NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

[Oldschool]

its all about personal preference and depends what board you ride. i ride 180mm trucks on my boards so its safe to say that if you have a board thats over 36" randal/paris 180mm trucks will work well

Thank you i have a Sector 9 is 38"s !!!! Would regular tires would be good for everyday riding?

[jsweriduk]

Thank you i have a Sector 9 is 38"s !!!! Would regular tires would be good for everyday riding?

Truck width is in part personal preference, but it is mostly determined by board width. Running 150mm trucks on a 10 inch wide board is just asking for wheelbite, and you can't get proper leverage running 180mm trucks on a 8 inch wide board. You want the trucks and wheels to be as wide as your deck. What do you mean regular tires?

[Cann0n]

Who are the "professional" noob question answerers... I got bitched at by jman1365 for opening my mouth on this thread. I'd like to see this super special list he spoke of.

About the coned wheels question, Carveuse.com sell wheels that are coned from 84mm to 80mm. I find them very pleasant.

[loadeddancah]

ok noob question for ya. i have my demonseed set up with smokies. they feel nice but many people say smokies are too low for the board. should i concider a different board/different trucks?

[arubadub]

Who are the "professional" noob question answerers... I got bitched at by jman1365 for opening my mouth on this thread. I'd like to see this super special list he spoke of.

About the coned wheels question, Carveuse.com sell wheels that are coned from 84mm to 80mm. I find them very pleasant.

I had the idea that coned wheels are bad and was trying to get rid of the coning by asking how to fix it. But is this actually a good thing? for carving specifically? any more info on coned wheels would be great.

[jman1365]

I don't think some of you guys understand the point of thread. It's not a regular open ended "anyone cane chime in and answer the question" thread. It would just turn into complete chaos like all the other threads here. With a bunch of noobs asking questions and all the other noobss answering.

this is why not just anyone is allowed to answer in this thread.
The people that have been designated to answer questions here are k-shizz, foxen, myself and of course dopamine david
if anyone else cannot respect that and chooses to answer anyways, then this thread has lost all value, and serves no help to people who have legitimate questions.
If you ask a question here and anyone other than the people above answer it, then disregard the answer because its validity is void in this thread.

[arubadub]

I guess I quoted too much there. My noob question still stands though.

I had the idea that coned wheels are bad and was trying to get rid of the coning by asking how to fix it. But is this actually a good thing? for carving specifically? any more info on coned wheels would be great.

[Oldschool]

Truck width is in part personal preference, but it is mostly determined by board width. Running 150mm trucks on a 10 inch wide board is just asking for wheelbite, and you can't get proper leverage running 180mm trucks on a 8 inch wide board. You want the trucks and wheels to be as wide as your deck. What do you mean regular tires?

thank you for the info i was talking as far as wheels the original sector 9 wheels that come with the board how good are they and are there better wheels out there? i ride my board EVERYDAY to work so i want wheels that will be good and will grip the road.

[MadMike]

So I have a question. On the Speedparts.ca website (JimZ's site) there are both white and black replacement pivot sleeves, the price is the same for either. What's the difference between the two (besides color, ha ha). Is one hard, and one soft? They'd have to be the same size since they're both for the JimZ baseplate. Anyone know? Thanks.

Mike

[wardlarson]

i would assume durometer

if its the same as jimz bushings then white are 82.5a and black are 85a.

[MadMike]

i would assume durometer

if its the same as jimz bushings then white are 82.5a and black are 85a.

That's my guess too, but I was curious if anyone knew for sure. I'll post the same question up on Coast as well. Maybe I'll get lucky and someone will know. Thanks.

Mike

[Cann0n]

I had the idea that coned wheels are bad and was trying to get rid of the coning by asking how to fix it. But is this actually a good thing? for carving specifically? any more info on coned wheels would be great.

It's user preference. I messed up on that link. It's Carveboard USA - Home of the Original Carveboards

Here are the wheels.
Carvestik Wheels

[streetheap]

So I have a question. On the Speedparts.ca website (JimZ's site) there are both white and black replacement pivot sleeves, the price is the same for either. What's the difference between the two (besides color, ha ha). Is one hard, and one soft? They'd have to be the same size since they're both for the JimZ baseplate. Anyone know? Thanks.

Mike

The white sleeves I know are delrin, and a lot harder than the bushings.
Never tried the black ones, so I'm not going to speculate on what they're made of.

But if they are delrin, the difference in material properties between the 2 colors would be negligible in this particular skateboarding application.

[MadMike]

The white sleeves I know are delrin, and a lot harder than the bushings.
Never tried the black ones, so I'm not going to speculate on what they're made of.

But if they are delrin, the difference in material properties between the 2 colors would be negligible in this particular skateboarding application.

Ok, thank you for the info. I didn't know that white sleeves were delrin (I've only used the black delrin pivot cups that come in the Pogos). So, I wonder what the black material is then. There must be a reason why they offer the two sleeves instead of just one, and state that colors may vary. Thanks again

Mike

[streetheap]

Ok, thank you for the info. I didn't know that white sleeves were delrin (I've only used the black delrin pivot cups that come in the Pogos). So, I wonder what the black material is then. There must be a reason why they offer the two sleeves instead of just one, and state that colors may vary. Thanks again

Mike

If they state that colors may vary, I bet they're both delrin.

[MadMike]

If they state that colors may vary, I bet they're both delrin.

No, sorry for the confusion. They don't state anything about the pivots other than a picture and a price.

[Mynusss]

I am ordering Randal R-II 180mm 42 base plates and already got some venom barrel bushings for top and bottom. Do I need to buy a longer kingpin as well? Which length king pin do I need to buy?

[spoctopus]

this is why not just anyone is allowed to answer in this thread.
The people that have been designated to answer questions here are k-shizz, foxen, myself and of course dopamine david
if anyone else cannot respect that and chooses to answer anyways, then this thread has lost all value, and serves no help to people who have legitimate questions.
If you ask a question here and anyone other than the people above answer it, then disregard the answer because its validity is void in this thread.

i was wondering if you could show me the post where you were oppointed master of this thread, thanks.

[streetheap]

No, sorry for the confusion. They don't state anything about the pivots other than a picture and a price.

Disregard my posts anyway. I forgot what thread I was in.
I personally know someone who has the answer for ya, and I'll find out.

[jman1365]

I am ordering Randal R-II 180mm 42 base plates and already got some venom barrel bushings for top and bottom. Do I need to buy a longer kingpin as well? Which length king pin do I need to buy?

2.75" should work fine

i was wondering if you could show me the post where you were appointed master of this thread, thanks.

never said I was appointed "master"
Dave merely granted me permission to answer questions here, and if you want to sift through you'll find his post stating so.