.:Truck Topic:.

[OsiRisDuDe!]

This is another topic thing and u know how it works....
anyways whats the difference between Hi and low trucks? because im getting ventures along side with my blank deck

[Flipstreetskate]

hmm it might be that high trucks are high and lows are low? the main differences are high trucks tend to be more stable and will lessen the chance of wheelbite if you sport those ridiculous 57+mm wheels. low trucks are less stable, but have less ground clearance which allows for a higher ollie. i am a low truck man myself.

[jeffyzai]

high trucks make the deck higher off the ground, and low trucks make it lower.

[el_whiteboy8888]

seems to me i can get better pop with my low trucks, because the tail smacks the ground quicker, becuase its closer to the ground. thats just me however, dont hold me to it.

[grimreaper65]

DESTUCTOS!

[OsiRisDuDe!]

yea then i guess ill get low

[BakerStencil]

Skate Lows or Mids there is no need for Hi.

[The Coolest One]

Low are better,alot easy to ollie higher,if I were you I would get those.

[ChocolateMj]

YA thunder trucks are good for low. All I skate.

[spenser]

hi = higher off the ground, more kingpin clearance, and a steeper board when the tail touches. more wheel clearance too.

low = lower to the ground, less kingpin clearance, not as steep board when the tail touches, but it snaps quicker for snappy flip tricks. better for tech skaters.

[el_whiteboy8888]

if there was a way to make a perfect truck, id say take the venture low, and move the damn hanger back some. then you could tighten your bolts with a standard tool. off topic, but i was just kind of......no

[DarkHawk2-2]

Originally posted by spenser
hi = higher off the ground, more kingpin clearance, and a steeper board when the tail touches. more wheel clearance too.

low = lower to the ground, less kingpin clearance, not as steep board when the tail touches, but it snaps quicker for snappy flip tricks. better for tech skaters.
adding to that...

high - center of gravity is higher up, thus allowing for wider and more stable turns (popular with longboarders, hill bombers, etc.). lengthens time of impact between board and ground for a deeper, slower pop (popular with those who skate big shit like Reynolds or Arto). Higher trucks have a more solid lock-in with bushings so its easier to lock into less technical grinds like 50-50s. Thus, you see people like Geoff Rowley take 'em to bigger rails, etc. Higher trucks lengthen time of impact when landing tricks, creating a cushioning effect. Shock from a 20 stair is drastically less compared to shock when skating the 20 with lows.

low - lower center of gravity allows sharp turns but pivotal radius of truck is much shorter than high trucks and thus, makes it more difficult to use to cut corners (reason why longboarders dont use Lows). Shorter snap to decrease amount of effort used in technical tricks. Flip tricks are more stable because of low trucks, because distance between base of wheel and top of board is much less (Conservation of Angular Momentum). Low trucks have looser hold on bushings and thus, easier to lock in to more technical grinds such as crookeds or salads. the stable pop is popular with flip trickers such as PJ Ladd and Ryan Gallant. Though shock experienced with Lows is more, many prefer the stability of lows over the slow pop of highs when skating stairs.

[el_whiteboy8888]

damn we gots ourselfez a scientist in the house!^

[JesusRodeAFlip]

Get mids dude...

[rustyburrito55]

i dont know about the rest of you but i have krux with a 1/2 inch riser and my ollies are the same

[BakerStencil]

Trucks are over rated, you don't need them.

[stronghold]

yeh cars, are smaller and cheaper

[barraclaff]

Where I live all they sell R mids.

DarkHawk2-2, I clap 4 u ;)

[amans1ngh]

what is the standard distance between the trucks?

[spenser]

what is the standard distance between the trucks?
about half an inch from low to high, and mid is in between.

[amans1ngh]

i dont mean in that direction... i mean across the board... still that info is useful tho

[loganownzj00]

I have a pair of Thomas Thunder War Paints, they're lows, and they feel godly.

[Ramp]