Noob question i guess but still dont know

[Nacholong]

why Maguns are soooo expensive?? i mean.. 650 buck??? is that a bit too much?? are made from adamantium or something like that????

[sterlingc]

most precision trucks are made from a solid piece of high quality metal that is laser cut via computer numerical control which results in a very precise fit of all of the parts involved. I don't know the exact tolerances of the machinery but its itty bitty small, width of a hair type of ####.

I'm not that into precision trucks so I'm not even sure if maguns have spherical bearings but a lot of higher quality trucks include spherical bearings in the hanger and pivot cup to reduce 'slop' while turning.

all of that makes for a more stable ride.


Now if that's worth 650$ or not, is up to you. Unless you plan on going fast (over 50) i wouldn't bother with precision trucks.

The difference between maguns and jimz lies in the construction of the truck.
I ride 8mm / 200mm axles on both maguns and jimz.
I ride my jimzs with 35deg baseplates and jimz bushings.
I have ridden these trucks on both drop-through setups and topmount setups.
The maguns are lighter than the jimzs

The magun is constructed like a slalom rear-truck, it is offset so the axles (there are two in each truck) are aligned with the kingpin. This gives huge traction, they will stick to the road even if you didn't think they would. That's why people with no high speed experience feel safe on them at high speeds. They need to be run very loose in order to turn and take a while to get used to when accustomed to conventionnal longboard trucks (rII for instance).

The jimz isn't offset but has a spherical bearing in the hanger. This give a great response to the truck, there is a better movement to action response than on any other truck I've ridden.

Now with this construction in mind this gives the following advantages and disavantages:

Magun:

++ best cornering truck ever, it is really hard to break traction unintentionnaly and
really easy to recover it when you lost it.
++ makes riders unaccustomed to high speeds feel at ease when going fast.
-- it is not versatile at all, you can't carve or go easy with them, they will go fast
and straight.
-- the special drill pattern bit gets everybody nervous.

Jimz:

++ great responsive truck. goes where you want to, whenever you want.
++ versatile truck, you can carve at high speeds
++ handles really high speeds like a breeze (65mph/105kmh on mine)
-- a bitch to setup, actually i don't have jimz baseplates, maybe its easier with those.
-- the right bushing combo is hard to find and not getting it right will make you feel unstable

Right now I tend to ride my jimzs everyday, because on open roads with traffic they adapt more easily. When I want to be in front and not worry about carving or playing around, I'll slap my maguns on.

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[Mile_High_Mark]

Demand is low, so there's no economy of scale.

[DPerjar]

Spoken like a business owner.

[Snow]

Always thought it was cause K-Rimes used 'em.