Can’t come to the next one… it’s ay ok, won’t be needin the bushings for awhile 
Only thing you kept was the fatcone since the bag had some white barrels.
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I was supposed to go the Barcelona for the Roller games then to Paris for your event Ricardo but we would have failed to deliver several important but unexpected orders to new customers so I had to cancel my plans.
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Next time…
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PM Brad.
Totally understand mate!
Personally I’d rather you focus on your clients and create a sustainable business we can rely on than actually go on crazy world tours and have massive backlog issues or issues with the supply chain… 
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Hey Brad just wanted to get your expertise on a setup I’m working on.
I’m using the Torqueboards DD kit with the custom 220mm hangars
These come with;
- RipTide Caliber II Pivot Cups WFB 90A
- RipTide 90A Krank Street Barrel Bushings
I’m replacing the baseplates with bowery surf adjustable plates
I wanted to have the ability to wedge my setup and also avoid wheel bite using the large 110 wheels. I haven’t ridden the setup yet because the plates are not in but I know I will have to change the pivot cups and switch to tall bushings with these new plates.
- I’m 182 lbs
- I would like to have something fun and a bit carvey at cruising speeds but also some
stability and an appropriate level of response at faster speeds with respect to return to center. - I like my outer carves to be gummy so I can lean into it with predictability but I like my snap to center a little more responsive when I’m going fast.
- I plan to cruise 15-20 mph most of the time and occasionally push it to 30 when I have the space.
My questions are what pivot cups and tall style bushings should I try out and what wedge for front and back do you recommend? I realize I may need to get some feedback from riding before having it perfectly dialed in. I just want to start with a good baseline.
The bowery surf plates are compatible with surf rodz style pivot cups.
*Using a haya hb92 deck
Thanks you for your help!
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Sweet I just had the same question, thanks!
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Very odd they went through all the trouble to make adjustable plates and failed to mention the range of adjustability. Do you know the range of available angles?
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I’ll ask Mike
Do you have any specific suggestions for my setup?
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So I’m told the range is up to 60 and each notch is 5 degrees
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Hi Brad, I need to setup some new elofty direct drives, i got them without trucks, just the tkp hangars.
so need to source everything, except the baseplate, and would like to get anything from riptide.
not sure the angle, will check tonight with an inclinometer as you’ve advised.
i’m 150lb, these drives shouldn’t go more than 25mph. seeking a mix of carve and stability at speed.
previously when i upgraded bushings for the TB 218mm trucks, i used cupped washers and insert bushings (don’t recall duro) and this setup felt great to me. i’m hoping to reproduce that setup on this tkp setup.
thanks!
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Sorry for the delay @andrewmunsell. I would suggest picking up a mixed pair of KranK 87a Cones / Canon, a pair of Canons and a pair of Magnums so you will have a bunch of combinations to try and find the perfect setup. With 1 Cone , 3 Canons and 2 Magnums you can try the following front to back Roadside / Boardside:
Cone / Cone - Canon / Canon
Cone / Canon - Canon / Canon
Cone / Canon - Canon / Magnum
Cone / Canon - Magnum / Magnum
Canon / Canon - Canon / Magnum
Canon / Canon - Magnum / Magnum
There are other combination but the ones listed above represent a progression in stability and can accommodate additional de-wedging in the rear if you like
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OK @DJ4se and @Kellag here goes: To summarize, you are taking TB DD and putting them on plates that adjust up to 60 degrees but go to some unknown (perhaps 0 degree). In addition, you will be going from street height bushings (.5") to tall bushings which are just over .75" tall. When you change bushing height, the taller you go the harder you need for a similar response so as an example using a street height 90a, you may need a 93 or 96a to match the response. Another thing to consider is as urethane durometer goes up, rebound goes down so if you are at the upper end of the weight scale, the taller bushings rebound will be less than the shorter bushings.
A good starting point for experimenting with a split setup is to set base plate angles to 50 front / 30 rear. At 182 lbs I would start with two pair of KranK 90a TallBarrels and one pair of KranK 93a Tall Barrels plus have some cupped and flat washers available to further tune with. Use our SZ 96a pivots. Start out with flat washers in the front and cupped in the back on the 90a and the bushings just tight enough to take out all the slop in the stack. Add in a boardside rear 93a if needed, especially if you go to a shallower angle in the rear.
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Thanks brother love u
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Unfortunately TKP trucks do not translate well regarding base plate angle since they do not have perpendicular rotational axis like a RKP has. Can you post the height of the top and bottom bushing plus pictures of the top and bottom bushing seat so I can see what shapes the hangers will accept? Also, what is the diameter of the pivot cup hole in the base plate?
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Will definitely get some measurements tonight and update, thanks again Brad.
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Hey this is more than I could of asked for I really appreciate it. Can’t wait to test it out and I’ll def let you know how it feels.
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Brad, PM sent a few days ago. Could you take a look and tell best bushing & pivot cups combination? Cheers.
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