare

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I am running a Mini Logo medium in my Ace 66s.  The stock bushing kept popping over the washer before I even left the garage.

how long does it take to break in? i love the ace bottoms im running but i like it if they were a bit harder/not go to mush as quick

[Poochie]

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Really contemplating some ventures after seeing the love on here (and fully falling for their marketing, Bobby part and addition of Josh Paul haha) but just feel hesitant taking the plunge. I recently sized down from 8.25 to 8/8.06 but kept my ace 44's as they have plenty of life left in them but really want trucks that fit my board. 33's just seem so small after years of 44's though. Has anyone tried the switch from ace to venture? I was thinking of the 5.2's. Any help is appreciated!

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I switched. 44 to 5.6 I moved down from 8.5 to 8.25.

It was kinda rough at first. Now my truck is broken in I can't tell the difference until I step back on aces.

These are my favorite trucks it seems around this size.

I would recommend that you use a Bones med top w/o a washer for a few sessions before trying to break in the stock top. Especially if you was riding loose aces.

It's like a half inch wb change and it's fun fighting your way through the change.

[close]

I irrationally setup 2 xmas completes, save for one old set of swiss 6, and have findings to share...

First  setup was a WKND 8.5 on 6.1's and blah blah blah.  I love the 6.1's!  Turning doesn't FEEL like Ace's, but is totally fine.  I've actually tightened them a hair since breaking them in because I'm a poosey.

I'm still breaking in the hangers with grind, and I totally feel the comments about them feeling rough on concrete.  I haven't been able to hit skatepark coping/angle iron with them, but I think it will be WAY easier and also help getting them worn in.

Next setup was an 8.25 Quasi w/ 5.6's.  I wish I would have gotten the 5.8's...  The 1/8" clearance between wheels and rails feels less stable to me.  I've ridden 8.25 decks on 8.5 trucks with good results.

The madness twist?

Running conicals on my 8.5 setups and classics on the 8.25.  I hate myself...

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Thanks for all the help guys appreciate! I'm lucky that I work at a skate shop so could order a pair from the distributor where I live and the price isn't crazy. Really looking forward to trying them. Went for the 5.2s as I don't skate anything bigger than 8.125.

[schralp pal]

How much pain will it be to go back to ace 44 after riding 149ti for the past 4 months? Always on an 8.25s.

[Ok]

Not much time on transition unfortunately.

And the short deck is a TFunk deck with a 13.875 WB. I have seriously never popped better feeling ollies in my life than on that set-up.

Best ollie means most fun

[FrozenIndustries]

How much pain will it be to go back to ace 44 after riding 149ti for the past 4 months? Always on an 8.25s.

I go from standard 149s to 44s fairly frequently and it feels pretty effortless.

I know the ti give a little longer WB than standard, but height-wise they're a little closer to Aces due to the forged plates. That being said, I never really notice the height difference...the big change is how much faster the board rotates on Aces, but I can get used to it in a session or so.

[Diocletian]

How much pain will it be to go back to ace 44 after riding 149ti for the past 4 months? Always on an 8.25s.

Painless until the baseplate breaks or axle bends and you're far away from home

[schralp pal]

Thanks I think the faster rotation is what I’m looking for but was worried about the extra weight restricting my pop - I need all the help I can get

[Uncle Flea]

How much pain will it be to go back to ace 44 after riding 149ti for the past 4 months? Always on an 8.25s.

I'm believe that once you've mastered a truck it's always going to be in arsenal.

[jay_nev]

[schralp pal]

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How much pain will it be to go back to ace 44 after riding 149ti for the past 4 months? Always on an 8.25s.

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I'm believe that once you've mastered a truck it's always going to in arsenal.

Going back to ace was like riding a bike. I still think indys are more surfy with the smoother turn

[shawngreg]

i knew Spencer got on Indy, but when was that?  he was repping Venture pretty hard a few months ago