Up Trucks

[LongBoardLarry]

Here are some quick pictures of the up trucks. These are the LM. I will get some pictures of them turning tomorrow.
I have really enjoyed riding these trucks. They don't cave as well as Randals when going slow but bet them moving and they come alive.

[FilipinoFreak]

For me, the most attractive feature of UpTrucks are the turn limiters. I really wouldn't mind if I could get those things for any truck. I like loose trucks and it isn't always possible to have boards with wheel wells.

[Gimp Skool]

For me, the most attractive feature of UpTrucks are the turn limiters. I really wouldn't mind if I could get those things for any truck. I like loose trucks and it isn't always possible to have boards with wheel wells.

The turn-limiters don't look like the most complicated things in the world, you could probably knock a set up in about half an hour. Or you could just buy risers. Or make wheel wells.

[LongBoardLarry]

I also like the turn limiters because these trucks keep you lower to the ground and you don't need risers or have to worry about wheel bite.
I will get some more pictures up tonight of them turning.

[Mile_High_Mark]

I also like the turn limiters because these trucks keep you lower to the ground and you don't need risers or have to worry about wheel bite.
I will get some more pictures up tonight of them turning.

But with the added thickness of their baseplate, how much lower are they?

I had them installed on my Comet Voodoo, and I ran out of travel before I would have with my Seismics or Randals.

[LongBoardLarry]

I am comparing them to randals on a wide board that I would have to have angled or 1/2" risers on. I am planning on mounting them on a board that doesn't get wheel bite and maybe taking off the stops. I have also considered cutting the stops down some.

[AllDownhill]

nice, pretty cool that you dont have to use risers

[EBasil]

The baseplate "thickness" varies from truck to truck, based on the "soft, medium, hard" specification. The Hard has a thin-looking baseplate, and the Soft has the thickest...all the 181's have the same axle height.

Before I altered the turn-stops on the LS, I could easily bang them onto the stops at angles less than what I reach on RII 180s or similar trucks. They're pretty "safe". 8)

[LongBoardLarry]

How much did you alter the stops?
How do they ride know?

[EBasil]

I took 1/8" off each end, which translates to a decent amount of additional turn, but nothing dramatic. I am concerned that the Soft trucks might not hold up so well to extra twisting (since they have the least material), so I didn't want to take off more.