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stevenfilms Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1507 Join date : 2010-08-02 Age : 26 Location : USA Companies : Filming, skating, and fingerboarding Setup : Redemption MMC, wide tuned trucks, china non-bearing wheels , Incredibly Smooth & Grippy tape
| Subject: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:49 am | |
| First off, I used to use mini washers from Redemption with my trucks, but those ended up ripping my top bushing. Now I have No Comply SS bushings, and after the second day of having them, my bottom bushings ripped. Am I doing something wrong? Or do I just have bad luck? I tighten them without having to use force, so I don't think I over-tighten them. These are the No Comply bushings. |
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CrunchyFingers Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 329 Join date : 2011-03-26 Location : Philippines
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:29 am | |
| 1. You might be tightening them up too much. 2. If they're loose, try them with crown kingpin trucks 3. This belongs in the quick questions thread. |
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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: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:47 am | |
| Crunchy is right... This should be in the quick questions thread. Next time don't make a whole post about it? If you want you can move it over there and I can lock this up for you. |
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stevenfilms Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1507 Join date : 2010-08-02 Age : 26 Location : USA Companies : Filming, skating, and fingerboarding Setup : Redemption MMC, wide tuned trucks, china non-bearing wheels , Incredibly Smooth & Grippy tape
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:15 am | |
| I didn't think it needed to be in the quick questions thread, but you're the mod haha, you can lock it if you think it belongs in the other thread. And @Crunchy, I don't think I'm over-tightening them, cuz' I'm not even using force when tightening the nut as I said in my first post. And I don't think I've heard of Crown kingpins? |
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CrunchyFingers Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 329 Join date : 2011-03-26 Location : Philippines
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:35 am | |
| It's these kingpins that don't use nuts. Instead, you use an allen key to screw the kingpin itself. |
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Mikkel S Moderator
Posts : 3752 Join date : 2011-09-20 Age : 33 Location : Denmark Setup :
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:15 pm | |
| Are you riding soft bushings? If so, try getting some thats a little harder and then don't tighten as much.
My Close Up bushings acted a bit like on your pic, but i switched them out before they broke. |
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stevenfilms Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1507 Join date : 2010-08-02 Age : 26 Location : USA Companies : Filming, skating, and fingerboarding Setup : Redemption MMC, wide tuned trucks, china non-bearing wheels , Incredibly Smooth & Grippy tape
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:18 pm | |
| The only reason I tightened them so much is because the nut kept on getting loose, and my trucks just flopped back and forth, instead of actually turning when I had the nut loose. |
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Trevor Westad Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1772 Join date : 2011-08-31 Age : 26 Location : Alexandria, Minnesota
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:45 pm | |
| idk.....i like the flatface bushing..ive had em for like a year and there still going strong!! (i ride tight trucks) |
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guitarmeetsjake FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 103 Join date : 2011-10-23 Age : 32 Location : Amory, MS Companies : Proud rider of Northwoods performance fingerboards; Fingerboarding, skateboarding, reading, writing, gaming, electric guitar, vaping Setup : Northwoods BIGSTIC complete FIRE series
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:18 pm | |
| - CrunchyFingers wrote:
- It's these kingpins that don't use nuts. Instead, you use an allen key to screw the kingpin itself.
I use these with my Northwoods. Since I switched to these instead of the standard, I've had no problems whatsoever with my bushings or over/under tightening. Don't have to worry about losing nuts, and they stay exactly the way you leave them pretty much. Don't have to keep tightening them or anything. Mine come loose after a week or so, but other than that once a week, I never have to mess with them. They're very convenient |
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WillSteller Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1080 Join date : 2011-07-03 Age : 28 Location : Vermont Companies : Snowboarding, Skating Setup : Emanant
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FBS
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:02 pm | |
| Super glue the nut at a comfortable point and they won't come off and they will come off if u need the nuts to come off |
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stevenfilms Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1507 Join date : 2010-08-02 Age : 26 Location : USA Companies : Filming, skating, and fingerboarding Setup : Redemption MMC, wide tuned trucks, china non-bearing wheels , Incredibly Smooth & Grippy tape
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:17 pm | |
| I wanted to try teflon's, but I heard they were better for tighter trucks, and I ride pretty loose.
I had a pair of inverted kingpins, but they didn't screw in.
And I ran out of sort glue haha |
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Mikkel S Moderator
Posts : 3752 Join date : 2011-09-20 Age : 33 Location : Denmark Setup :
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:10 pm | |
| Yea. Inverted kingpins are cool. No Comply sells some with a bit bigger thread, so they will screw in better. |
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RM Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 886 Join date : 2011-10-04 Age : 30 Location : Toronto Companies : Music, FB, SB, Sporting Setup : Woodguest Deck
FBS Extra Smooth Tape
Blackriver Trucks 2.0
Black RV Oak Wheels
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:36 pm | |
| from the look of your trucks you like em tight. get ff teflon bushings, no way youll crack that thing. |
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stevenfilms Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1507 Join date : 2010-08-02 Age : 26 Location : USA Companies : Filming, skating, and fingerboarding Setup : Redemption MMC, wide tuned trucks, china non-bearing wheels , Incredibly Smooth & Grippy tape
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:04 pm | |
| I don't ride tight trucks haha, the nut is far down, but they are actually really loose. |
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Xavier Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2752 Join date : 2011-05-15 Age : 27 Location : Inside my head Setup : Whats a setup
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:30 pm | |
| Because ss bushings are made to be rode with loose trucks. |
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| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:53 pm | |
| yeh, no matter how tight you do the nut, the truck will still be loose, if you use super soft bushings.
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RM Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 886 Join date : 2011-10-04 Age : 30 Location : Toronto Companies : Music, FB, SB, Sporting Setup : Woodguest Deck
FBS Extra Smooth Tape
Blackriver Trucks 2.0
Black RV Oak Wheels
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:16 pm | |
| even if theyre meant to be ridden loose, they shouldnt do that. ive been fbing for 3 years and ive never had a cracked bushing... |
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willhopewell Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1445 Join date : 2009-08-12 Age : 29 Location : Mansfield,UK Setup : Berlinwood
BRT's
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| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:18 pm | |
| if you do them too tight then it will simply "pinch" it and it will just break, get some flatface Teflon bushings there quite good! |
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| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:19 pm | |
| RM
i have... it's not cracked, it's split.
theyre made of a soft material so they do split. |
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Xavier Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2752 Join date : 2011-05-15 Age : 27 Location : Inside my head Setup : Whats a setup
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:31 pm | |
| - RM wrote:
- even if theyre meant to be ridden loose, they shouldnt do that. ive been fbing for 3 years and ive never had a cracked bushing...
Ideally, they'd be ridden loose enough that the nut top, will be right at the edge of the top of the kingpin, and drop a bit of super glue to hold it in place. The SS bushings are really just for loose riding, when you ride tight trucks, the picture shows exactly what happens From Nocomply off of FFI. |
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Finn S Part of the Furniture
Posts : 4337 Join date : 2010-07-11 Age : 27 Location : Ramsgate-Kent Setup : Blosom 30.5
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| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:00 am | |
| Lul My bushings broke on the same day even though I had like no threads showing Lul fbs bushings break in less than a day |
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stevenfilms Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1507 Join date : 2010-08-02 Age : 26 Location : USA Companies : Filming, skating, and fingerboarding Setup : Redemption MMC, wide tuned trucks, china non-bearing wheels , Incredibly Smooth & Grippy tape
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:19 am | |
| - cartledge wrote:
- yeh, no matter how tight you do the nut, the truck will still be loose, if you use super soft bushings.
Exactly, next time, I'll just make sure to have some super glue on hand. |
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kerryDETH Admin
Posts : 10741 Join date : 2009-11-03 Age : 36 Location : Bristol, UK Companies : Fingerboarding, Skateboarding Setup : Blosom 32.5mm
BRT Wides
Witchcraft Teals
Flatface BRR Ed.
Ace Tape
| Subject: Re: Just my luck. Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:27 am | |
| - Finn S wrote:
- Lul My bushings broke on the same day even though I had like no threads showing
Lul fbs bushings break in less than a day the only ones that don't are the hards.. I had a set of the mediums SUPER loose on a set of BRRs, used them for like 20 minutes in a day and they were ripped by the next day. |
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