wheel bite on board

**skeesh** · 07-10-2009 02:41 PM

jst got my new comet voodoo xl which is a DH board fitted - with randal 180s 42 deg , red barrels kirro bottom , yellow elimis top hardest bushes, problem - the board is rubbing against the wheels when turning ?? what would the problem be ? bushes not hard enough that was my thought ??

cheers steve

**Cruzer** · 07-10-2009 02:57 PM

your trucks are turning to much,
so add risers or harder bushings

**SirKale** · 07-10-2009 03:14 PM

add riser, small wheels or dig the wheel wells out deeper with a belt sander. good luck

**alpha234** · 07-10-2009 04:51 PM

risers would fix the problem or if you felt like it you could get harder bushings.

**B Dollar Bill Symbol** · 07-10-2009 06:50 PM

What wheels are you riding? If it is above 70 that could be a problem as well.

**0176** · 07-10-2009 08:09 PM

Stupid question, but...

Have you tried tightening the trucks first?

**PeterWeinrauch** · 07-10-2009 08:21 PM

Just buy some extension axles.

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**Cann0n** · 07-10-2009 08:32 PM

i do things the destructive way... got a jig saw?

**skeesh** · 07-11-2009 04:42 AM

Wheels are Orangatang In Heat: 75mm maybe i'll try stiffer bushings maybe above 90a, noticed theres a pink bushing in venom and kirro,thats 97a maybe to stiff? i think thats my problem it is a dh board not for carving? then i'll try risers next if no use last resort i'll get sanding , cheers folks

**8ftbed** · 07-11-2009 08:07 AM

post a pic of the rub marks if you can

One board I got was getting wheelbite if carved too hard. It was supposed to be speed board but I wanted to do sharp speedy carves instead of downhill. I added 1/4" shock pads and problem solved.

I've got another though where the it'd take serious wood surgery to run the wheels/trucks I want. Instead... I'm getting some of those axle extensions listed above.

**B Dollar Bill Symbol** · 07-11-2009 08:17 AM

You're gonna wanna run 70mm wheels to avoid bite. Stiffer bushings and tighter trucks might help though. good luck!

**Brute379** · 07-11-2009 08:24 AM

My vote is for smaller wheels. There are lots of nice options in the 65-70mm range that would make that setup really sing!

**skeesh** · 07-14-2009 04:31 AM

ok i ve noticed other folks hve had a problem with the voodoo xl and wheel bite , so ive ordered 1/4 inch risers and green elimi venom bushes , i do have 70 mm wheels as well as the 75mm and i still get wheel bite with the 70mm, i hope it will be sweet now , not had much experience with risers before so i also hope a 1/4 is not to much height ?

**skeesh** · 07-14-2009 04:32 AM

i will go for axel extensions if all this fails ...ty

**jessse** · 07-14-2009 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by PeterWeinrauch

Just buy some extension axles.

Peter's Blog

^^^^ look

I have been looking for those for so long its not funny!!!!!!!!!!

**CaptureToday** · 07-14-2009 05:37 AM

I just had the same problem. If you like the ride your getting from the trucks now, like I did on mine. I suggest you try all else before you tweak'em and have to adjust to tighter trucks.

1) I replaced my half inch risers to 3 single layered quarter inch risers. 2) Used a hand held electric sander to create grooves, which this board didn't have to begin with.

No more bite. Good luck!

Originally Posted by skeesh

jst got my new comet voodoo xl which is a DH board fitted - with randal 180s 42 deg , red barrels kirro bottom , yellow elimis top hardest bushes, problem - the board is rubbing against the wheels when turning ?? what would the problem be ? bushes not hard enough that was my thought ??

cheers steve

**stephen.mhsrider** · 07-14-2009 05:41 AM

i would put the eliminator bushings on the BOTTOM as thats where the extra urethane will reduce lean the most. IF that doesnt work, then get some thin risers

**partninjas** · 07-14-2009 12:30 PM

Where can you buy the surf-rodz extensions? Their official site doesn't have them.

**8ftbed** · 07-14-2009 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by partninjas

Where can you buy the surf-rodz extensions? Their official site doesn't have them.

send an email to peterweinrauch@gmail.com or wayne@surf-rodz.com

Although Wayne (Gallipoli) will probably answer your q's and set the deal. They'll be making some more but they're still in beta testing. They cannot give them away for testing anymore (understandable). However, if you'll sign off on their disclaimer, you could still order some of these beta versions, cheaper than the production versions will be. Peter's riding the hell out of 'em. They're about to mill some smaller versions too. I'm getting 2 sets of the big ones myself.