*NEW* Official Guide To Riding Indys For Downhill

[upsetter]

UPDATE: as stated in my editorial you may have trouble with the kingpin not being long enough. You only option would be to run small bushings or epoxy another kingpin in. Well after a little research TheLongboardStore.com sells Paris replacment kingpins. These Kingpins have the same knurle Indy and ACE kingpins have and are 2 1/2 inch long so you can run better bushings. Im currently using them and I feel they are much better than epoxying a different kingpin.

[jeffrey]

Originally Posted by chrislagace

ive been working on a indy style dh set up. the turns surf and if you aren't careful you can find yourself horizontal. Also i used to have both sides de-wedged but the hanger bite freaked me out so i just have the back de-wedged and the front flat so i could get more turn out of it.




btw its a hellcat with tracker 219s and blastwaves the rear truck has 2 99a dohdohs and the front has a 93a dohdoh on the bottom and a 90 khiro on the top

does that turn at all?

[sniffleless]

After reading this thread I got out some of the boards I have set up with Indy 169's and took them out for a ride today. I need to ride these boards more often.

[evan.blacksheep]

can indys handle 90mm flywheels? can randal 180s handle them either?

[upsetter]

Originally Posted by evan.blacksheep

can indys handle 90mm flywheels? can randal 180s handle them either?

Never tried. The Biggest I have ridden is 82mm cherry bombs and I only really ride strait roads with them. Try it and let us know!

[realitysk8s]

I have 215's on my cape fear death sled mounted flat with 95a stock indy bushings, 65mm 78a krpto classics ,with rush ceramic bearings...wish i had a pic to put up..hope to later...anyways thanks for the info i have been wondering for a while about indys and dh.....not to mention indys on drop thrus,glad to see it works my next choice was going to be tracker fastracks....yes its a newb here...got my 1st crash at around 35+ on route 28 in Indiana I didnt check the hill out before i bombed it what a stupid newb i was...I live near jester hill in bainbridge ohio...so i am trying to get a real dh deck soon cause im sure none of you have heard of the cape fear death sled...but my front truck slammed into the rail at around 35-40mph and all it did was leave a small ding in it....i was certain my truck and deck were going to xplode...like i said hope to get my pics up soon as well as my quiver.

[tyler7]

Originally Posted by evan.blacksheep

can indys handle 90mm flywheels? can randal 180s handle them either?

i got 83mm flys and they work just fine for me do u know any one who has info in indy dropthru mounts?

[tyler7]

if u have randal drop mounts could u run indy thru it i aslo would like to know if i could run them on a dervish?

[bAdger555]

Awesome tutorial! After reading it,I found some old trucks that say "Invader 183mm" on them, and set them up drop through up on my Fullbag Speedcarver, with a dewedged tail and nose. They are awesome! Very stable, but still turny. Does anyone know who makes these trucks? --Thanks!

[rwadley]

madrid makes invader trucks

[bAdger555]

Sweet Thanks! Ya just found them on Madrid's website.
I am thinking about getting some better trucks for my board, and am wondering if anyone knows about the Mile High Skates "Hybrid 215 trucks"----These look like a perfect setup for running indys for DH, since they come with a some modifications that most people would make ( taller kingpin) etc. Maybe? would these work dewedged for downhill? Thanks for the help!

[TheRumsey]

the hybrids are awesome. i was using them for awhile. i put the bushings that came with them in some regular indys and then put jimz speedbushings on the hybrids
it was amazing.
those jimz are now in randals on the same deck and the hybrids are gone

[bAdger555]

Sweet thanks for the help! So they are pretty stable with a dewedged setup? Those sound awesome....thanks for the help!