As requested from another thread, here is the list of bushing info I've collected over the years. It's sometimes difficult because different sources claim different things (for example, you will find numbers for Khiro bushing on websites that sell them that are different from my list below - but my list came from an email from Khrio Bob himself so I'm sticking to it). So I can't guarantee this is totally accurate but it's the best I have so far. Here goes:
[Updated by Silverfish Staff]
================================== Bones Hardcore:
Soft blue 76a
Medium yellow 88a
Hard black 90a
DLX supercush:
white/clear 88a
orange 90a
green 94a
purple 97a
black 99a
Doh Doh:
blue 88a
yellow 92a
red 95a
white 98a
black 100a
Holey Trucks
red bushings: 84a
hour-glass bushings: 85A (Red)
INDY:
Red 85a measured
Orange 86a (this can't be right if the reds are 85)
Black?
Jim Z Speed Bushings
white/cream 80a
black 80a
Khiro and Bitch:
white 73a
blue 85a
red 90a
yellow 92a
black 95a
Lush
Blue 95a
Moog
stock yellow: 88a
Radikal:
clear 75a
red 80a
blue 85a
green 90a
black 95a
Randal:
yellow 92a
red 95a
blue 95a (never seen 'em)
black 90a
Revenge
Black: 92/93a
Seismic Springs
Bone: max light
Bright Green: super light
Yellow: xtra light
Red: light
Dark Green: medium
Purple: heavy
Blue: xtra Heavy
Black: super heavy
Tracker Stims:
yellow 75a
green 85a
blue 92a
Tracker Superball:
blue 90a
orange 94a (likely same as orion yellow)
green 97a
Abec-11 (prototypes, not for sale)
Green Bushings 75a, 78a, 81a, 84a, 88a, 92a
GFH Green 85a
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That's all I've got. Please post corrections and additions. I think I'll buy a durometer myself so I can actually verify that these numbers are correct!
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Originally Posted by Slim
Wes, where did you get the Red indy equals 92 spec? Because to me the red indys clearly feel softer than green stims which are on the list as 85a. Hmm...
I last remember getting that duro figure from somone on this website (Enjoisoad, I think), who said they got it from the Indy catalog. It corroborated with what I thought before that.
I would not be surprised though that a 92a Indy would feel softer than a 85a bushing that is considerably wider such as a Stim.
A stock yellow Randal is harder than the Bones black??? How can that be? The yellow randals feel like marshmellows! Do the Bones feel better?
Not even close. Stock yellow Randal bushings are pretty soft and have horrible return. Black Bones are harder and have great return. (I have 4 complete sets of yellow Randals slightly used to unused -- they are my first replacement when I get Randal trucks).
Still searching for the best, but JimZ are nice (Nickle won't give me any Khiro's even though he keeps bragging about the hundreds that he has).
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That's a good question! Mile High Mark, are you reading? Do I remember you have a durometer gauge? Got any RTX black hourglass bushings handy?
They feel harder than white khiros but softer than blue bones. But I don't know how much of that is due to their durometer and how much to the hourglass shape making them deflect more than a big barrel bushing would.
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That's a good question! Mile High Mark, are you reading? Do I remember you have a durometer gauge? Got any RTX black hourglass bushings handy?
They feel harder than white khiros but softer than blue bones. But I don't know how much of that is due to their durometer and how much to the hourglass shape making them deflect more than a big barrel bushing would.
You won't believe this, but I get 82-84a. Part of the problem is the shape, as the pin on the gauge is very close to the edge of the bushing, no matter where you measure. Also, the ambient temp in my basement is cooler than the temp at which you ideally measure the duro. But, to be honest, I have a hunch that the hourglass shape makes as much of a difference as the duro.
Big List of Bushing Specifications (add to it!)
