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However, you will have lesser stability. The length of the trucks is important for different gameplays. Street skating actually suggests lower and lighter trucks because of its constant restriction to the center of gravity. Therefore, your skate park and street skating skills become more effective.
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Written by Colin Kint. Bestseller No. HD7 Reverse Kingpin Trucks offer more grip and stability. Bearings: 8x Ritalin Abec-9 Bearings come pre-lubed with synthetic oil. Hardware: 8x Heavy Duty 1. Bolts and Nuts come with black coating. It also reduces strain on your board by preventing the trucks from being in direct contact with the deck.
To determine the width of a skateboard truck, you measure the width of the axle outer width and the width of the hanger inner width. The trucks should always fit the width of your Skateboard. This may have an effect on flip tricks and can affect the general boardfeel. Usually, skateboard trucks are described by their inner width hanger width. Unfortunately, the sizes of skateboard trucks are not standardised.
You can use the size chart below to easily find the right size. The width measurements are usually rounded and, small variations can happen during the manufacturing process.
Therefore, minor deviations are totally normal. You can also find more information about the top brands for skateboard trucks below. As it so often happens, however, the finer details are crucial. It all boils down to your body height and most importantly, the size of the wheels. The higher the truck, the more the tail has to be pushed down when popping. Consequently, higher pop-offs are possible theoretically.
Higher trucks can be practical for taller people because with sufficient power and long legs, the tail can be pushed to the ground pretty quickly. Small skaters might have a hard time with a high setup, which is why kids especially should stick with low trucks. Of course, tall skaters can ride low trucks as well. Unfortunately, there is no industry standard for the exact height of the various size labels that truck manufacturers use.
Therefore, we at skatedeluxe have made our own categories, so you can stay on top of things. Hint: In the skatedeluxe Skate Shop, you can easily filter through the various truck heights. In addition to that, low trucks are lighter. However, the risk of wheel bites is relatively high, especially on softer surfaces and unclean landings. Therefore, you should use small wheels 50 mm or 51 mm on low trucks or use shock or riser pads to largely avoid wheel bites. Mid or standard trucks are basically a compromise between low and high trucks and are therefore ideally suited for all-around skateboarding and for anyone who cannot decide.
High trucks are -you guessed it! The board has a steeper incline when popping, allowing you to theoretically ollie higher.
The risk of wheel bites is also minimised. On the other hand, high trucks are heavier and the board can be somewhat unstable due to the steeper angle of the trucks when turning.
High trucks are suitable for all wheels. Although to be safe, you should install shock or riser pads for larger wheels 57mm — 59mm. Truck height is measured from the baseplate to the middle of the axle. This measurement equals the distance between the truck and your deck and tells you how high above the ground your board will be.
In addition to the width of all trucks, the table in paragraph 2. Should you want to try larger wheels, you can do so without having to directly buy new trucks as well. Simply mount shock or riser pads to your board. In paragraph 2. As always, these recommendations are guidelines that should only give you a rough idea.
Note: Our recommendations for the maximum wheel sizes and truck heights are based on tight trucks. Keep in mind that the risk of wheelbites gets higher when you ride your trucks loose. The graphic in paragraph 2. To make your board turn easier or harder, you can tighten or loosen the kingpin. The best way to do this is by using a skate tool. You can also experiment with bushings to alter the turning behaviour. Bushings are available in three different degrees of hardness, which can be categorized as hard, medium, and soft.
Tapered or conical bushings so-called Cone Bushings make the trucks more responsive, where as flat bushings so-called Barrel Bushings make the trucks less responsive.
A skate tool is part of the standard equipment every skater should have. It has everything you need, from the key for your kingpin nut to a Phillips head screwdriver and Allen wrench for the bolts of your hardware. In the event that the thread on your axles is worn down, you can find skateboard tools with an axle rethreader in the skatedeluxe online skate shop. The great thing about skate wax is that with the right amount of wax, you can grind just about anything!
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Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. Skateboard Truck a Skateboard Truck and its parts — hanger — axle — kingpin — bushings and baseplate Skateboard trucks are narrower and have a traditional kingpin TKP. They are constructed for strength, maneuverability and are shorter than longboard trucks. Longboard Truck a Longboard truck and its parts — hanger — axle — kingpin — bushings and baseplate Longboard trucks are wider, have a reverse Kingpin RKP and hangers are mostly mm or mm.
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