Breaking in Skateboard Bushings PROPERLY!
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2023
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In this video I talk about why I don't use bones bushing and the proper way to break in thunder bushings (or any other bushing) so you don't end up breaking them or ruining the way the bushings skate. Lots of people have said they don't like thunder skateboard bushings and while I think bones bushings are great bushings they don't fit thunder skateboard trucks meaning they ruin the geometry make the trucks turn differently as well as pinch different for crooked grind tricks. The key is to not tighten your bushings when you put them in. You should ride your skateboard with the brand new thunder bushings totally loose for about an hour to let the bushings harden otherwise if you tighten your bushing right away the pressure will crush the bushings before they have a chance to break in.
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Where is day 10 of learning 360 flips? I'm on the edge of my seat here!
haha it's coming
Pleaaase
Same here mate ! I’m backing you
The clear reds bushings are 90du. They have a solid red that's a 97du. I normally ride my bushing factory default for about 15 hours for a day or two. They definitely tighten up on their own. In the summer they loosen up again. Winter they get harder.
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i hated the clicking sound from my bones bushings
That scooter kid came in Hot 🛴💨💨💨 trying to run you over after you landed that Tre 😂
i solved overtightening my Indys by switching to the 92a duro.
I'm a heavy guy, and always cut into my bushings, even tho i ride on the looser side. After 20yrs, i finally have the perfect turn/response after i switched AND took off my top washer.
I have zero problems w/ chipping now (although i'm not doing Crooks&Smiths😏), and recommend this for anyone (w/ Indys) to keep from stretching out ur kingpin and squishing your cushions.👍🏾
Get the conical ones for even more response. I use those on my cruiser🤙🏾
Love Thunders for their wider axel base.. I find that the Hardcores fit well if you put their flat washer where the bottom washer usually goes.
I like the super hard bones bushings, they don’t stick and as a tight truck aficionado, they’re resilient to splitting. I ride Indy’s with them, and although I tried to be on brand and went for the hard independent bushings, they just weren’t as good, they split super quick and I’m 140 lbs.
Great to know on the bushing getting a bit stiffer. I have a box of bushings I immediately removed and replaced with bones. Gonna throw the stocks back in and see what happens.
All you have to do to stop the top bushings from cracking is buy a set of krux bushings and use the top washer that comes with them. It's less cupped so it doesn't dig in like the thunder washers do. Or you can use a flat washer but that takes away some stability.
I just ride the stock bushings
Makes you wonder if we should try out after markets. I really don't wanna disassemble my trucks though.
It's all propaganda.
Yo you should def do a video analyzing Versace plugs style and flip tricks
Hey Joe, just wanted to suggest that you should try adjusting which washer you use in which truck brand to maintain geometry if you’re using bones bushings. From my own measurements, Indy bottom bushing is 13 mm while Thunder is 14 mm. Bones is 14mm as well, so you need to use the bottom washer with thunders, but you shouldn’t use them with Indy’s (bushing washers are about 1mm thick).
The thickness of top bushing doesn’t change the geometry quite as directly - its effect is the same as if you adjusted the tightness of the kingpin nut. That being said, the top bushing on bones are pretty tall, so it would almost make sense to not use any top washer with thunders, which definitely affects durability :/
I would like you to talk about venture trucks and which bushing fix them better.
Very true
Can you do trick challenges? Would like to see Kickflip Frontboard or Noseslide Bigspin out
Great Videos!
I skate the orange doh doh bushings , they're perfect in ventures
just curious what size shoe are you? also love the creative content keep it up.
I have Indy 149 mids and I run a mix of the 94 and 90 duro bushings in each truck. The big bushing is the blue 94 for stability and the top bushing is the red 90 for easy turns. I haven’t had them explode like yours yet but I’ve only been doing this for a month or so.
Interesting.. how did it work out? Are u still skating with the mixed bushings?
@@AlexProspect I do still skate with mixed bushings and it works great. I switched out the thunder bushings for a bones medium bottom bushing and an independent soft top bushing because the bones bushings don’t require a bottom washer and it makes my trucks lower.
Never swapped out my bushings, because I’ve never had a problem. I always loved thunder stocks. I have indies too but always skate the thunders
Maybe it’s because I’m heavy that I break them
@@localjoe haha perhaps, I am hella skinny but you probably skate a ton more than I do too
Day 10? most awaited...
I got a new set of Thunders a couple of months back and those stock bushings were hard as hell out of the gate. I’m over 200 lbs so stock Thunders feeling loose is strange to me.
This is the most annoying thing about new bushings if you skate tighter trucks. My last set of indys I was trying to skate looser so I broke them in. It was winter so they didn't get shredded when I tightened them. But the new ones are shredded up from 1.5 threads showing after one session in the summer (they still feel kinda loose). Gonna crank them down & wreck them until I get around to buying something harder.
Even one sesh on a set up I hate is so frustrating. Wish the bushings came pre-worn-in similar to how clothes come pre-shrunk. Hope that buying the harder bushings solve the problem.
nice review... whats your weight? i tought i needed hard ones cause i'm 75kg and do gaps and hard landings, but maybe i need better quality bushings. was wondering to buy precisely that Thunder reconstruction kit in 95 or 100a... maybe mix them so 95/100...
i ripped off Ace mediums, and tons of generic bushings 90-100
Just put an extra normal flat washer or two to match the height for the bones bushing so the trucks are set to its designed height with the stock bushing. Ps fit it with an inverted kingpin .
Bones bushings comes with a spacer you put under the bottom bushing
Someone should put a durometer gauge to the bushings before and after skating them. See how much it changes.
That’s a good idea!
I skated with bones bushings but i use two top washers for each truck's bottom bushing..but, I have also tried the bones bushings without a bottom washer..but it doesn't feel right!!
Just when i switched my thunder stock bushings to bones i see this video haha.
Yo! You can use indy bushings instead, they are great and strike a good balance between the two trucks
Definitely why my bushings go soft tho I never leave them loose off the start 🤦♂️
which wheels do you have
broken/chunked stock bushings are fine, no need to replace just re-tighten when they feel loose. Bones bushings on the other hand completely fall apart/crumble when they explode which is much worse imo.
Im not a huge fan of bones anymore since I mainly switched to spitfire wheels due to flat spotting and ovaling pretty much every set of bones wheels I’ve had though… so im a little biased lmao.
I just bought a new pair of thunders and they came with red bushings (soft ones) and I am used to skate the blue ones, now I need to buy the blue ones which i think are harder. It´s annoying that you have to buy a pair of the bushings you need. Any way, now I know I need to skate them loose and then tighten them up. Who would´ve tought
Just a question for anyone here: I have a pair of Thunder trucks for over 10 years, but they're still in good condition. Would it be best to buy new bushings (in my case, Thunder 100a) or a new set of trucks? I just spent 30 minutes straight trying to get my bushings into my trucks, and I cannot for the life of me get the top screw on with both bushings and both washers.
I get bushings from riptide sports. Better than the stock bushings.
I just break in whatever bushings come with the truck. Even if they crack, I’m usually use to them by that time and it usually never matters.
I also use to ride Bones for a while and I came to the realization after about a year that besides the instant break in feel, they’re pretty much just expensive bushings that blow out quicker than other bushings.
Bones are my current bushings, well rumors that they blow out quickly just get stronger after read your comment, well i am counting down then, but despite of that i love how tiny washers simplify the look
You should try a setup like mine. Tensor mag light low with bones bushings (extra hard) with a 8" deck with steep kicks and mellow concave.
Oh ya the tre flop heel bruises lol. Fuckin hurt
Sucks thes not a mid level cus i love ace/indys and thunders. Thunders tight and crisp but indys cut on a dime. I agree i never tighten my bushings and let them break in even tho hardcwhen learning.
Im probably not going to get thunders again. I dont like the stock bushings and i like the bones bushings.
WHERES DAY 10 ARE YOU SCARED JOE I WANNA SEE THE SPINNY FLIPPY THINGY
Professor Schmitt rides the bones on Thunder and swears by it. Does it change it that much?
Professor Schmitt also doesn’t pop his board
I quit skateboarding for 7 years and now that I am getting back into skateboarding I am alot heavier than I used to be and it's been very difficult to find the right bushings considering I'm recycling old trucks.
I weigh around 180 and I really prefer loose trucks but not that I'm heavier it's something I'm still trying to figure out.
I need a balance of tough bushings that can also be setup for loose trucks. Any suggestions?
I was always under 140 and nowadays im around 180 and i kind of just cant get my trucks in the goldilocks zone i prefer because i really like looser trucks
Ive had the problem of them not getting tight enough no matter how much i tighten them then my bushings end up cracking.
They are either too loose and causing wheel bite or just perfect but the trucks are tightened completely down and still dont look or feel right
We're still waiting for day 10 bro
If you dont want to fully run bones bushings you can try to run just the top bushing and keep the factory bottom bushing the top doesnt seem to mess with the geometry too much
haha this is the deep doctrine
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bones bushings throw off the truck geometry on anything (ace thunder venture w.e) but indies.
Stock bushing suck!
I actually really like the thunder stock ones
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