# Equipment Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment and Reviews\ **Created:** [April 3, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295 "2019-04-03T08:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 149
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3062 "2025-01-13T12:49:41Z")
don’t the holes end of overlapping though when you drill new ones or are they far enough apart? ---
**Author:** ![Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/scurbrampwoody/32/16083_2.png) [@Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Scurbrampwoody)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3063 "2025-01-13T12:51:40Z")
No, they’ve been pretty close but are separate holes so I’m not ending up with truck slots. ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3064 "2025-01-13T12:55:39Z")
see what trips me out is that if i went from my current thunder hollows to ace hollows i’d potentially lose half an inch of wheelbase - > **[Wheelbase and Trucks | All questions answered](https://freedomskateshop.at/en-uk/blogs/skate-tech/wheelbase-und-trucks)** > > The choice of trucks affects the wheelbase and steering behavior of your skateboard. Here you'll find all the information you need. that’s the difference between 14" and 14.5". i KNOW i couldn’t skate a 14.5" wheelbase so like…what the fuck? i almost what to buy a pair of ace hollows just to see if it trips me out super hard or if it unlocks a superpower or something 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/hadenough/32/32982_2.png) [@Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Hadenough)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3065 "2025-01-13T13:22:06Z")
For the last three-ish years I started paying close attention to wheelbase length, because I had a board with a long wheelbase and I couldn’t do things right. So, I went for decks with a shorter wheelbase, like 14", 14.25", and I loved it. Then, last summer I got a deck off someone for cheap and set it up straight away because I liked the shape, skated it for a bit and really loved it, even more than my last few decks. Turns out it has a long (for me) 15" wheelbase. So, the only thing I’ve learned from my experimentation is, don’t worry about wheelbase. Half an inch here or there doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3066 "2025-01-13T13:26:19Z")
No top bushing, just the nut ![1000098057](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/c/9/c9a348a53ba425400aa34e175f271c83d42d8eff.jpeg) I love loose trucks and this seems to make sense, do you really need a top bushing?? ---
**Author:** ![Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mike/32/15747_2.png) [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3067 "2025-01-13T13:49:09Z")
True wheelbase enters the chat 🙄😂😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![markg](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/markg/32/34235_2.png) [@markg](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/markg)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3068 "2025-01-13T14:18:05Z")
That seems a bad idea to me, the hanger is going to be sort of graunching against the kingpin and nut. ---
**Author:** ![h\_palmer627](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/h_palmer627/32/20079_2.png) [@h\_palmer627](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/h_palmer627)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3069 "2025-01-13T14:47:31Z")
Would it not make more sense to thin the bottom bushing down to say 1/2 and lop some thread off the kingpin ---
**Author:** ![notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/notactuallyhere/32/26258_2.png) [@notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/notactuallyhere)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3070 "2025-01-13T14:53:18Z")
I wonder when the world started to care about trucks and wheelbase? I wonder if it coincides with my truck tipping point diagram? hehe ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3071 "2025-01-13T14:59:07Z")
It’s certainly what I go back to. Did you ever include risers in the diagram? (and the difference they would make?) ---
**Author:** ![notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/notactuallyhere/32/26258_2.png) [@notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/notactuallyhere)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3072 "2025-01-13T15:00:57Z")
Nah, because that’s a preference and miniscule. I do it for noise cancellation more than shocke or making it higher. ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3073 "2025-01-13T15:04:09Z")
This one has come up for debate a lot (between my various personalities). The height difference between most hi and lo trucks is about 2.5mm which is roughly the height of a riser. If you have lo trucks and use a riser, are you then riding hi’s? I flip flop between using them and not using them. It’s mostly a sentimental thing because I’ve had same risers forever ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3074 "2025-01-13T15:09:24Z")
> [@h\_palmer627](#): > > Would it not make more sense to thin the bottom bushing down to say 1/2 and lop some thread off the kingpin No because this method doesn’t change the geometry of the truck apparently ---
**Author:** ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3075 "2025-01-13T15:30:41Z")
> [@ciaran](#): > > Zero fucks given about the walnut side unit… It’s solid and this isn’t gonna damage it. ---
**Author:** ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3076 "2025-01-13T15:43:48Z")
> [@nazoreth](#): > > This one has come up for debate a lot (between my various personalities). The height difference between most hi and lo trucks is about 2.5mm which is roughly the height of a riser. If you have lo trucks and use a riser, are you then riding hi’s? > > I flip flop between using them and not using them. It’s mostly a sentimental thing because I’ve had same risers forever I’ve been skating the higher Indys with 1/8 risers for decades. Kinda have to being a big guy. Pretty sure a lot of people couldn’t skate my boards, and even more sure I could never skate most people’s setups. ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3077 "2025-01-13T16:03:23Z")
Yeah I very much get the impression that despite skating similar brands we would struggle on each other’s setups 😂 ---
**Author:** ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3078 "2025-01-13T16:09:03Z")
I was on something close to your setup for years but I started skating wider, shaped boards which led to wider popsicles and now I could never skate on the setup I had 5 or 6 years ago. 😂 This said, I just got wider boards and trucks, the height of my trucks and the size of my wheels haven’t changed at all for decades. ---
**Author:** ![nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nav/32/30170_2.png) [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3079 "2025-01-13T23:06:52Z")
I just picked up a new board in the post Christmas sales, 8.5 inch with a 14.5 wheelbase… decided to try and experiment with drilling each set of truck holes in .25 of an inch… [using one of these](https://skate618.com/products/skateboard-wheelbase-mod-tool?variant=45604199366958) Haven’t set it up and skated it yet, but the holes are painfully close to each other… ![image](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/4/d/4ddd9355420dde27efcb17d3ebcc75ce27e5d5ab.jpeg) It’s also a board with similar construction to a Powell Flight deck. Will see how that goes… If people are interested in drilling a new wheelbase, you can use an old 6 hole baseplate to go back/forward 3/8 of an inch on a single set of holes. ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3080 "2025-01-14T07:19:57Z")
I was thinking of drilling some holes in an old deck later to mess around with it. I love that you just said fuck it and drilled a brand new one 😂 ---
**Author:** ![notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/notactuallyhere/32/26258_2.png) [@notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/notactuallyhere)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3081 "2025-01-14T08:42:46Z")
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