BUSHING question

**Justride18** · 05-12-2008 07:47 AM

Hey everyone, i gotta change out my stock bushings and their super hard. I like to carve and bomb down hills alot i was just looking for some bushings that can be nice and carvy but still not way to wobbly to bomb hills. not sure if i should get super soft, soft or medium soft, maybe medium? i weigh about 155. i like soft riding with good return. Thanks for the help

**Roodog** · 05-12-2008 07:52 AM

What trucks and board?

Originally Posted by Justride18

Hey everyone, i gotta change out my stock bushings and their super hard. I like to carve and bomb down hills alot i was just looking for some bushings that can be nice and carvy but still not way to wobbly to bomb hills. not sure if i should get super soft, soft or medium soft, maybe medium? i weigh about 155. i like soft riding with good return. Thanks for the help

**Justride18** · 05-12-2008 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Roodog

What trucks and board?

9 inch hangers and the deck is a 42 inch pintail slight concave and kicktail. =] thanks

**southshorelocal** · 05-12-2008 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Justride18

9 inch hangers and the deck is a 42 inch pintail slight concave and kicktail. =] thanks

What trucks?

**hybridtheory20** · 05-12-2008 01:19 PM

khiros definatly then just choose the thikness for your self its all self preference

**EBasil** · 05-12-2008 04:34 PM

At your weight, go with red/blue Khiro barrels. Reds on the bottom, blue on top, flat washers all around. You'll get the ride you asked for.

**Bluetooth** · 05-12-2008 04:39 PM

Yeah, definitely Khiros. EBasil most likely knows what he's talking about with the hardness of them too.

**Justride18** · 05-13-2008 10:17 AM

Khiros it is then! thanks alot everyone

**slpywes** · 05-15-2008 12:49 PM

hey wait when you say reds on top and blues on bottom does that mean like red bushings on front trucks? and blue bushings on the back trucks?
or
does that mean the cylindrical bushing (red) towards the board and the cone shaped bushings (blue) on the bottom towards the nut?

**nomex** · 05-15-2008 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by slpywes

hey wait when you say reds on top and blues on bottom does that mean like red bushings on front trucks? and blue bushings on the back trucks?
or
does that mean the cylindrical bushing (red) towards the board and the cone shaped bushings (blue) on the bottom towards the nut?

Flip the board over, the bottom is the bushing closest to the deck/baseplate. The top is the bushing closest to the nut, or furthest from the deck/baseplate. When going with a dual duro setup, one usually puts the harder duro bushing on the bottom.

**roflsore** · 05-15-2008 04:23 PM

stims! greens all around.

**Justride18** · 05-26-2008 01:55 PM

Hey everyone! just a quick update on the bushing situation, i tried the red blue kihros for a week and they seemed a tad on the soft side, so i use them for around town. But right now i got red kihros and they are sweeeet the blues are WAY soft. Thanks for the help everyone! It really did help alot.

**Justride18** · 05-26-2008 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by nomex

Flip the board over, the bottom is the bushing closest to the deck/baseplate. The top is the bushing closest to the nut, or furthest from the deck/baseplate. When going with a dual duro setup, one usually puts the harder duro bushing on the bottom.

yeah but if you put the harder one on top.... i got a crap load of wheel bite and it just felt akward and not good i did it just to experiment.