my outside wheels lift while turning, any one know why?

Peter Gilbert · 12-05-2009, 09:53 AM

ok, so i built my own drop deck deck last month and it turned out really well. its 11" wide tapering down to 10" and 47" long, with a 2" drop but now iv come across something i was not expecting. whenever i turn one, or both of my outside wheels come off of the ground. anyone got any clue as to why this might be happening?

this is the board.

the nose.

and the tail.

ps: the angled riser on the front down not make the front flat. the trucks are on a 10* angle.

Wells · 12-05-2009, 09:56 AM

Your board is 11" wide. You probably have somewhat hard bushings in. You've got more turning leverage than your bushings can accomodate.

jsweriduk · 12-05-2009, 09:56 AM

That tends to happen when you wedge trucks (in my experience... I could be wrong). Why would you dewedge the front so that the back truck is at a higher angle? Flip the angled riser around so your truck is wedged more than the back one, or swap the risers with the front and back. That board has an incredibly long wheelbase, too, so you are probably turning too hard to accommodate for this long wheelbase, resulting in the wheels achieving liftoff

MJKam11 · 12-05-2009, 10:00 AM

Loosen your trucks? Softer bushings? (to solve the problem that Max presented). Try those and see if they work.

Peter Gilbert · 12-05-2009, 10:04 AM

ok. well ill try flipping risers around and see if that works. and i am getting softer bushing there on order from LY atm. cause im running on stock Bear Bushings.

jsweriduk · 12-05-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter Gilbert

ok. well ill try flipping risers around and see if that works. and i am getting softer bushing there on order from LY atm. cause im running on stock Bear Bushings.

Get sabre F/X type combo pack from MHS. Venoms will do fine also if you got those. How much flex does your board have?

MJKam11 · 12-05-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter Gilbert

ok. well ill try flipping risers around and see if that works. and i am getting softer bushing there on order from LY atm. cause im running on stock Bear Bushings.

That might be the problem too. Bear bushings don't tend to well move a lot. If you're a heavy guy you'll break them in eventually, but if you're a guy like me (150LBS) it'll take a while.

Peter Gilbert · 12-05-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jsweriduk

Get sabre F/X type combo pack from MHS. Venoms will do fine also if you got those. How much flex does your board have?

yeah. i have a set of venom supercarve and a set of venom DH on order. should be here this week. and it has medium flex. its 7 ply E. maple but im going to add another 2 plys soon to make it a 9ply board.

@MJkam:
yeah i dont think i have mine broken in totally. even though i did really hard carving for about a week straight when i got them.

Peter Gilbert · 12-06-2009, 05:35 PM

ok. so i think i fixed it. i took out the angled riser and added a 1/2" one instead. thanks for all the help guys!

Bookworm · 12-06-2009, 06:53 PM

congrats, you made your board symmetrical.

if you have a nose/tail, one will lean less than the other, meaning one will lift first.

Peter Gilbert · 12-06-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm

congrats, you made your board symmetrical.

if you have a nose/tail, one will lean less than the other, meaning one will lift first.

actually i know it looks symmetrical. but its not. the nose has a much steeper angle then the rear does. and it drops 1.5" in the back and 2" in the front. so its close but not exactly.

mateo · 12-06-2009, 07:16 PM

if you just take the cupped washers off and put flat washers on your trucks will lean more then you wheels wont come off as soon.