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Jim Z hangers on Crail base
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On 7/12/2006 Eric
wrote in from
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Anyone ever run Jim Z hangers on Crail baseplates? Let me know. Also, what are some good bushing choices for Crails? Do the Jim Z stims work good? Khiro Bitch bushings?
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Thelonius Ball Pivot Monk
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On 7/11/2006
sc
wrote in from
United States
(65.91.nnn.nnn)
hc - I'll post pics of my ball pivots tonight when I get home. They are somewhat different than Geezer's.
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On 7/11/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
(168.149.nnn.nnn)
geezer, thx for that pic, I saved it somewhere before...
my gus pivot haven't broke yet, but i do worry about it sometimes.
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Spherical Indy or RTX
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On 7/11/2006
Geezer-X
wrote in from
United States
(65.127.nnn.nnn)
Here's how I do it.
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indy (ball pivot)
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On 7/11/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
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sc, got pics of that?
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Rad vs. Gus - unfair comparison
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On 7/9/2006
sc
wrote in from
United States
(68.105.nnn.nnn)
Adam, it's not fair to compare Radikal & Gus. The similarity of the ball pivot is only superficial. The geometry is totally different. Gus has a geometry somewhere between a Bennett and an RTS. The Radikal is better in every way for slalom, more fluid, more predictable, effortless accuracy that translates into more drive. The Gus is still a nice truck, although I never trusted the little pivot stud. I had a Gus with an 8mm axle conversion, better bushings, etc. and I did ride it for a while. I tried, but it just didn't work for me through upteen variations of bushings, wedges and wheels. Then I put a real ball pivot on an Indy. That is a great truck, the ball pivot conversion definitely worth doing. Still, all I ride now are Radikals.
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Gulllwing Super Pro 3 15" trucks
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On 7/9/2006
Jeff
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
I really need to find these trucks so i can complete my board. But nomatter where i go on the web no one has these in the skate wheels style. Some website used to carry this truck that supports the skateboard style wheel, but they discountinued selling the model earlier this year. Does anyone have any information where i can find these trucks?
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Rad vs GUS
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On 7/9/2006
Adam Daniels
wrote in from
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I would just like to hear a response from those who have been seasoned on BOTH of these trucks...not one or the other. Which one is more fluid? predictable? All that jaz for a ts front....I currently run a GUS and have a disposable income so i would basically like to know if a rad is an upgrade in performance at all....
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link
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On 7/8/2006
slim
wrote in from
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gee, yet another website that we're not allowed to link too, huh? oh well, you'll have to find it yourself. just search google or whatever for silverfish longboarding and then go to the forum.
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trucks
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On 7/8/2006
slim
wrote in from
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I think that topic has been discussed often at silverfish
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originals VS revenge
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On 7/7/2006 dan
wrote in from
United States
(4.228.nnn.nnn)
i know i've asked this question before, but i'm going to put together a new carve/commute setup and was wondering if anyone new has ridden both and could compare THEIR FEEL. thanks
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carving
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On 7/5/2006 nic
wrote in from
United States
(208.57.nnn.nnn)
if you've ever noticed the stock bushing that come with randals are like 90a so i put in some doh doh's 88a on both bottom bushings not the top ones and it turns waaaay loose so if you like carving....................
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Painting
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On 7/5/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
Spray Paint for car-rims is great. A can is around 5 Dollar. A can of body paint works fine as well, but rim paint seems to be more impact proof than body paint, on the other hand you will get a smaller assortment of colours.
Degrease the truck first with degraser, gas or alkohol. I would recomend sanding with a verry fine sandpaper and than just spray it with two thin layers.
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Painting Trucks?
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On 7/4/2006 hartl3y
wrote in from
United States
(68.75.nnn.nnn)
Yo Dudes...
I have a pair of Independent 149 trucks on my longboard... nothing special. I was wondering if there is a special paint I should use to paint them a different color, or if I should be painting them at all. Any advice is welcome.
Thanks. hartl3y.
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Precision Indys
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On 7/4/2006
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(70.72.nnn.nnn)
Rockn' Ron is doing 149s,169's and 215s, 8mm stainless with machined hanger faces. He does Tracker too.
Click here for link
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Tim's Tracker baseplates question
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On 7/4/2006
PaulW
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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G'day.
If these are the Tracker superlight bases, then I think you're SOL. The kingpins CAN be removed, but you have to dig around with a soldering iron! That's not the best way to carry on, in my opinion... I think the pivot geometry of those trucks is the same as some newer Trackers, so you could do worse than look at getting NEW Tracker baseplates (and you can tap out the kingpins on those easily). The Tracker B-2 plate seems to be interchangeable with older Tracker hangers, so that would be a good place to start.
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indys
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On 7/3/2006
slim
wrote in from
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in a few days Rockin' Ron should be set up to do Indy trucks. He's been doing trackers already. You can email him through the californiabearing.com website.
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Independent 8mm Axles...who is doing them now?
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On 7/3/2006 NC
wrote in from
United States
(24.225.nnn.nnn)
hey guys, who is doing 8mm axles and facing on Indy's theses days?
i have sets that i want to send out. monkeywrenchmachineworks looks to be done,
or not exist anymore. what about chicken? any help appreciated. thnx
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hard thread
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On 7/3/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
If i had to have one board,only one board,i think modifing a stock board would be ok. I'd have something like a dregs maggie with drop through randal dh's 3 to 5 degree wedge up front,bones yellow hardcore bushings, and a bit of reinforcement to keep it functional for a bit of dropping off things and stiff feeling during kickturns and such, rounded over 81a gumballs.Swiss bones bearings, i like ousts but retainer warrentees(do they even do that?) and replacement parts are tough to come by. Maybe the deal should be that all the parts of your only board are in endless supply,that way you won't fell it necessary to run 97mm flywheels to get maximum mileage out of your last and only set of wheels.
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gullwing army trucks vs. indy
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On 7/3/2006 B.G.
wrote in from
United States
(69.209.nnn.nnn)
am thinking of giving gullwings a try again. I'm tired of the indy axle slip, and just plain want to try something new. Problem is I can't find much info. on the gullwing army truck turning radius. how do the gullwings turn compared to indys? do gullwing axles stay put? do the new gullwings grind as good as the old? anyone had any experiences with the gullwing army truck good or bad? help me out here? thanks and cheers
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Tracker Nylon baseplate kingpins
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On 7/3/2006
Tim
wrote in from
Australia
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I want to know if it is possible to fit a longer kingpin to the nylon baseplates.
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Truck choice
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On 7/2/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
Hi Minos,
Don't you get Force Industries Trucks cheap in Australia. They are made in Australia and really great trucks. Check out the rewiev at silverfish: http://www_silverfishlongboarding_com/article.php?story=20060112131536669
Otherwise I would recomend Randals. You can ride them as they are, ore wedge them for more or less stability. They are great trucks. Important for stability at speed is the design of the truck. Conventional trucks like the core feel stable at lower speeds but if it gets a little faster, the truck behaviour gets wobblier. I don't know if core makes a truck that is designed like a randal. Check out Chris homepage for more details about the truck design: http://www.chrischaput.com/randal/
Here in Germany the Holey Trucks cost the same as Randals. In that case I would buy the Holeys.
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Truck choice
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On 7/2/2006
Minos
wrote in from
Australia
(58.106.nnn.nnn)
Hi, guys. I am about to take me into longboard especially down hill and cruizing area. I am currently riding a carver board for surfing improvement. I just had a look at few long boards on the internet and I think the most important part that make different is truck, right? I would like to do some big turn on a long board and it sould be stable during the riding. one of my mate recommends Randal 180, gullwing, or cheaper Core truck. how they differ from each other? and the best value for money? my budget is pretty tight..
Thanks for pay attention, guys.
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Turning radius
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On 7/2/2006 David V.
wrote in from
United States
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Herbn,
That is a good idea for a thread, but could you make it any harder?! Only one board? Reminds me of the question my wife posed, "If you had to get rid of all your boards except one, which one would you keep?" Anyway, my previous post was my shot at saying how happy I've been with my Randals carving up the hills in my area and if there are trucks out there that will turn my board any sharper, I'm not sure if I could handle them! Any sharper and I'd basically be doing a kickturn!
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turning radius
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On 7/2/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
as nifty as that small turning radius may seem to be,it's cool for a minute maybe fifteen minutes,it's cool for a board that goes into the supermarket from the trunk of your car, it's really handy through the automatic doors,but on the really fun skating, i usually reach for the wrench,then switch over to most the yellow powell bushings(from blue) and lastly i "dewedge" my trucks,my newest truck are at 40 degrees, that's midway between a seismic and a randal dh, which by the way are the amazing truck that randal makes,of all the stock trucks in the world, if i could have only one pair for one board those would be them. With a thin thin positive wedge on the front one. Hey! thats' a interesting thread, if you were stuck on a dessert island, and it had a amazing smooth switchbacky highspeed downhill road on it , what kind of set up would you want? Only one board/trucks/wheels.
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