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Dave
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PostSubject: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 3:19 pm

I just thought I'd post to say that I got some of these bushes for my TD Indy longboard trucks, which I have fitted to my Ambition deck, and they are pretty decent in my opinion.

The only thing is, they are fairly tight so they may not be suitable for folk who ride loose trucks, as most of you will already know I've only been fingerboarding seriously for a little while so I'm still trying to find the ideal way to have my decks setup, at the start I liked tight trucks as I was just practising Ollie's on a flat surface, but once I started learning grinds I found it a whole lot easier to lock them in with loose trucks.

I haven't used the washers that came with the set, I kept the conical washers that came with the trucks, so maybe if you only used the top washer as recommended then the trucks might be able to be loosened right up for those who like them loose.

All in all though, I like them, way better than the o rings that come on China wides, obviously the bottom bush being made from Teflon will make these more durable than standard o ring bushings.


Here's a couple crappy shots of my setup with these bushings fitted.

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At £2 they are certainly worth trying out, I was wanting some WCs but can't get any from TNP so I got these and some team bushings as well, I will use the Team bushings on my Expert sk8 Indy's.

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I forgot to say, but with the stock bushings these truck kingpins used to really dig in when grinding as they stuck out quite a bit, the scratches on my rail and box don't bother me, but sometimes they would actually get snagged on my box as its just wood but these bushings are chunkier so the kingpins don't stick out the same anymore so it's a lot smoother on grinds now too, better than the stock ones by miles and worth £2.

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PostSubject: Re: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 4:08 pm

why not use the tdlb bushings on your brt?
much better loose feel
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PostSubject: Re: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 5:13 pm

The stock indy longboard bushes were dead, and I quite like the stock tuning on the BRRs, I have them fairly loose now, even if the TDLB bushings were fine I wouldn't stick them on my BRRs, because they are pretty grim in my opinion, whereas stock BRR bushes are far more durable.

The Team bushings are crazy loose, I put those on my expert sk8 Indy's, but the trucks are far too loose for my liking, and I'm not sure they'll last long neither.
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PostSubject: Re: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 6:04 pm

i see but wcs are very loose and team shings work best on brt
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PostSubject: Re: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 6:10 pm

I'd use 2 washers when I get WCs, when I started I needed trucks tight but tight is no use for locking in grinds, so I have my trucks fairly loose but not too loose.

The Team bushings on my Indy's are way too slack for me.
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PostSubject: Re: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 9:23 pm

Even though wcs are really loose they are responsive so it does not really matter
Have you tried the team bushings on the brts yet though?
You may find them better
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PostSubject: Re: FF Teflon bushings    FF Teflon bushings  EmptySun May 11, 2014 9:50 pm

Not yet man, I'm going to though, because about 5 minutes after I fitted them to the expert sk8 trucks and using that setup one of the wheels fell off, the bearing fell to bits!

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