How to measure wheelbase correctly

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Steve on March 11, 2010 at 19:09

It measured inside truck holes to inside truck holes sorry Nick not axle to axle

Its measured this way so it can always be measured regardless of truck type

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sidecar nic on March 11, 2010 at 19:13

axle centre to axle centre

Permalink Reply by Sakamoto on March 11, 2010 at 19:16

With anything I build, I always measure axle centre to axle centre, as front truck holes to front truck hole can give an inaccurate wheelbase measurement when various trucks are being used. Your wheelbase is the contact point of your wheels to the road, and even though your truck holes may be a constant, you change trucks and you'll also change the "actual" wheelbase measurement.

Just my thoughts, Squid...:)

Steve said:

It measured inside truck holes to inside truck holes sorry Nick not axle to axle

Its measured this way so it can always be measured regardless of truck type

Permalink Reply by Robbo on March 11, 2010 at 19:28

Almost all manufactured boards are measured inner holes to inner holes as this is the only way only publish a WB of a deck. Whether its the most accurate according to how you setup your board that will always change. If you are comparing it to another deck that has an advertised WB than measure yours the same that is inner hole to inner hole, Luge and buttboard may be different as most of them are custom made so do not have to advertise measurements that are consistent but in skateboard this is the standard way

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sidecar nic on March 11, 2010 at 19:36

wouldn't that mean you'd get different measurements if using old and new school bolt patterns?!

Robbo said:

Almost all manufactured boards are measured inner holes to inner holes as this is the only way only publish a WB of a deck. Whether its the most accurate according to how you setup your board that will always change. If you are comparing it to another deck that has an advertised WB than measure yours the same that is inner hole to inner hole, Luge and buttboard may be different as most of them are custom made so do not have to advertise measurements that are consistent but in skateboard this is the standard way

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on March 11, 2010 at 19:50

the standard way to measure is inner holes to inner holes, all manufactures use this as 'standard' for measuring wheel base otherwise they would have to list a whole bunch of options such as:

WB with randals and 50* plates - XX"
WB with randals and 42* plates - XX"
WB with grizzleys with X plates - XX"
WB with X trucks and X plates - XX"

and so on.... so if you are looking for a 'standard' then it is inner holes to inner holes, weather it is drilled for new skool or old skool, thats how it is.

Permalink Reply by Robbo on March 11, 2010 at 20:02

Thats just the way its done in all skateboarding old school new school makes no difference its just inner holes. Board makers make boards not trucks

the Demon said:

wouldn't that mean you'd get different measurements if using old and new school bolt patterns?!

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Steve on March 11, 2010 at 20:02

thats right. It does not matter if its old school or new school because they both use the same inner holes, only outer holes differ. Axle to axle can differ with type of truck deggree baseplate etc , inner holes are always the same

Jacko said:

the standard way to measure is inner holes to inner holes, all manufactures use this as 'standard' for measuring wheel base otherwise they would have to list a whole bunch of options such as:

WB with randals and 50* plates - XX"
WB with randals and 42* plates - XX"
WB with grizzleys with X plates - XX"
WB with X trucks and X plates - XX"

and so on.... so if you are looking for a 'standard' then it is inner holes to inner holes, weather it is drilled for new skool or old skool, thats how it is.

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sidecar nic on March 11, 2010 at 21:24

Im not questioning the 'standard' method manufacturers use, just its accuracy in correctly determining the wheelbase on a complete board. Measuring inner holes is an easy method to compare different decks but the point of this thread is to measure wheelbase correctly (accurately)

Like you said jacko, wheelbase will vary with different trucks - why not take the trucks into consideration by measuring from axle to axle?!

Jacko said:

the standard way to measure is inner holes to inner holes, all manufactures use this as 'standard' for measuring wheel base otherwise they would have to list a whole bunch of options such as:

WB with randals and 50* plates - XX"
WB with randals and 42* plates - XX"
WB with grizzleys with X plates - XX"
WB with X trucks and X plates - XX"

and so on.... so if you are looking for a 'standard' then it is inner holes to inner holes, weather it is drilled for new skool or old skool, thats how it is.

Permalink Reply by Robbo on March 11, 2010 at 21:48

You don't take the trucks into consideration because they have never been taken into consideration before. He is asking where to drill his holes according to how a skateboards WB is measured and that is the proper advice he is being given. So while he may know what a deck with 28" WB feels like, when he drills holes for trucks it will make the deck feel like 26" when he meant it to feel like a normal 28". Skaters know the feel of a WB according to the normal standard it is the easiest way to do it and the easiest way to compare boards

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on March 12, 2010 at 10:03

its all good mate if you wanna measure from axle to axle thats fine and it you find it the most accurate way then thats cool, however INDUSTRY STANDARD is inner holes, and that is that.

So back to the question: i'm trying to work out how to measure wheel base

Answer: With a ruler

=)

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Adam on March 12, 2010 at 12:21

With a ruler, piss funny.

As a newby to boards and building i found this really interesting i have been measuring axle to axle and thinking my decks were longer now i will have to check them again and see what they are compared to others.
I am stoked i now know the industry standard i can compare to.
They probs still be a little long but i am learning fast.

Jacko said:

its all good mate if you wanna measure from axle to axle thats fine and it you find it the most accurate way then thats cool, however INDUSTRY STANDARD is inner holes, and that is that.

So back to the question: i'm trying to work out how to measure wheel base

Answer: With a ruler

=)