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witch trucks should i get 44 or 50s on nemesis for downhill and lots of freeriding ?

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Permalink Reply by Zac Gaines on June 29, 2011 at 23:25

i would go with the 50's if you really want alot of freeriding. they feel just like paris but so much more stable

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Permalink Reply by THE CHAD on June 30, 2011 at 18:55

calibers are the best cast trucks in the world. get them. either one will be sick its up to you to decide what angle

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Permalink Reply by Joe O'Toole on July 1, 2011 at 20:02

like what Chad said man they are some demon trucks

one thing though i found is that the bushings were a tiny bit hard for my liking for freeride, so just whack some softer bushings in there and they feel soooooo amazing

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Skittles on July 1, 2011 at 20:19

I have 44's with green saber barrels board side and purple road side. It is the most stable thing I have ever riden and has more lean than any other truck I own. I freeride the hell out of the at any speed and go fast. Perfect cast truck!

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Grits on July 1, 2011 at 20:38

Just out of curiosity are these trucks the same as the gun metal trucks?

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Skittles on July 1, 2011 at 20:48

Nope, gun metals bend! apparently...

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Permalink Reply by Fish Leicester on July 1, 2011 at 21:09

I've got a related question to the original post:

Do trucks with a lower angle have a greater chance of wheel bite, less chance, or equal chance as trucks of higher angle?

I'd like to get some calibers for my Landy Switchblade, and I know I'm likely to get bite on them, but i'd like to know which will give me less bite. I'd prefer 44 for added stability, plus i like a little more lean, but not if 44 will cause a considerable amount more bite than 50.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Connor Ferguson on July 2, 2011 at 17:08

Lower angle trucks have more of a chance with wheelbite.

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Permalink Reply by Fish Leicester on July 2, 2011 at 18:47

Serious? I read a silverfish thread where someone said that lower angle means less chance of bite, giving an example like this:

On a 0* truck, if you lean, the wheels dont move back at all, so you wont get bite.

On an 89* truck, imagining you can actually get it to lean, even the tiniest bit, the trucks would turn heaps and your wheels would bite.

I don't completely trust it, but it seems very logical....

Connor Ferguson said:

Lower angle trucks have more of a chance with wheelbite.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Connor Ferguson on July 2, 2011 at 18:49

i actually dont have a clue besides experience.. i went from paris 180s to sabres with a 45 degree baseplate and got bite with the sabres

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