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Newbie question on Cups and bushings
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:07 am
by Trystan Lambkin
hello everyone!
just getting into this slalom business.... and have a couple of questions...
Can anyone tell me the performance difference between the Barrel and the Insert bushings? are the barrels better?
and how do the Pivot cups that come in the Bushing kits work exactly?
ie - do soft pivot cups help make a truck more turny? lol, should I even mess with the cups in my new RTS RTX's?
(BTW - will be running pretty tight cones, TS and want good turning capability on the front truck.)
please, and thanks for any helkp!!
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:40 am
by Steve Collins
hey hey
Most would say barrells are turnier than inserts, depending on duro and tightness and what it is that you personally like. Most use soft in front, med/hard in back.
The pivot cup is for replacing your thrashed one, pry it out. Graphite powder inside the cup helps its action. I think harder is turnier. Don't change your RTs if they're good.
Wedge angles are pretty important too, somewhere around +17deg front and -11deg back works for me with xx wheelbase.
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:09 am
by Carsten Pingel
Hi,
use blue Bones Harcore Bushings in the fronttruck, no replacement of the cup ...if its Tracker , its a good one !
And try to wedge 11° ....
result: a very turny truck
and if you want to spend some money....go for a radical or splitfire front truck !
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:31 am
by HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric
I second Carsten : Bones SOFT on a RT-X truck ( top and bottom ) works great and it's a very cheap solution !
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:23 pm
by Trystan Lambkin
sweeet... sounds like I actualy have it set up pretty good.
I have the Khiro Bushing set, with the two sets of barrels and the one set of Insert. I slapped the white soft barrel up front and slapped the red Barrel in the back.
I single wedged the front with a thick rubber absorber as well. and I just left the back straight with the absorber and a hard riser. We'll see how that baby does before I tweek it up again....
and I'll leave the pivot cups alone.. lol
THANKS!!
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:27 pm
by Ramón Königshausen
This is a
very turny made RT-X:
rmn
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:54 am
by HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric
What kind of bushings Ramon ?!
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:58 pm
by Ramón Königshausen
On the picture: G*Truck bushings.
White Khiro (those w/out alu insert) and trimmed Radikal will fit too.
rmn