Bushings. Different types and how to set them up.

Drifty420 · 10-29-2009, 07:28 PM

well i ordered 85a and some 81a venom barrels yesterday.. along with an FSM and Randall pink 180s. never experimented with bushing before but i like to carve, freeride, cruise, dh. hell i do it all haha. how stable are randall 180s with 50* baseplates? will i wobble at all with these bushings? how fast can i go before a wobble?

snozzboarder55 · 10-29-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Drifty420

well i ordered 85a and some 81a venom barrels yesterday.. along with an FSM and Randall pink 180s. never experimented with bushing before but i like to carve, freeride, cruise, dh. hell i do it all haha. how stable are randall 180s with 50* baseplates? will i wobble at all with these bushings? how fast can i go before a wobble?

wobbles are rider error. randals are stable trucks and the 50 plate is fine. if you are worrying about wobbles the best way to overcome that is to start slow. start low on the hill(s) and work your way up from there.

longboardingchick · 10-30-2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JUNDRHLL

how are reflex bushings? I was thinking of running a pair of the 80a lime ones on a pair of grizzlies.

Reflex are awesome bushings. I run pink all around for my drop carve and i have orange+ bottom and lime top on my dh setup right now. They have a nice "spring" felling to them. Has a nice bounce/ return to center. They feel extremely alive. but yet feels stable on a straight line specially with grizzlies with the new bushing seat. and the only problem ive had so far is that they're a little bit tight and they slip out of the bushing seat when they're still new and shiny but once you break em in the problem is gone.

Hope that helps.

Im a Baker · 11-02-2009, 06:25 PM

hi, what bushing combo should i get, i have paris trucks with the stock bushings, but theyre to hard since i'm only like 130. for carving and cruizing what would be the best combo?
thanks

L'FuFu · 11-03-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Im a Baker

hi, what bushing combo should i get, i have paris trucks with the stock bushings, but theyre to hard since i'm only like 130. for carving and cruizing what would be the best combo?
thanks

There is not really an universal best bushings combo,it's all a matter of taste.According to mine,I suggest Sabres purple barrels/orange cones.

8ftbed · 11-03-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by L'FuFu

There is not really an universal best bushings combo,it's all a matter of taste.According to mine,I suggest Sabres purple barrels/orange cones.

That's proven to be a fun combo for me on several different rides.

Also, if you've got some stock red Randalls laying around, try the purple sabre barrel bottom, red randall cone top. Short or tall depending on the ride you want and/or the length of the kingpin. Still, I've come to really like that combo as well.

longboards · 11-03-2009, 06:04 PM

I weigh 125 pounds and i like to cruise and bomb on bear grizzeleys what bushings should i get

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d-dub · 11-03-2009, 06:06 PM

i wanna go 75 mph. what do you think would be a good combo for this?

Blix · 11-03-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by longboards

I weigh 125 pounds and i like to cruise and bomb on bear grizzeleys what bushings should i get

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Hint:read a few pages of this very thread.

Better: Buy a handful of softish bushings and figure it out yourself, that's what really works.

Im a Baker · 11-03-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by L'FuFu

There is not really an universal best bushings combo,it's all a matter of taste.According to mine,I suggest Sabres purple barrels/orange cones.

i was looking at the sabre bushings, but they look a little hard in 86a. do you recommend any hardness for what i needed? i think for carving and cruizing some cones would be good. maybe in under 80 and low 80's duro?
thanks

Im a Baker · 11-03-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 8ftbed

That's proven to be a fun combo for me on several different rides.

Also, if you've got some stock red Randalls laying around, try the purple sabre barrel bottom, red randall cone top. Short or tall depending on the ride you want and/or the length of the kingpin. Still, I've come to really like that combo as well.

they bushings i have now are the paris stock bushing that are 90a. they are to hard for my weight and what i do, but wouldn't 88a and 90a bushings be too hard?

8ftbed · 11-03-2009, 07:43 PM

Ok, here's what you do. You go email Mark at MileHighSkates (MHS). He's a bushing fanatic and knows his stuff. You tell him your weight and you've got Paris trucks. Then you buy the purple/orange sabre bushings from him and put them on your ride and have fun. If you don't like 'em, I'll buy 'em from you.

Now go get the sabres and enjoy. (or whatever Mark tells you to buy)

Im a Baker · 11-03-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 8ftbed

Ok, here's what you do. You go email Mark at MileHighSkates (MHS). He's a bushing fanatic and knows his stuff. You tell him your weight and you've got Paris trucks. Then you buy the purple/orange sabre bushings from him and put them on your ride and have fun. If you don't like 'em, I'll buy 'em from you.

Now go get the sabres and enjoy. (or whatever Mark tells you to buy)

ok thanks for your help

d-dub · 11-03-2009, 09:11 PM

what about me Mr. 7ftbed?! I NEED to go 75!

L'FuFu · 11-04-2009, 04:06 AM

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8ftbed · 11-04-2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by d-dub

what about me Mr. 7ftbed?! I NEED to go 75!

Want me to send RodRod over to push you off the mountain? That or I'll tell his mom you made a disparaging remark and I bet you hit 75 trying to escape the wrath.

Shavarsh · 11-04-2009, 09:34 AM

yo, I am 130, I run 89a orange cones, and white khiro cones, or hardcore softs
carvyest setup ever

Gorgoth · 11-07-2009, 09:54 PM

In my Paris the 88s sabres closest to the board feel nie on the flat washers im thinking about picking up another pair

longboardingchick · 11-07-2009, 10:55 PM

How does randals with reflex bushings feel? Cos I'm riding the new grizzlies right now and the bushings get squished when I force them in the bushing seat which I think prevents them from what they're supposed too I could barely turn on a 89a/80a combo.

snozzboarder55 · 11-07-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by longboardingchick

How does randals with reflex bushings feel? Cos I'm riding the new grizzlies right now and the bushings get squished when I force them in the bushing seat which I think prevents them from what they're supposed too I could barely turn on a 89a/80a combo.

if you are using the bear pumpkin bushings then get new bushings, they are super restrictive and super dead so you get minimal turn and a really dead feeling truck.