Hey @RipTideSports Brad! Needed more stability and switching to stronger bushings didn’t do the trick. I lowered the front from 65° to 50° and rear stayed at 30°. Weigh 110 pounds, 5’6. Here is the bushings setup at the moment. I was running same bushings at 65° Front and got wobbles at 35mph. I would like to be stable til 40 which is what my board tops out at. I can change the front angle super easily if you suggest that as well!
In my opinion a very difficult truck to control due to it’s geometry and bushing seats that are very limiting bushing choice wise. They also seem to be a long way from the deck which can exaggerate their control issues. Do you have any other trucks available? Also might want to swap the position of the bushings in the rear if the FatCone is harder than the Barrel, run the FatCone boardside
. I’ve got some Tensor Mag Light trucks that I haven’t put on a popsicle deck yet Also have boosted Paris clone truck but I don’t trust that at over 20mph after my last time I used one…
Bending is less of an issue than breaking bit it does appear some shifting of the stack is occurring. Proper torque may eliminate that issue. Many base plates also have additional holes available to add additional bolts to further stabilize the stack.
Dash, with Surf Rods TKP trucks you need to do a lot of experimenting to get them right and often use harder or bigger bushings than you would use in other trucks. I would also consider further reducing the rear angle to further reduce rear steering input. The single drive you are using can torque steer the rear end and that can easily induce wobbles. Adding a second drive unit will reduce this issue but not completely neutralize it.
Thanks Brad! I’ve gotten pretty used to the torque steer now, but I’m going to go on a short ride today and test out the angles and see where I should go from there!
OK, sorry, from what I can tell the trucks you have are a Caliber clone but they take Street height .5" roadside and our Longboard height .6" boardside. I would not bother with making all the changes except possibly de-wedging the rear 5 to 10 degrees. I would suggest a pair of KranK 87a StreetBarrels roadside front and back and a KranK 87a FatCone boardside front and a Chubby boardside rear. I would be guessing the trucks use Caliber II but I cannot confirm hat at this point. Exway you are waiting for, they often gear the to your weight range so I would ride it first before fixing it. It might feel just right to you.
I am a bit confused by what you are looking for in that you want is stiff for commuting under 20kph. Please explain further and let me know how the board is handling currently and shat you want to change about it.
My experience with bushings is that they are either stiff and can’t turn, or so gummy that i get speed wobbles. I don’t have the board fully assembled yet.
Also have boosted Paris clone truck but I don’t trust that at over 20mph after my last time I used one…
