As I mentioned earlier on in this thread, I put together a second setup recently, a 7.75 Toy Machine just to mess around on, and i wanted Ventures for them but the only trucks the shop had that matched that size were Indy standards. It’s my first set of Indy’s in a while ever since I switched to ventures; right off the bat they felt a lot less stable and a lot squirrellier than the ventures I’ve grown accustomed to, but man does that surfy turn just feel so right to me; I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss it. Grew up skating nothing but indys and going back to a pair almost gave me like a “welcome home” feeling. It’s just what my mind and muscle memory is used to.
I think I’ve found my perfect bushing combo too for indys: bones hard tops with Indy aftermarket barrels on the the bottom; gives em the bones rebound but takes away the mushiness that comes with bones as well (not sure if anyone else thought bones just felt mushy at times but I always did). Makes em feel a lot more responsive and less squirrelly right off the bat.
Still love the stability and hefty pop of a venture but so far I’ve been enjoying my time back on indys for this second setup