pavedwave longboarding

peppermint rhino · Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 57

If I'm 160 LBS, running a Bennett Vector 5.0 up front and a Tracker RTS 129 in back, what bushings from a khiro bushing kit should I run where?

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

I weigh about the same, depending on the season. My preference in the front bennett is orange barrel top, while barrel + orange cone bottom. But know that the barrel + cone is actually too tall, so it will take some elbow grease to smash them down into place, and they will deform "perfectly" over time. Otherwise you can shave/modify the bushings to fit. On the rear RTS, usually either yellow barrels top and bottom or red top, yellow bottom.

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

peppermint rhino · Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 57

now when you say top and bottom, which end of the kingpin is which? Is the bottom the side closest to the baseplate?

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

Yeah bottom means baseplate, top is nearest the ground when you're riding.

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Ichi · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 5 Location: Governator Country

It works for my 195lbs. Hopefully the pic explains everything

stocago · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 227

The flat washer between bushings is an interesting idea.

model.citizen · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject:

i couldn't find any flat washers around here but i've been running the same kinda bushing deal on my Walkabout, using a small cupped washer instead:

top bushing is an old Tracker hourglass, seems to work well for me. the cup washer between the orange and white Khiros gives a good progressive action - the white compresses easily, then moves onto the orange as you lean more.

i find it gives a nice smooth soft action when pumping slowly, and as soon as you get up to speed (and start throwing the pumps around a bit more) it prevents the front from getting too "tippy".

Ichi · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 5 Location: Governator Country

I read somewhere here that people glued double bushings together and I didn't have any glue so I just rode it with bare dbl conicals. I saw that when compressed the bushings would slide against each other and turning felt squishy. So I wondered if I stuck a washer in between it would act like the bushings were glued. It worked, I got better rebound and return-to-center and felt I was pumping more efficiently.