I depends on the truck and if the bushing is too tall in a particular orientation you want, you can always try the StreetChubby or StreetFatCone, we make them in 3 heights, .5, .6 and .75. and compensate with shims and or washers.
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Misalignment affects several things and is best to avoid if possible. Ball style and TKP tapered style are less affected than a cylinder style pivot on the hanger. The bushings are no longer normal to the bushing floor so that can a affect response in unpredictable ways and change the truck geometry. Usually the mid to long term effect is worn or damaged parts.
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Hello Brad,
I will be putting Surfrodz RKP 200mm Hanger width trucks on my meepo Hurricane.
I was wondering what Bushing and truck angle (wedge/dewedge) would get me the most stable ride when going fast.
I weight 75 kg and would say that I am a experienced rider if that matters 
For RKP I’ve been loving split angle 50/15
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So this is probably an obvious thing, but to archive that I have to add a 5 degree angled riser to the front and a 30 degree angled riser to the back right?
The surfrodz rkp baseplates have a 45 degree angle.
Hey @Kev, that is correct, you might want to try the std 45 in place of wedging the front an additional 5 degrees. SZ 45’s turn more than I want to start with. Be sure in the rear, you are de-wedging or making the kingpin more vertical. Say you end up at a 45/15 split, you will need softer bushings up front compared to the rear. I would suggest a Barrel / FatCone combination front and back using KranK 87a up front and KranK 90 in the back.
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@RipTideSports
Tb 218’s with 50 degree baseplates 7
40" evo with 9/-9 split angle not 15/-15 old school
110lbs
87.5/90 barrel front, 90 barrel/90 fatcone all riptide
30-35mph
Currently trucks feel like i cant put enough pressure to make the truck turn enough.
Want to be able to hit target stable but take those turns nice without the need to get low and grab board to turn
All put together my angles are 52/39, hope you can me out again
Opinion time, and factcheck as I may have misread. 50 degree baseplates, plus and minus 9 degrees = a 59/41 split but you are calling it a 52/39. In any event the opinion part is 59 degrees us a ridiculous angle to run trucks at since they turn a lot with very little lean and when you are going 35 MPH you want lean to keep you on the board, not slip laterally off the deck due to the G forces. The downside of the EVO concept is a long wheelbase with a very little standing platform and a narrow tail that reduces your leverage to turn the deck. At 110 lbs you should be using 84a Barrel / FatCone up front and 87a Barrel / Chubby rear. As a side comment, I would not exceed 45 degrees up front and not exceed 30 degrees in the back.
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Its a 52/39 casue i had dewedged the front 7 degrees and dewedged the rear 2 degress as thats all i had but ill lower the angles more. I really was trying to keep my motors under the board so probably cant lower but another 4 degress tho so would 45/35 be ok with the same recommended bushings? Oh and what formula aps or krank?
Use KranK in the recommended duros and shapes…you should be fine at 45/35
Thanks much my friend greatly appreciated
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- I am using caliber II trucks with baseplates that are what i believe to be 50 degrees.
- I do not know what bushing are on my setup now. I bought the trucks second hand and I have no clue what bushings were on it.
- I have not done any testing on the trucks. The board is not complete so I have not done any official testing yet.
- These would be for a 4wd e-board setup. I wish to be able to be stable at high speeds with also being able to have a decent turning radius.
- I am on a LY Evo 40. Wheel bite it not likely.
- I weigh 150 pounds or 68 kgs.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
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I will get to this soon, dealing with production for now
OK, the combination of deck and trucks are going to require a lot of de-wedging to make it work so you may want to reconsider your selection before you go any further. What are your plans for the effective truck base plate angles? Evo’s were not designed with 50 degree trucks in mind since you add the front deck angle to the base plate angle and subtract the rear angle from the base plate angle… Evo’s were designed for Randal 35 degree base plates so you ended up with a 50/20 split for downhill racing.
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Assuming that I can get my hands on some 35 degree baseplates, what your recommendation be?
KranK 87a Barrel / FatCone front and Barret / Chubby back most likely flat washers all around but have some of our Large cup washers for the Barrels. Plus use our 96a Randal Pivot cups to keep everything smooth.
I think its the old Evo’s that were made for the 35° trucks but the newer ones seem to have less angles and they are sold with a 50° truck as the board has less angle.
@RipTideSports I need some help with what bushings to order.
First of all this will be my first split angle setup. Planning on doing 45-50 degree front (cal 2 50 deg plate + wedge if needed) and a 30 degree rear (Randal 42 plate + printed wedge). Haven’t decided on the final angles though.
Hangers are Boardnamics 270mm, deck is an Earthwing Supermodel Drop Down, 41 inches long, around 30-31 inch wheelbase if I remember it right. Don’t think it will wheelbite. If it does maybe I can extend the wheelbase a little bit. Boardside I can only put standard height (.6 inch) bushings, but I prefer .75 generally… I like the extra lean and the more progressive turn I experience on them. I am considering grinding down the baseplate to fit 0.75 bushings and using a slightly longer kingpin, so I can have .75/.75. Is there a reason why I shouldn’t do that? Maybe how would a BS .6 bushing along with a RS .75 feel? I’ve only seen trucks with a taller BS than RS bushing so far.
I weigh around 75-80kg, and my board is going to weigh around 18-20kg.
I need to be able to do high speeds, around 60-65 km/h max. And torque is going to be good as well. I want minimal turning but good lean in the rear (can’t go below 30 degrees though). As for the front, I like a stable center and a divey turn. The front should turn well when I lean hard. There should be a decent amount of lean as well. Is there any way to achieve that?
Not tightly related, but this might help with recommendations. I love the feel of cast Ronin trucks. If we could replicate that with split angles of course, that would be great. I love the stable center and divey turning that they have, and I love their endless lean.
Edit: Also I have been thinking about trying out the riot plugs. It’s a slop stopper bushing that goes between the two normal bushings. Did you ever try those or something similar? Which duro would you recommend to not limit lean by much? A lower duro?
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WoW, there is a lot to go over with your request, I will try to get to it tomorrow, to late for a meaningful response
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