Skateboard Culture Portal

Choosing Bushings
The bushings are the rubber part of the truck that flexes when you turn. The bushing can be removed and replaced to custom tweak your riding experience. The harder the bushing is the more stable and stiffer the turning of the board will be. Softer truck bushings give you a looser faster turning ride. Most trucks come from the factory with Medium hardness truck bushings. Harder bushings give you more control while doing tricks or going fast. Soft bushings are usually for people who want to carve a lot. Medium bushings are recommended for most skaters.

Choosing Truck Height
Skateboard trucks typically come in three different heights. Low, Mid and High. Low trucks give you more stability, quicker flip tricks, and go well with smaller wheels. High trucks allow you to use larger wheels for more speed/roll distance and more flexible terrain use(rougher roads/ramps). Mid trucks are going to be in between. Most people choose Low trucks for street, Mid trucks or High trucks for both or cruising.

Choosing Axle Length
The axle length is going to be total length of the truck. You probably want to stay within about a quarter inch of the width of your deck. This will ensure that the wheels aren’t sticking out from under your deck. Longboards and old school setups can be a little more flexible with this rule.

SKATEBOARD TRUCK MANUFACTURERS:

Choosing the right skateboarding truck brand can be hard. Here are some of the key points to several popular skateboard truck brands available at KABSURF.

Grindking Trucks Grind King trucks will be the best trucks you will find for grinding. the hangar of these trucks is made from aluminum which makes them extremely light and superior for grinding. The aluminum hangar is also slightly softer and weaker which means that you may end up having to replace them faster if you grind extensively, but your grinds will definately be much smoother and better. They also have a hex-head kingpin design which is more flush and doesn’t stick out interfering with grinds.

Tensor Trucks Tensor skateboarding trucks are the most highly engineered skateboard trucks on the market today. Designed by skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen, they are known to be like the Mercedes Benz of conventional trucks. They are available in both standard and low design. They are a superior all round excellent skateboard truck.

Phantom Trucks Phantom II trucks have a low profile, lightweight design with nice smooth edges for grinding. The main difference between Phantom trucks is that they have a built in 1.5mm rubber padding into the bottom of the truck. This adds shock absorbment to the mix. Phantom calls this their “Impact Dispersion System”. This helps to reduce stress on the deck and your feet.

Fury Trucks Fury trucks are heavier duty and stronger than most other trucks. Fury trucks have a several special features including a bushing built in to the bottom of the trucks(like the Phantoms), special premium bushings, and a unique ballpoint turning design which has the ball point joint sitting in a socket in the base plate of the truck.

Destructo Trucks Destructo trucks have brought us some great truck designs. The Destructo raw series skate trucks are available in low, medium and high. The Limited and Pro series trucks are super sweet with tons of color schemes and pro signature models.