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HenryFingerboards
Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 346
Join date : 2011-03-23
Age : 26
Location : London
 |  Subject: ??KINGPINS?? Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:34 pm | |
| This is probably going to sound really dumb but what are the point of kingpins?? I always hear people saying this deck has kingpin holes etc. but what are the kingpins for and what do they do ? |
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kerryDETH
Admin
Posts : 10749
Join date : 2009-11-03
Age : 35
Location : Bristol, UK
Companies : Fingerboarding, Skateboarding
Setup : Blosom 32.5mm
BRT Wides
Witchcraft Teals
Flatface BRR Ed.
Ace Tape
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:18 pm | |
| take them out and see what happens  |
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James.P
Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2626
Join date : 2011-07-03
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:19 pm | |
| they're useless, seriously, absolutely useless, sometimes i wonder why i have them as well. |
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chiller123
Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1555
Join date : 2011-05-21
Age : 25
Location : brighton, uk
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:31 pm | |
| a kingpin is attached to the baseplate and holds the truck together so without the kingpin you wouldnt have a useable truck. |
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nolaFB212
FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 139
Join date : 2011-10-13
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:13 am | |
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BrianC
Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1225
Join date : 2011-07-24
Location : Narnia
Companies : Pure
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:01 am | |
| - James.P wrote:
- they're useless, seriously, absolutely useless, sometimes i wonder why i have them as well.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL |
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MaxL
Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2018
Join date : 2011-09-08
Age : 32
Location : Ontario, Canada
Companies : Yoyoing, Fingerboarding, Skating, Longboarding, Trumpet, Music, Graphic Design, Web Design
Setup : Redemption MMC | Vachina | Y-Trucks | Vachina
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:20 am | |
| I think this is more of a "What are Kingpins" then what do kingpins do... I legitimately did not know up until I started longboarding the different parts of the truck so I don't see why everyone is jumping down his throat... I just think he doesn't know.  This is for a reversed longboard truck but you get the idea. |
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Trop32
FBHQ Regular
Posts : 734
Join date : 2011-09-18
Age : 26
Location : K-Town Vermont
Companies : Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Fingerboarding
Setup : Jack shit.
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:21 am | |
| JAMES I AUGHT TO SLAP YOU! |
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Xi
Council
Posts : 2662
Join date : 2011-02-12
Location : Beijing, China
Setup : Tech Deck Performance Series
Kamelpro 32.5mm Melus deck, Ytrucks X4, Oak RV2V, FBS tape
Kamelpro 32.5mm Amble deck, BRTs, Oak RV2V, FBS tape
Homemade freestyle 30mm deck, Ytrucks X3, FlatfacexOak, Ace V3 tape
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:18 am | |
| - HenryFingerboards wrote:
- This is probably going to sound really dumb but what are the point of kingpins?? I always hear people saying this deck has kingpin holes etc. but what are the kingpins for and what do they do ?
Well you've probably got some idea of what the kingpin is from the picture above although it may be difficult to see as the reversed longboard trucks are a bit different from normal skateboard trucks. The kingpin is just the pin that holds the bushings, hanger and the bolt. When people talk about kingpin holes, it's because the older Tech Deck trucks had kingpins that stuck out of the bottom of the baseplate. People had to make fingerboard decks with an extra hole for each truck to accomodate it (not a hole that went through the entire deck though). This was common in older decks but trucks with kingpins that don't stick out are common now so most deck manufacturers wont bother with these any more unless you specifically ask. |
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HenryFingerboards
Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 346
Join date : 2011-03-23
Age : 26
Location : London
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:10 am | |
| ok thanks everyone you cleared that up for me  |
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raymond
Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1725
Join date : 2011-07-08
Age : 29
Location : Minnesota, USA
Companies : fingerboarding, skateboarding, film-production, piano, photography, swag
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:04 pm | |
| - James.P wrote:
- they're useless, seriously, absolutely useless, sometimes i wonder why i have them as well.
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Ironfingers
Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1893
Join date : 2011-06-17
Location : Mostly Belgium
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:56 pm | |
| Surprised no one said this should be I'm quick questions |
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JackPearson
Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 158
Join date : 2011-11-05
Age : 27
Location : United Kingdom
Companies : Scootering, Fingerboarding, Football.
| | Subject: Re: ??KINGPINS?? Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:56 pm | |
| But there's some information that had to be put to answer it, so it could go both ways. |
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