Highway Fox Trucks

**half_brick** · 10-27-2004 06:01 PM

I just got my first longboard yesterday. It rocks. The trucks on it are Highway Fox 176's, but they feel pretty loose, and I'm sure theyve gotten looser in the short time if been riding it. The bushings dont seem that rubbery. Would it hurt to tighten them down some? How far can I go? and does anyone else have experience with these trucks?
Cheers

**Michael Billings** · 10-27-2004 06:22 PM

As far as you like them...

Bushings sometimes take a while to break them in....

**longboardertwan** · 10-27-2004 06:25 PM

tighten them so that they turn as much or as little as you want for how sharp or how much you want to turn and over time youll probably want some better trucks or just a set of better bushings until you get better trucks. Post the rest of your set up and also maybe a pic of it too cuz ive never heard of these trucks before

**BOMBHILLER** · 10-27-2004 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by longboardertwan

ive never heard of these trucks before

Me too!!

PICS!!!!

**half_brick** · 10-27-2004 06:56 PM

I'll post some pics tonight. The only reference to the trucks I could find on the net, was the email address of the factory that makes them, and some post on a newsgroup 3 years ago from a guy complaining his bushings were all sloppy. So yea, I hardly think there good quality trucks, but there still f*cking fun

**L3aping L3m0n** · 10-27-2004 07:13 PM

Im only making this Post to get he 6000th post in the trucks category

Nice board

**half_brick** · 10-27-2004 10:32 PM

Here's some pics, sorry about the fuzzyness, my camera is completely f*cked.
I reckon I'm gonna get me some masking tape and some spray paint and put a blue racing stripe on the underside.. It's a little bit plain at the moment.

**CRASS** · 10-27-2004 10:40 PM

Good lookin board.

The trucks look like goofy Indy knock-offs

**half_brick** · 10-28-2004 02:17 PM

I've updated the pics.. yess much better...

**longboardertwan** · 10-28-2004 05:33 PM

i really like the shape of that board and those trucks do look a lot like indys but they should suffice for the time being so ride it like hell and i hope you dont have to ride on that rough ass pavement you took those pictures on cuz thatd be a hell of a ride

**half_brick** · 10-28-2004 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by longboardertwan

i hope you dont have to ride on that rough * pavement you took those pictures on cuz thatd be a hell of a ride

Na, thats just the stuff right outside my room, Ive been scouting out all the nice ashphalt around the neighborhood.

**half_brick** · 10-29-2004 04:31 AM

Well, I put some racing stripes on it today?
Whaddya think?

**crash** · 10-29-2004 07:48 AM

stripes....

always nice and you can never go wrong with them. looks like a pretty fun board man. cool shape, enjoy!

**CRASS** · 10-29-2004 09:11 AM

Im at skool right now, but when i get home I'll post up a pic i have.. its a customized version of that board with camber. Its REAL pretty.

**Frey** · 10-31-2004 11:32 PM

Hey I see you're from NZ too... did you buy that board off trademe?

**half_brick** · 11-01-2004 09:40 PM

Yea, I did. I'm pretty pleased with it, for the price.

**Airin** · 11-01-2004 10:47 PM

Hey nice deck there pal. Pretty snappy shape.

You did a good job on the stripes.

What kind of wheels do you have there - they almost look like rubber wheels.