Newbee RTKP truck tuning and feedback thread

I swapped my bushings, tried out 93a krank tall barrel road side, and 95a APS tall fatcones board side. Also pumped up my tires.

Wobbles: gone
Stability: hell yes
Turning radius: worse, because the cones limit the movement I think. I have barrels I can try swapping to if I find that I need more.

Forgot to record but I was RIPPING IT. Hit 47kmh without worries. Felt very predictable, although I fell on my bum a few times trying to hit the narrowest turning circle :sweat_smile:

This is exactly what I was looking for for my MTB. My board feels complete now :smiley: :+1: :+1: :+1:

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Did you run 2 93 krank on the board side too? if so I rekon use the slave kinpin bushing that slightly softer, so it can balance the turning and stability, leaning will feel more natural and comfortable.

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Just went out on first ride. They are indeed very wide :smile: it’s nice though they still felt fairly stable even though I had the back set-up way too loose. Running 2 fat cones board side and a barrel road side all <90a

I’ll be swapping that out cause it was too twitchy :rofl:

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I’m liking the design, but think the seat for the bushing against the base plate should be a little wider. The chubby bushings overhang, reducing the effectiveness of the bushing.

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Use a washer lol. I had space for that + tall bushings

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Good idea, will try that.

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I’ve been riding my set for a bit now and feel like I have it pretty well tuned in for my weight (keep in mind i’m very light at 52kg/115lbs). Feels stable at low 30mph but still very carvy

I have the following set-up

Front board side
Venom Eliminator 87a (stepped fat barrel)
Venom Freeride 87a (stepped fat cone) → cone part is going into the truck for more lean [middle]

Front road side
Venom Freeride 87a (stepped fat cone) → cone part towards the road end for more bushing on the truck

Back board side
Venom Eliminator 87a (stepped fat barrel)
Venom Freeride 85a (stepped fat cone) → cone towards the truck [middle]

Back road side
Venom plug barrel 87a

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What kind of turning radius would you say you’re able to achieve compared to other trucks?

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Yeah I would also love to know. Running a set of pkps on my diy right now but these trucks seem like a better option for my use case.

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Probably like 4-5m, but I’d have to test if I really lean into it :grimacing:

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Wondering if anybody has had a chance to do any serious off-roading on these and compare them to PKPs like Apex Airs.

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I’m hoping to in the coming months, like august-October will be when I get to do some testing done but I agree with wanting to hear some stuffs.