up trucks

**keabler** · 06-18-2006 01:01 PM

has any one tried up trucks. i have been riding some randals on my demonseed. i love it i have a rii base plate in the front and a dh base plate in the back with rii hangers on both. and i absoutley love how it carves. this is probably due to the sweet concave that it has, and the smoothness of randals but i want to change it up. at first i looked at holeys but i want something diffrent, and i really like the whole less turney turck in the back and more turney truck in the front. thats why i started to look at up trucks. i was j/w if any one has tried them and what they think about them. also if any one has any other sugestions for my demonseed (the need to carve well aswell as be stable at high speeds). thanks.

**worldwide** · 06-18-2006 11:33 PM

ive tried them. their very turny but i havent been fast on them so i have no idea how stable they are. they also cannot be adjusted at all so if youre a real lightweight they may not turn as much as they did for me

**keabler** · 06-19-2006 01:13 AM

hmmmm well i was thinken about getten some for a reg sk8board cuz i love how my demon seed is set up. do you think they have advantages over reg trucks if you had the right stifness

**Greenamtern** · 06-19-2006 03:21 AM

Don't bother with them. Unless you live in Brazil or somewhere near a dealer (Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Spain) they're too much of a hassle to get. If you are set on getting them though, you can buy them separately for downhill setups; go with a LM in the back, LS in the front or for even more stability, LH in the back, LM in the front. A buddy of mine bought the freestyle model. UpTrucks have turn limiters which can help prevent wheelbite. If you plan on doing a lot of grinding and stuff, you won't have to worry about hanger trouble, worn down kingpin nuts, etc. But if something breaks, you're going to be at odds for parts.

So again, my recommendation would be against getting them, or at least wait until a dealer near you offers them.

**El Beefo** · 06-19-2006 02:02 PM

I believe the Longboard Store has plans to sell them soon. If they're cheap I might consider picking up a pair.

**keabler** · 06-19-2006 02:30 PM

yeah i checked it out
its 54 dollers to get 2 trucks and thats not to bad thats why iw as thinken aobut getten some but idk it wold be nice to geta review or somthen and idk how they are set up are they like regular indies or are they set up with more turning power like randals

does any one know of any really good trucks i could mount drop thru that have the option of being less turny truck in the back and more turney in the front?

**laserblast** · 06-20-2006 02:56 AM

I have uptrucks, they turn very nice and fluid, and it all kinda depends on the weather...
if its warm outside the urethane will be softer, thus steering better , and vice versa !