tightening my S8's

[LS1 Brent]

is there any way to tighten my Original S8 trucks so they're not as loose?

[HerBDerb]

with an allen wrench....

[LS1 Brent]

haha. they came "loose" even when they were tightened all the way. I just wanted to know if they could become a little bit more stiffer.

[HerBDerb]

Oh........ Well I kind of remember something about different springs for them or something like that. You could email the guys at original, they have great customer service and if there is a more reboundy spring or something like that they could tell ya

[LS1 Brent]

nvm. I went out in the garage and answered my question. lol. thanks for the help anyways. I appriciate it.

[EBasil]

FYI, if you tighten them down too much, instead of installing a stiffer spring, you'll cause them to bind at the extremes and you will break the plastic cams.

[Bushman]

adjust them so they are 50% tight and go out and rip on them!!!!! carve carve carve carve!!!! whip those wheels around, do circles around bitter old ladies!!!!!

[silversurfer]

haha. they came "loose" even when they were tightened all the way. I just wanted to know if they could become a little bit more stiffer.

Adjust them the way you want them and then use some loc-tite to keep them from loosening up too much.

But as EBasil said don't over tighten them.

Really if you want tighter feeling trucks that can turn, you need randal's or holey's or something. Original's are f'n TURNY. That's how I like 'em.

I have other trucks for when I need more stability or higher speed.

Original's exel at tight turning and carving.

[oldnstoked]

You should follow HerbDerbs advise and send them an email or give them a call. I'm sure they will get back to you instantly. They are all about customer service. They wouldn't give you bad information like take an order, say its going out the next day, and it never showing up. If you tried to find out about that order, I'm sure they'll get right back to you instead of leaving hanging for like 3 weeks. Give it a shot and let me know how you make out getting in touch with them.

[Mr. Zogs]

You can always grind down the risers so they are wedged and dewedge them so they don't turn as much.

Tightening them is really not that good for them as they tend to make the bushings crack much faster...

Also, the stiffer springs I've heard definitely help alot, and Scott's great with customer service.

[oldnstoked]

Mr Zogs , like you I would like to be a loyal customer of Scott,s and I believe he has good customer service. Thats why I'm so confused why I haven't heard from them in 3 weeks. I just tried to get in touch with them and found that hes taking messages again. Its 11:00 am tues. 1/31/06 , I'll let you know when I hear from Scott.

[oldnstoked]

At 5:00 today I resolved issue