Truck set-ups

[Cooper808]

[Ronnie Rodriguez]

Those look really nice. AF1 hanger on a classic plate? What are the pivot cups?

[braksabbath]

Got a set of Indy standard hollow 149 on sale. One weighs 10g more than the other. Which doesn’t seem like much but my old set is axled on the rear and that’s also 10g lighter than the front. Doesn’t make sense. Do yourself a favor and don’t weigh anything ever.

[Mbrimson88]

Got a set of Indy standard hollow 149 on sale. One weighs 10g more than the other. Which doesn’t seem like much but my old set is axled on the rear and that’s also 10g lighter than the front. Doesn’t make sense. Do yourself a favor and don’t weigh anything ever.

If they are brand new, that is weird.  If they are used, the wear on the truck could account for the weight difference.

Now you have started, you should at least keep going, so take everything apart and check each baseplate and each hanger.

Not being a dick, just helping to sort out the difference and also curious as to where the difference is with those trucks.

[Mbrimson88]

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LAnyone have thoughts on differences/preferences as between indy forged hollows and standard hollows? Pop feel, stability, pinch etc?

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I don't ride Indys but if I had to I'm rocking forged baseplates, not a fan of the tall 55mm height. Would like to have try a Indy Low when they were still in production, 48.5mm puts them in the Venture 5.2 Lo and Thunder 147 Standard territory.

I probably shouldn't say, but I have a set of very minimally used Indy low 139s that don't have a home.

It is funny because at one stage these things would have been so highly sought after, but nowdays, no one seems to want the 8" Indy low trucks.

Pretty much everyone I skate with are on at least normal hollow forged or standard 148s or more likely 149s and up nowdays.

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

I prefer cast just because they look better, that said I don’t like high trucks….venture high=forged, thunder=cast. If I skated Indy’s I’d prolly skate forged.  Can’t win ‘‘em all….

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LAnyone have thoughts on differences/preferences as between indy forged hollows and standard hollows? Pop feel, stability, pinch etc?

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I don't ride Indys but if I had to I'm rocking forged baseplates, not a fan of the tall 55mm height. Would like to have try a Indy Low when they were still in production, 48.5mm puts them in the Venture 5.2 Lo and Thunder 147 Standard territory.

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I probably shouldn't say, but I have a set of very minimally used Indy low 139s that don't have a home.

It is funny because at one stage these things would have been so highly sought after, but nowdays, no one seems to want the 8" Indy low trucks.

Pretty much everyone I skate with are on at least normal hollow forged or standard 148s or more likely 149s and up nowdays.

@rothdigga

[Mbrimson88]

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LAnyone have thoughts on differences/preferences as between indy forged hollows and standard hollows? Pop feel, stability, pinch etc?

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I don't ride Indys but if I had to I'm rocking forged baseplates, not a fan of the tall 55mm height. Would like to have try a Indy Low when they were still in production, 48.5mm puts them in the Venture 5.2 Lo and Thunder 147 Standard territory.

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I probably shouldn't say, but I have a set of very minimally used Indy low 139s that don't have a home.

It is funny because at one stage these things would have been so highly sought after, but nowdays, no one seems to want the 8" Indy low trucks.

Pretty much everyone I skate with are on at least normal hollow forged or standard 148s or more likely 149s and up nowdays.

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@rothdigga

I already offered, but didn't have a reply.

Might be he has enough now to last as long as needed, or has per others, finding the mids work well enough for what they want.

[braksabbath]

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Got a set of Indy standard hollow 149 on sale. One weighs 10g more than the other. Which doesn’t seem like much but my old set is axled on the rear and that’s also 10g lighter than the front. Doesn’t make sense. Do yourself a favor and don’t weigh anything ever.

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If they are brand new, that is weird.  If they are used, the wear on the truck could account for the weight difference.

Now you have started, you should at least keep going, so take everything apart and check each baseplate and each hanger.

Not being a dick, just helping to sort out the difference and also curious as to where the difference is with those trucks.

The hanger and baseplate on one is 6g and 4g heavier than the other. If I swap them around both trucks come out evenly to 380g, which is 10g heavier than the 370g they’re spec’d at.

[munchbox]

anyone know who makes thinner bottom washers?

[LebowskisRug]

If you go to a hardware store like an Ace hardware that has a good bulk section you can find thinner washers often, but they’re likely not even a full mm thinner than normal. Most washers are thinner in the middle than the cupped section.

[lazer69]

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was gonna change my bushings n the ventures. go to try to slip tool in it wont go in and i see this.

I hope i can find a chisel here

[Bror]

I got some venture hi's off the swedish ebay for my cruiser. Wheels on it is 60mm super juices.

1. Is it a stupid truck choice since the venture turn is quick to wheelbite? Gonna go risers ofc but still..

2. How do u setup yours to get em more surfy feely?

[LewFarrell]

I got some venture hi's off the swedish ebay for my cruiser. Wheels on it is 60mm super juices.

1. Is it a stupid truck choice since the venture turn is quick to wheelbite? Gonna go risers ofc but still..

2. How do u setup yours to get em more surfy feely?

I don't find that Ventures wheelbite easily, not like Thunders at least. With those big soft wheels any wheelbite will be noticable though.

Using a flat Bones style washer on the top bushing will definitely make the trucks feel more surfy, as well as rocking softer bushings. I see a lot of people with Bones softs on Venture hi's. I also think the Indy red conical bushings should work well although I haven't personally tried it.

[JugeL]

I got some venture hi's off the swedish ebay for my cruiser. Wheels on it is 60mm super juices.

1. Is it a stupid truck choice since the venture turn is quick to wheelbite? Gonna go risers ofc but still..

2. How do u setup yours to get em more surfy feely?

I used to skate venture hi's with 60mm spitfire classics. Used 1/8 riser and it was manageable. I could do all my flatground and slappy stuff okay. Couldn't really surf that much  so i would say go for bigger riser if you really wanna cruise.

[PuffinMuffin]

I got some venture hi's off the swedish ebay for my cruiser. Wheels on it is 60mm super juices.

1. Is it a stupid truck choice since the venture turn is quick to wheelbite? Gonna go risers ofc but still..

2. How do u setup yours to get em more surfy feely?

A flat washer under the bottom bushing cup. Changes the geometry slightly for less wheel bite.

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

I actually don’t think this is a dumb idea….they don’t carve that well, but at the same time, you can really lean into them. 

[devourthehours]

Indy Titaniums broke on me in the middle of the 50-50. I think ive skated these 5 times:



Already sent a warranty request. Swapped to some Thunder Hollow Lights to give them a shot.

[Mbrimson88]

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was gonna change my bushings n the ventures. go to try to slip tool in it wont go in and i see this.

I hope i can find a chisel here

Best thing for that is a 9/16" spanner or a smaller size adjustable wrench.

I found that a number of trucks always would have issues, mainly Thunder, but some Venture low and other brands where the hanger dropped towards the kingpin, so having one of these on hand was always a good idea.

Just a simple set of beefy pliers might also help with that bit of metal that is sitting over it too.

[logjammin]

I don't wanna get anyone in trouble so I'll just say a well-known person in the NHS camp relocated in recent years near me and told a good friend of mine that Indy is coming out with a stage 12 soon.

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I don't wanna get anyone in trouble so I'll just say a well-known person in the NHS camp relocated in recent years near me and told a good friend of mine that Indy is coming out with a stage 12 soon.

Oh shit.
Indys have never been my favorite, I’ve always felt like something wasn’t quite the way I wanted it, but the versatility/quality was always notable. Unless someone had a specific reason otherwise, Indy was the way to go, a baseline if you will. The branding, the nhs vs dlx, the outside of skating fan club, all of that always sucked tho.
From a consumer standpoint, it’s pretty cool how many quality options there are. It’s truck wars, and for sure the image stuff for all brands is important, but performance seems to be driving it more and more
Be cool to hear what these are about

[thanksgiving]

I don't wanna get anyone in trouble so I'll just say a well-known person in the NHS camp relocated in recent years near me and told a good friend of mine that Indy is coming out with a stage 12 soon.

do you have anything else to back this up? the shop has got... a large number of $ of indy inventory right now

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

Not sure if they can do any better than engineering a mid truck……

[Frank and Fred]

A new stage always drags me back to Indy. I just can't help myself. I've had at least one pair of every stage Indy except 1 and 3.

[JugeL]

Nothing better than trusting complete stranger on internet

[Solex]

Indy Titaniums broke on me in the middle of the 50-50. I think ive skated these 5 times:



Already sent a warranty request. Swapped to some Thunder Hollow Lights to give them a shot.

Mmm...feels strange for something suppsed to be made of...titanium...

[logjammin]

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I don't wanna get anyone in trouble so I'll just say a well-known person in the NHS camp relocated in recent years near me and told a good friend of mine that Indy is coming out with a stage 12 soon.

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do you have anything else to back this up? the shop has got... a large number of $ of indy inventory right now

That's all the info I have. He's someone who co-owns a green themed board company on NHS and I doubt he'd say it if it wasn't true. Still take it with a grain of salt in terms of when it will hit the market, though.

[manysnakes]

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I don't wanna get anyone in trouble so I'll just say a well-known person in the NHS camp relocated in recent years near me and told a good friend of mine that Indy is coming out with a stage 12 soon.

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do you have anything else to back this up? the shop has got... a large number of $ of indy inventory right now

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That's all the info I have. He's someone who co-owns a green themed board company on NHS and I doubt he'd say it if it wasn't true. Still take it with a grain of salt in terms of when it will hit the market, though.

NHS isn't known for having the most shop-friendly business practices, so it wouldn't be shocking if they dropped a Stage XII without enough warning for shops to clear out their old Stage IVs.

[Frank and Fred]

Stage 12s are probably a way out but this has been one of the longest gaps between stages, so they are due. But, what can they really do at this point that people really want?

[Murge]

Indy Titaniums broke on me in the middle of the 50-50. I think ive skated these 5 times:



Already sent a warranty request. Swapped to some Thunder Hollow Lights to give them a shot.

See if a magnet sticks to it. Titanium should not be magnetic. If it’s steel. A magnet will stick. But titanium can be pretty brittle. Usually harder metals are stronger but more brittle.