Indy DH plate

[CarlTheSmokingCrab]

that is siiick! I would be ALL OVER THESE in a heartbeat. no lie.

[lfatboy]

That looks great .

Whataboutaaa... sphericals? I think that'd be pretty cool.

[schmoose]

we gonna see a alum prototype any time soon, I know the stuffs not cheep.
id buy if there was extensive testing on it. (id be willing to test some)

looking great so far, now just make it in aluminum and get it to fit most drop though sockets and you guys are good to go.

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Whataboutaaa... sphericals?

I think its complicated enough without all of the fancy extras. I say stick to just making a working baseplate then go from there.

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[RaygunSlinger]

I'm impressed with how quickly this went from crack-pot idea to ghetto prototype, 'fish ingenuity strikes again.

[streetheap]

Much better with the smaller wheels.
Like a big huge slalom rig.
28" wheelbase in case nobody read my last post. I took it to 35-40ish this eve and felt pretty good. Probably would be better in the hands of someone who rides Indys for DH all the time, but it was cool. Very responsive. I footbraked and wiggled a little bit to check it out. The rear truck still leans like an Indy, too, so it doesn't feel weird or anything. I'm pretty impressed. Tomorrow I'm gonna throw on the leathers and do some harder turns.

Thanks everyone for paying attention and following this thread. Hope it works out.

[partninjas]

How is the recessed bushing feeling? I would assume it has more rebound and/or less lean? That is if the recess is flush against the bushing. Not sure how wide you made the hole.

[Rouleau]

so streetheap, your going full out on those uhmv baseplates then?

[streetheap]

How is the recessed bushing feeling? I would assume it has more rebound and/or less lean? That is if the recess is flush against the bushing. Not sure how wide you made the hole.

It's an amber tracker superball there on the bottom, and it does feel like a cupped washer (it's a 1" diameter seat, so it sits very snug). It actually has a very nice, smooth lean (I weigh 220, BTW).

so streetheap, your going full out on those uhmv baseplates then?

Me? No. Though it's not beyond the realm if someone else wants to do it.
Not sure of the long term effects on a UHMW plate, as I don't know how many of them there are out there.
Aluminum? Sure. Not me, but someone.

[Rouleau]

Much better with the smaller wheels.
Like a big huge slalom rig.
28" wheelbase in case nobody read my last post. I took it to 35-40ish this eve and felt pretty good. Probably would be better in the hands of someone who rides Indys for DH all the time, but it was cool. Very responsive. I footbraked and wiggled a little bit to check it out. The rear truck still leans like an Indy, too, so it doesn't feel weird or anything. I'm pretty impressed. Tomorrow I'm gonna throw on the leathers and do some harder turns.

Thanks everyone for paying attention and following this thread. Hope it works out.

? i mustve read this wrong.. i thought you said you took that exact setup (modded BP and all) up to 35-40ish

[partninjas]

? i mustve read this wrong.. i thought you said you took that exact setup (modded BP and all) up to 35-40ish

I think he thought that you meant going full out as in producing and selling the UHMW plate and not riding it on a full tilt DH run.

[streetheap]

I think he thought that you meant going full out as in producing and selling the UHMW plate and not riding it on a full tilt DH run.

Yeah. That's what I thought. My bad. Still not "full out" yet. I was pretty much just doing sweepers on a fairly mellow run. I hope to check them out more tomorrow.

[jmasta]

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[flannelman]

that is so cool Street. Its cool to see them being protoed, and working. i am loving my Indy 215 on my Cindrich because they turn so deeply. i have them drop through flush mounted, because full drop is too low (my feet hit the ground around turns). having a stabilizing plate would make them a even better. go low, and then we can adjust to taste. Keep having fun figuring it out. you'll get there, and someone here will pick it up, and CNC it.

[streetheap]

that is so cool Street. Its cool to see them being protoed, and working. i am loving my Indy 215 on my Cindrich because they turn so deeply. i have them drop through flush mounted, because full drop is too low (my feet hit the ground around turns). having a stabilizing plate would make them a even better. go low, and then we can adjust to taste. Keep having fun figuring it out. you'll get there, and someone here will pick it up, and CNC it.

I hope so (about the CNC-ing of it ). I just think it's cool to take Indys really fast. Definitely my all-time favorite truck. My style simply isn't fit for taking them too fast in stock form around tight turns. I'm sure I could get used to it, but I've always been pretty sloppy and a little reckless when it comes to skate technique/balance, so I've never been as fast on Indys as I am on a lot of other trucks.
In other words, I can't take trucks that turn a bunch, throw on hard bushings, crank down my KP nut and fly. I've always been a leaner and fairly heavy-footed, so I need something a little slower.
Indys on a super long wheelbase isn't my cup of tea, either; the truck responds really quick, and then with a long wheelbase, I always feel like I'm weighted down or something. I like to keep them low too. Trucks setups that turn alot (Indys or Holeys) topmounted with too much riser just feels weird to me.
From what I've garnered so far with this little experiment, ideally I think this plate would do really well (for me) pos. wedged or no wedge topmounted on something with a 27-32" wheelbase and run with 70mm wheels or less for an intimate feel. A person could run a standard BP front, or whatever with wedges and desired feel based on personal taste, wheelbase. bushings, etc. But that's all just speculation so far. I'm looking to throw them on my Avenger next, front and rear and experiment with wedging.

So far, so good.

Oh yeah- looks like flannelman's little drawing turned out to be pretty accurate. Sweet.

[cam75]

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Much better with the smaller wheels.
Like a big huge slalom rig.
28" wheelbase in case nobody read my last post. I took it to 35-40ish this eve and felt pretty good. Probably would be better in the hands of someone who rides Indys for DH all the time, but it was cool. Very responsive. I footbraked and wiggled a little bit to check it out. The rear truck still leans like an Indy, too, so it doesn't feel weird or anything. I'm pretty impressed. Tomorrow I'm gonna throw on the leathers and do some harder turns.

Thanks everyone for paying attention and following this thread. Hope it works out.

you have balls going 40 on a truck you made from plastic...

[Archy]

I'm impressed with how quickly this went from crack-pot idea to ghetto prototype

Quoted for me too.

Whatever they're called when they go into mass production (next week? week after? ) these should be called heaps. As in, "Man, you're running heaps, no wonder you smoked me."

[partninjas]

"Indy Heaps"

[pleasure baron]

Streetheap, Do you have any extra UHMW to sell? I'd like to try this for myself.

[streetheap]

Streetheap, Do you have any extra UHMW to sell? I'd like to try this for myself.

I got a couple of plastics guys here locally. Usually they just give me scraps for pucks and things of this nature. But I have ordered from here

McMaster-Carr

and they ship very quickly, and are about as inexpensive as you will find.

[pleasure baron]

Thank you, I'll give them a try.