Truck set-ups

[Ayo95]

Does anybody here have experience with Indy forged hollows 149 vs Venture 5.8 hollows? Tryna see what would work best with a 14.25 wheelbase

[palelight]

Does anybody here have experience with Indy forged hollows 149 vs Venture 5.8 hollows? Tryna see what would work best with a 14.25 wheelbase

Tried some 5.8 hollows for a bit, my go-to's are 149 hollows (all on 14.25wb). It wasn't too extreme a difference to be honest. My back foot is in the pocket for pretty much everything so the Venture's felt a bit weird at first, I found my back foot going more towards the tip of tail to make things easier. But I got used to it. Ultimately the Indy's felt/feel more comfortable for me so I went back to them.

[Ayo95]

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Does anybody here have experience with Indy forged hollows 149 vs Venture 5.8 hollows? Tryna see what would work best with a 14.25 wheelbase

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Tried some 5.8 hollows for a bit, my go-to's are 149 hollows (all on 14.25wb). It wasn't too extreme a difference to be honest. My back foot is in the pocket for pretty much everything so the Venture's felt a bit weird at first, I found my back foot going more towards the tip of tail to make things easier. But I got used to it. Ultimately the Indy's felt/feel more comfortable for me so I went back to them.

Thanks, gonna go with the Indys

[Davethedavedave]

Yes

[moonordie]

Does anybody here have experience with Indy forged hollows 149 vs Venture 5.8 hollows? Tryna see what would work best with a 14.25 wheelbase

By hollows you mean the V-Lights?
If yes I had both on a 8.5 with 14.25 wb and for sure I liked it way more on ventures.

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

On nine club frank confirmed that a thunder, is just a thunder....

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On nine club frank confirmed that a thunder, is just a thunder....

I didn’t make it through all of that, but he also said that all of the sizes have the same geo, which isn’t really true. 147s are significantly lower than 148s and up

[Weezil]

yeah I wonder if that's what they're gonna do going forward because I could've swore the 161s were higher than the 148-151 thunders too. either way really looking forward to grabbing a pair of regular cast thunder 149s because I loved the geo on the 148s, just a little small for me. hoping they're my end-all.

[gaunting]

pretty sure 148,149 and 151 are 52mm. and 143,145 and 147 are 49. cast baseplates that is.

[colinquinn]

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Are thunders cursed in some way? They're the only truck that's randomly tossed me at high speed multiple times (times where a pebble or something were out of the question). There's a lot I don't really like about the stage 11's, but they've never betrayed me like thunders.

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Speed wobble? Wheel bite? How?

I have a feeling thunders quick turn gets a little TOO quick at times.

[munchbox]

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Are thunders cursed in some way? They're the only truck that's randomly tossed me at high speed multiple times (times where a pebble or something were out of the question). There's a lot I don't really like about the stage 11's, but they've never betrayed me like thunders.

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Speed wobble? Wheel bite? How?

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I have a feeling thunders quick turn gets a little TOO quick at times.

swap the conical bottom bushings for barrels and feel the difference. responsivenss is still there, but makes the turns super controlled and predictable

[texasplant]

Indy hangars on Ace baseplates? Install downlows into my Aces and want to run 169s now... can I just switch hangars or should I just man up and smash the pin out

[rob]

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Are thunders cursed in some way? They're the only truck that's randomly tossed me at high speed multiple times (times where a pebble or something were out of the question). There's a lot I don't really like about the stage 11's, but they've never betrayed me like thunders.

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Speed wobble? Wheel bite? How?

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I have a feeling thunders quick turn gets a little TOO quick at times.

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swap the conical bottom bushings for barrels and feel the difference. responsivenss is still there, but makes the turns super controlled and predictable

It’s crazy enough to work!

pretty sure 148,149 and 151 are 52mm. and 143,145 and 147 are 49. cast baseplates that is.

I agree

[Diocletian]

Indy hangars on Ace baseplates? Install downlows into my Aces and want to run 169s now... can I just switch hangars or should I just man up and smash the pin out

I ran Indy hangers in Ace plates and they were successfully Acedependents with an Ace turn. Go for it.

[tzhangdox]

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Indy hangars on Ace baseplates? Install downlows into my Aces and want to run 169s now... can I just switch hangars or should I just man up and smash the pin out

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I ran Indy hangers in Ace plates and they were successfully Acedependents with an Ace turn. Go for it.

I've got indy hangers on ace plates on my zip zinger and its great, do it.

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Indy hangars on Ace baseplates? Install downlows into my Aces and want to run 169s now... can I just switch hangars or should I just man up and smash the pin out

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I ran Indy hangers in Ace plates and they were successfully Acedependents with an Ace turn. Go for it.

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I've got indy hangers on ace plates on my zip zinger and its great, do it.

What are the disadvantages? Sounds rad

[Vintagebody]

...And it happened again... Broke a 3rd kingpin with Thunders. Thats 3 kingpins in less then a year, skating flatground. Its not like i'm overweight either... Im 79kg

[Xen]

...And it happened again... Broke a 3rd kingpin with Thunders. Thats 3 kingpins in less then a year, skating flatground. Its not like i'm overweight either... Im 79kg

Hollow or regs? Cast or Forged?

Might be time to move on bro...are  you doing the same trick when they break? Same skate spot? Is there any pattern?

[Solid bowlcut]

...And it happened again... Broke a 3rd kingpin with Thunders. Thats 3 kingpins in less then a year, skating flatground. Its not like i'm overweight either... Im 79kg

I've had the same problem when i skated Thunders. Also have broke a lot of hangers. All broke on flatground tricks so im kinda over Thunders at this point.

[mynameisnotjeff]

Loosen up your trucks or use harder bushings. I’ve only broken one hollow kingpin in my life and I think it was because they were tight.

[Vintagebody]

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...And it happened again... Broke a 3rd kingpin with Thunders. Thats 3 kingpins in less then a year, skating flatground. Its not like i'm overweight either... Im 79kg

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Hollow or regs? Cast or Forged?

Might be time to move on bro...are  you doing the same trick when they break? Same skate spot? Is there any pattern?

Forged Hollows. They seem to really dislike reverts/pivots, as they have all broken during lazy 180s, or sharp 180 kick turns. All have snapped at the same spot too.

I went ahead and bought Team Raw's today. Hope the regular kingpin can cope better.
I ride medium/loose trucks, with medium bushings.

[moonordie]

...And it happened again... Broke a 3rd kingpin with Thunders. Thats 3 kingpins in less then a year, skating flatground. Its not like i'm overweight either... Im 79kg

That's odd, how old are you if you don't mind me asking?
On my younger days I would snap like one kingpin every month if not more

[yourbreakfsat]

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...And it happened again... Broke a 3rd kingpin with Thunders. Thats 3 kingpins in less then a year, skating flatground. Its not like i'm overweight either... Im 79kg

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Hollow or regs? Cast or Forged?

Might be time to move on bro...are  you doing the same trick when they break? Same skate spot? Is there any pattern?

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Forged Hollows. They seem to really dislike reverts/pivots, as they have all broken during lazy 180s, or sharp 180 kick turns. All have snapped at the same spot too.

I went ahead and bought Team Raw's today. Hope the regular kingpin can cope better.
I ride medium/loose trucks, with medium bushings.

Couldn't hurt to contact DLX support and let them know about this

[Vintagebody]

I'm 27.

It wouldent have been a problem if the kingpin was easy to remove or install. But this is not the case at all.
I'm actually shocked by how stupidly stuck they have jammed it, and ive worked as industrial mechanic, specificly with hydraulics for the oil industry. One should not require special tools to be able to remove a kingpin, or to install a new one.

@yourbreakfsat: Yes ive contacted them. They have not confirmed if I get a replacement. Duo to corona they are not able to ship anything for now, atleast.

[Weezil]

that sucks, hopefully they set you straight. dlx is the shit, but I've never had luck with their trucks, been eyeing up thunders too, though I know we wont get along.

starting to get near the axle on my aces, giving me anxiety because idk what to get next. ace 44s seem to be hard to find atm, and I'd rather just get trucks from my local who does not carry ace unfortunately. new Indys, or new thunders...

I have some axle slipped ventures to kill off next, but I just couldn't get settled in on them, took forever to break in then I had to start busting the wheels loose every session, sucked. they looked cool as fuck though, gave me nostalgia.

indys feel like home, but I'm not sure if I wanna go home yet. it's kinda trashy there. lol

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

Yeah....I bought a set of thunder teams on the basis I could pound out the old kingpin....put in krux d/l....my current set are ground down....

one popped out easy....the other....nope....heated in oven....kingpin bent from pounding....

Now what the hell do I do?  I have a baseplate I can't use, and do you think I have the gall to try and explain this to DLX? 

New hanger....meet old baseplate....

[palelight]

Yeah....I bought a set of thunder teams on the basis I could pound out the old kingpin....put in krux d/l....my current set are ground down....

one popped out easy....the other....nope....heated in oven....kingpin bent from pounding....

Now what the hell do I do?  I have a baseplate I can't use, and do you think I have the gall to try and explain this to DLX? 

New hanger....meet old baseplate....

How bad is the bend? Could it be cut near the baseplate and hammered out the rest of the way?

[lysdexia]

indys feel like home, but I'm not sure if I wanna go home yet. it's kinda trashy there. lol

that is the perfect way to summarise indys at the moment i feel

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

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Yeah....I bought a set of thunder teams on the basis I could pound out the old kingpin....put in krux d/l....my current set are ground down....

one popped out easy....the other....nope....heated in oven....kingpin bent from pounding....

Now what the hell do I do?  I have a baseplate I can't use, and do you think I have the gall to try and explain this to DLX? 

New hanger....meet old baseplate....

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How bad is the bend? Could it be cut near the baseplate and hammered out the rest of the way?

Not a bad idea....I just assumed it was lodged in there so tight, it wouldn't make a difference...but yah...I could hacksaw it down and try again....

[rob]

It’s crazy how hard products are to come by

Tactics doesnt even have a pair of thunders