NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

**mc99david** · 02-08-2009 11:17 PM

shimferceeee: yeah, that works just fine to add glass with epoxy, after you use titebond on the wood.

aznmobsta: I think that will work actualy, go for it!

sean: indies are lower, so your weight is closer to the pivot point, and the center of the wheel, and thus easier to slide.

sorry, that i have not been around much. I had a death in the family, so i havnt been around much. thanks a bunch kshizz for taking up the slack. i'll be back in here off and on, but a bit slow for a while while we work through all this.

**tinypete** · 02-08-2009 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by mc99david

sorry, that i have not been around much. I had a death in the family, so i havnt been around much. thanks a bunch kshizz for taking up the slack. i'll be back in here off and on, but a bit slow for a while while we work through all this.

I'm sorry. That's one of those things you hate to hear, even if you've never met the person.

**KAKA** · 02-09-2009 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by K-SHIZZ

KAKA:42* front. with the "estimated" 17* nose and a 42* plate, the combined angle becomes 59*. and with the 50* on the back with the -17* dewedge you get a combined 33*

wow smart stuff
thanks for that

**mattyfresh07** · 02-09-2009 07:27 AM

so i didnt know where else to post this ? so here it is............

when i setup my trucks with bushings ( 2 diff. duros) which one controls the quickness of the turn and which one controls the rebound or do they work together?

i always see people with combos on there setup and wanted to know what the deal was.

**FL_RIDER_93** · 02-09-2009 02:31 PM

whats the advantage / disadvantage of c w and tub concave

**K-SHIZZ** · 02-09-2009 09:49 PM

mattyfresh07: they both definately work together. the bottom bushing will provide more stability than the top bushing. the bottom bushing is what takes the most preassur from you standing on it so generally when you have mixed bushings you want the harder one on bottom and softer or same duro on top. also if you have a harder busing on top instead of on bottom what will happen is the lean on your board will react more quickly but also stop sooner. so basically you want a harder bottom and softer or same bushing top.

FL_RIDER_93: All of those have their advantages and none really any disadvantage, although i cant speak for the w concave seeing as i havent tried it yet, but i know dave knows all about that. tub/cconcave gives you a good amount of traction on the board and a great reaction time because with deep tup concave you feet are always in good contatct with the rails. other concaves like gaspedal are good too, and provide a nice flat standing platform between the concaved edges. i like tub better than anything though. it really locks in my feet and give alot of leverage on the board for drifting and sliding.

**southshorelocal** · 02-09-2009 10:17 PM

Dave hope you get through this situation and get back to riding some hills soon.

**mattyfresh07** · 02-10-2009 08:27 AM

[QUOTE=K-SHIZZ;1297379585]mattyfresh07: they both definately work together. the bottom bushing will provide more stability than the top bushing. the bottom bushing is what takes the most preassur from you standing on it so generally when you have mixed bushings you want the harder one on bottom and softer or same duro on top. also if you have a harder busing on top instead of on bottom what will happen is the lean on your board will react more quickly but also stop sooner. so basically you want a harder bottom and softer or same bushing top.

top bushing as in closest to your feet when standing on the board right? sorry just wanna make sure im understanding this haha.

**mc99david** · 02-10-2009 12:02 PM

flrider: W concave gives you a little added leverage, in that you can push against that middle bump with the ball of your foot, and your heal, i really like that, the disadvatage to it, is it is very uncomfortable to tuck on, cause your back foot will be placed right on a convex hump. but for a carving and drifting board, where you ride with both feet sidways, it is a wonderful thing to ride.

but it does also, take all kinds, some people like it and some dont. I do a blend on my speedboards, of W front and U back, so that your back foot is not on a bump.

thanks for all the kind words everyone. we are getting through things just fine, but its going to be rough for a bit

**mc99david** · 02-10-2009 12:03 PM

Matty: The top bushing, is the one on the top, when you flip your board upside down

**mattyfresh07** · 02-10-2009 12:21 PM

thanks for the info

and i just read down in the thread sorry to hear about the rough times i hope everything goes as well as it can

**vince-t** · 02-10-2009 12:30 PM

what would be lower and offer more overall preformance on a top mount?:

indy 215's or paris hangers on randal 42*s?

please and thank you

**mc99david** · 02-10-2009 12:32 PM

indies would be lower, the randal and paris hangers would be better performance, and much more stable, and even better, randal hangers with randal 42 plates, cause you can use stims in them.

**vince-t** · 02-10-2009 01:23 PM

cool thanks

**AmishNinja** · 02-10-2009 01:56 PM

ok what advantage does flipping the hangers on your trucks do for you? and would you recomend it for a loaded vanguard? also what does LDP stand for?

**mc99david** · 02-10-2009 02:13 PM

flipping hangers simply lowers the ride, and reduces some of your leverage by changing the rake of the truck. I dont recomend it on a vanguard, it will make the turning on the board feel a little bit sluggish.

LDP stands for Long Distance Pumping

**AmishNinja** · 02-10-2009 02:14 PM

word thanks

**southshorelocal** · 02-10-2009 02:54 PM

I was thinking about using a pairs/randal hanger combo on my hellcat. Which hanger should I put in the back? Would the pairs or randal hanger be more stable for the back

**mc99david** · 02-10-2009 03:03 PM

it completely depends on the bushings there southshorelocal. you could do a jimz bushing in the randal hanger, put it in back, and then a venom in the paris up front, that would probably do pretty well, or if you are doing conventional bushigns all around then i'd put the paris in back

**southshorelocal** · 02-10-2009 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by mc99david

it completely depends on the bushings there southshorelocal. you could do a jimz bushing in the randal hanger, put it in back, and then a venom in the paris up front, that would probably do pretty well, or if you are doing conventional bushigns all around then i'd put the paris in back

yea I was thinking that I could run karrot stims and jimz's back with the randal and 93 venom upfront in the pairs