23" Flexdex Glass Grenade Bushings

Aklyatne · 23" Flexdex Glass Grenade Bushings

I'm planning on making a trip to my local skate shop this weekend, and was wondering what kind of bushings I should get to make my new Glass Grenade better for pumping; right now, it has everything it came with. The wheels and bearings are great already; 61mm x 78a, with ABEC 5 reds. The bushings aren't too good though, and I need some angled risers. What kinds of bushings should I get? I'm about 6ft tall, 135 lbs., and 15 years old. The bushings are way too hard for pumping, IMO; They're white, and I'm not sure what brand they are. I'm planning on 15% risers for the front and 10% for the back. I already have the technique down; I've been pumping while bombing hills without realizing it, just with a much lower frequency, and on a longer board; my Kracked Skulls Scimitar. Now I know what I've been doing, and I'm glad I've been doing it Smile

Thanks in advance!
~Alan

pavedwave

hey alan, welcome! i'm not sure what those are either, but if you've poked around my site a bit it's probably obvious i'd recommend a combo of Khiro white and orange bushings in the front (or just both white) then something in the red--blue range Khiros in the rear. i've also had pretty good luck with Bones bushings in their softest duros, but they seem to turn to mush a little faster. hope your shop stocks Khiro but if they don't there's lots of online options, sk8kings.com, daddiesboardshop.com, etc... cheers

Aklyatne

Went today, and got bushings and risers. I have 10% wedge in the front, 8% dewedge in the back (the screws mounting the trucks aren't long enough for the 15% wedges, I got the Khiro wedge rail kit. I'll get bigger screws soon). My shop stocks Khiro, so I have a white cone and an orange barrel in the front and a blue cone and a blue barrel in the back. Any changes I should make?

EDIT: Now the 10% dewedge is in the back and the 15% wedge is in the front; I found the PERFECT screws in my garage