most popular truck angle

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on July 15, 2009 at 10:06

My fave setup is 50 deg front with 80a bushes. 30 deg rear with 90a bushes. Barrels all the way. Hate conical's for dh. I only have wob prob's with rear truck. I used to ride a 50deg plate with a wedge riser on front to stop wheel bite and was still able to get way over 80 k's but found it turned less than without a wedge riser. After 50 deg you really notice the drop in leverage.

Permalink Reply by Robbo on July 15, 2009 at 13:28

35 all round but 45 on the front would be fine

Permalink Reply by leighgriffiths on July 15, 2009 at 15:02

i think 45's all round are the most popular DH setup as many of the precision trucks are 45*. but of course it comes down to the rider. from what i remember, Fitz is a big bloke so a 30* truck on the rear would suit him quite nicely where as I'm a smaller fella (lighter) and a 30* truck would not turn at all under my weight. how much do you weigh? also it depends on the board your riding as well. on an evo for instance, you wouldn't want to put anything less than a 45* truck on the back, but again thats under my weight.

Permalink Reply by Benny on July 15, 2009 at 16:56

50* all round are pretty sick. I reckon it's just personal preference and what you're used to.

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on July 15, 2009 at 19:40

Nick Threapleton said:

Reason I don't like a setup which is say 50 - 30 is because at any given amount of lean on the deck, the front truck will be turning more than the back, this causes the back to be more drifty.

Sorry but I gotta say thats totally wrong. It's 100% the opposite of what you said.
With the rear truck turning less, it follow the front truck rather than oversteering you rear end into a drift.
If it made you drift then every slalom skateboarder would be eating shit loosing it around cones.
I developed a prototype 0 deg baseplate about 4yrs ago and as hard as I tried I couldn't get it to break out into a drift.
I totally shit my pants trying because when I tried to slide all it did was steer me directly into cars parked on the side of the road.
I later tested it at Mt panorama and deemed it useless because it wouldn't steer enough to get me around forest elbow.
Evo's drift because of the distance between your rear foot and the truck. Not enough down pressure to make the wheels grip.

Permalink Reply by tom Crane on July 15, 2009 at 20:25

im liking lower angle trucks everything below about 45* but i haven't really tried enough others to be able to give a good verdict

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on July 15, 2009 at 21:15

I take compliments poorly,

Now you must die! Haha!

BTW I don't own an Evo, they're way too short a platform for me.
Benbro gave me a headsup about em only just the other week. ;)

Merrick Wildash said:

Smartest man on ASRA (In my opinion)

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by jay cottrell on July 15, 2009 at 23:57

Cheers everyone for your comments , i now have alot to think about , its seems though that the general feeling is a little bit more turning in the front , and not too much in the back , too much back turning seems to be gettin some high speed wobbles happening. i am doing some experimenting with a rather weird setup and after a bit more trial and error ill let everyone know how it turns out , cheers..

Fitz said:

Nick Threapleton said:

Reason I don't like a setup which is say 50 - 30 is because at any given amount of lean on the deck, the front truck will be turning more than the back, this causes the back to be more drifty.

Sorry but I gotta say thats totally wrong. It's 100% the opposite of what you said.
With the rear truck turning less, it follow the front truck rather than oversteering you rear end into a drift.
If it made you drift then every slalom skateboarder would be eating shit loosing it around cones.
I developed a prototype 0 deg baseplate about 4yrs ago and as hard as I tried I couldn't get it to break out into a drift.
I totally shit my pants trying because when I tried to slide all it did was steer me directly into cars parked on the side of the road.
I later tested it at Mt panorama and deemed it useless because it wouldn't steer enough to get me around forest elbow.
Evo's drift because of the distance between your rear foot and the truck. Not enough down pressure to make the wheels grip.

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Lance and Josh on July 16, 2009 at 20:57

my boy josh and I both have evos and my board oversteers then understeers when ever I hit a steep toe side corner but I have been wondering why josh at 40kg sticks like s..t (he drifts but nice and even) . as an ex motor racer I understand weight transfer very well but I havnt been able to "understand" why the evo works as it does...until your explanation before...weight to far away from the rear truck...answer for me will be a lower duro for rear wheels and I will be more able to control the weight transfer...legend thanks

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by jay cottrell on July 16, 2009 at 23:56

Ok guys im gonna put up what im running , in the hope to gain more info and not be ridiculed too much !!!
Im running c11 trucks with upgraded axles ( basically c2's , minus the 5degree option adjustments as the c11 bases only allow 10 degree adjustments) , on an evo !! .
I understand the evo was designed for wedging and de-wedging conventional trucks for a more adjusted ride , but i just liked the shape !!
This is why i am interested in hearing peoples opinions about truck angles as i can adjust mine rather quickly, and any advice is always good to keep in mind while i am experimenting. ( and please dont think "oh shit, wobbly board on cll's,) with the axle upgrade running all the bushings makes the deck really stable , i just have the option to change axle angles rather quickly ,