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Anybody happen to know to how much https://frogskateboards.com/products/jesse-alba-pro-model-deck tapers? It's 10 at its widest but it reaaaally tapers much at the back truck. I was wondering if it would be less then 8.5? I have 159's and not enough money to buy new trucks unfortunately. If it is 8.5/bigger than that, I don't have to worry about much, if any, hotrodding, better safe than sorry.
you’ll be fine with 159’s bud. I’ve ran 159’s on an 8.75 football with out a noticeable hotrod.
alright thanks, than I can keep considering this one.
Maybe it is just cause I had that 80s fish shape a lot growing up and still have a few newer 80s fish shape on modern concaves as cruisers, but as they all taper in significantly at the back, there is always a fair bit of wheel showing over the back axle, which is normal for that type of setup.
The front wheels sit under a touch with almost any size trucks compared to how much the back would stick out, but the most comfortable was 169s on with big square wheels, for period correct looks, but they can be skated with any options (eg 159s) and still work fine. Some I even have set up with 139s on Mini Cubics and the wheels still sit nicely.
That board looks like it goes in to about 8" over the back trucks, just going by eye with a copy and paste of the front bolts over the back bolts, as per pic below.