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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

Yup yup, I'm seeing the same now with my orange cone in the Virage front truck. The odd thing is, this one is starting to split right in the middle of the cone, not from the lip where the Venoms usually bust. But I'll ride it until it turns to goo.

However the rear Venom eliminator and red barrel in the rear truck are holding up well.

I believe another significant factor, is that Bennett truks in particular twist and torque bushings more than the Radikals and GOGs that Venoms were mostly tested under, until lately.

Khiros still win on the long haul, esp for the front truck which dishes out a lot more abuse.

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

With the production virage ldp front bushing seats being sized to accommodate venom eliminators (or any stim shaped bushing) I would be really curious to see how they perform with blue eliminators. I suspect it would be a little firm for uphill pumping but might be great for flatland or downhill/gs but thats merely speculation.

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

Good point, I can't wait to see the productions-- and I hope you have stocked up on all the Venoms so that I can steal them from you to test Wink

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

Nope

in fact, with my splitfire coming in this week (finally) im gonna need some of the bushings ive loaned out back lol. prolly not from you tho, i think patrick has my green eliminator.

northcoast · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

little bump here...

am i the only one who's underwhelmed by venom bushings? i find them very hard to tune because they feel different in every set of trucks i've tried them on; and i haven't ever used them for pumping at all. at first i thought they'd be very binding and restrictive, because that's how they felt on my grizzlies; they did loosen up when i put a red khiro on top though...but, then i tried them on indys, and it felt like they just tipped over; very little rebound whatsoever. i don't even know how they'd feel in a bennett or RTX for pumping at all.
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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

As a front bushing in a Bennett, Venoms just wear out too fast from my experiences so far. In the Virage front they hold up better, but I like Khiros responsiveness just the same on that truck.

Where they do shine for me is on a rear -- I prefer the stim + barrel Venom combos over Khiro barrels.

northcoast · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

when I wrote that I actually meant Venom eliminator stim. but funny you mention that, cause right now I'm running a Tracker stim! i hope it lasts forever and ever...

flannelman · Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Concord, CA

not to thread jack, but who has tried a configuration with a soft Eliminator as the bottom bushing (on closer to the ground) i am just starting to build an LDP setup, and would like to know has anyone tried this. i found that on my double wedged M1s, with a 86 reflex top, and a 90 venom barrel bottom, it had a nice snap back because of the harder bushing. i found though that the 90 was too hard for any long excursions. would a soft elim have the same effective rebound, but be easier to pump?

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