Which trucks for downhill?

**xjason11x** · 01-20-2009 05:35 PM

Which trucks should I get for moderate size hills? And what are some other things I can do to reduce speed wobble?

**thebassman** · 01-20-2009 05:57 PM

get gullwing sidewinders. O and if you put some risers on your board that should help reduce speed wobble.

**snozzboarder55** · 01-20-2009 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by xjason11x

Which trucks should I get for moderate size hills? And what are some other things I can do to reduce speed wobble?

randals, bear, paris are the usual go-to trucks. i have all 3 and they are great for anything.

to reduce speed wobbles, practice. dont try and bomb a hill you never tried before. start 1/2 way up and then work your way up from there. also if u can switch to a harder bushing in back. wobbles come from the rear truck so by minimizing the turniness of he truck you can avoid wobbles.

when you get going, keep your weight on the front of the board. all of your steering should come from the front. and by focusing your weight up front you can reduce the chance of wobble.

hope this helped.

and just for future reference try the search function, theres a lot of info to search through but its worth it because most of the time you find useful tips from skaters better than myself.

**xjason11x** · 01-20-2009 06:12 PM

What size?

**nicthekid220** · 01-20-2009 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by xjason11x

What size?

180's

10char

**gabriel[abc]** · 01-20-2009 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by thebassman

get gullwing sidewinders. O and if you put some risers on your board that should help reduce speed wobble.

hahahaha thatd be hilarious. yeah seriously man try it. BEST set-up possible

**gordito8me** · 01-20-2009 06:22 PM

yea, sidewinders. How bad would you feel if he took your advice?

just out of curiousity.

**xjason11x** · 01-20-2009 06:24 PM

Whoa wait so don't get the gullwings?

**NC longboardin'** · 01-20-2009 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by xjason11x

Whoa wait so don't get the gullwings?

no way, you'd die. haha

**thebassman** · 01-20-2009 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by gordito8me

yea, sidewinders. How bad would you feel if he took your advice?

just out of curiousity.

I have no feelings

**DSquared09** · 01-20-2009 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by xjason11x

Whoa wait so don't get the gullwings?

unless you want to die, then by all means get Sidewinders

**nicthekid220** · 01-20-2009 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by xjason11x

Whoa wait so don't get the gullwings?

you wouldnt just die once, but a 100 times. those trucks are straight sketch after 20ish mph. get randals or paris's.

**jshalvorsen** · 01-20-2009 06:41 PM

Randal rII 180 is the truck you should get, or Paris 180. Perfect trucks for almost every hill. It depends a little on what board you are going to put them on, but those two trucks are incredibly versatile.

**gabriel[abc]** · 01-20-2009 06:42 PM

yeah dude. im sorry man. we were just being sarcastic.
i mean my friend has sidewinders with half inch risers and he uses them probably up to 20ish but i mean thats been his first board so he gets a really good feel for it.

but seriously though take the randals, paris's, or bears into consideration

**Hanael** · 01-20-2009 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by thebassman

get gullwing sidewinders. O and if you put some risers on your board that should help reduce speed wobble.

this kinda stuff stopped being funny from awhile ago.

Even though it's annoying to answer the same question over and over again, "use the search function, nub" is better than misleading response like this.

Alright, back to topic.
After riding different trucks in stock condition, i found out that fastracks & bears are the least..uh..wobble-inducing (lol...) trucks.

**mrgumdropman** · 01-22-2009 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by gordito8me

yea, sidewinders. How bad would you feel if he took your advice?

just out of curiousity.

i guess some people have no sympathy for new guys

**NiN0B** · 01-22-2009 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by mrgumdropman

i guess some people have no sympathy for new guys

Unless there new girls.

**wooden** · 01-22-2009 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by snozzboarder55

also if u can switch to a harder bushing in back. wobbles come from the rear truck so by minimizing the turniness of he truck you can avoid wobbles.

when you get going, keep your weight on the front of the board. all of your steering should come from the front. and by focusing your weight up front you can reduce the chance of wobble.

So, wobbles come from the back, but putting all your weight up front (and thus leaving the back end with less pressure on the bushings) will reduce wobbles? Think about this again.

Wobbles come from both the front and back, but much more so from the front, hence the reasoning behind keeping your weight centered more over the front than the back. If the back was the wobbler, you'd be sitting back on your board, not bunched up on the front.

As mentioned before, try out some Randal R-II 180s, Paris 180s, or Bear Grizzlies. Crails are also great downhill trucks, as well as Gullwing Chargers or Bombers. Personally, I use Gullwing Chargers for DH because their plenty stable at high speeds, but they still turn like crazy when going slower.

**a_speck_of_dust** · 01-22-2009 09:17 PM

being the poor kid i am i use old gen randal 180s with 50/50 and randal black DH bushings, its really stable (and stiff which is how i prefer) and if you loosen them up a little they are pretty responsive. but this is a personal choice i would recommend