I need some desperate help with my thunder trucks guys. I switched from riding indys about a year ago and I've been having a lot of issues with the bushings.. in general I like my trucks on the tighter side so I switched stock for aftermarket thunders 94a 95a(rebuild kit) and they keep on blowing out within the first month right after they get that broken in feeling. I tried also getting some of the DLX supercush bushings which are supposedly a fit for thunders but they didn't seem to fit at all.. if anything they were fatter than an indy bushing so I didn't even try riding those. So I guess I just wanted to ask if anyone knows of any other alternatives like bones bushings and how well they ride. I am also planning to get some of the 97 and 100a thunder bushings and see if I have any better luck with the blowouts.
Are you using the correct size metal washers for the bushings?
Stock thunders are conical shape and have a smaller bottom washer, as do the rebuild kit.
Super cush are the cylinder shape and don't come with metal washers so you cannot use the Thunder washers for those - as you said they will not work - but if you still have the Indy washers you can put them in and they will work fine, but might not feel comfortable for how you skate.
In blowing out, do you mean they split and come apart? Thunder bushings do this more than some other brands, but it is also down to how tight you have them and how much pressure you are putting on them, eg bushings that are tightened down too much or have too much pressure put on them will be a lot more likely to split and break.
Any of the Indy aftermarket kits have all bushings and metal washers included, and don't really split or come apart the way other brands do, so you could try the black cylinder (not conical) 94s and see if that makes any difference, or at least re try the super cush with those washers.
Lastly, you could try the Bones hard bushings, either with or without washers, but people I know who ride them with all the metal washers have fewer issues with them blowing out than to ride them without washers, and these guys are the sort of dudes to blow out stuff and break stuff more than others. They might take a minute to wear in but they soften up well and with washers, it keeps all the parts together, contrary to the depictions on the Bones "How to" use their bushings or what others say on here.
Just a few options anyway.