Wedging a front Splitfire 90mm or not ?

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Wedging a front Splitfire 90mm or not ?

Post by Carsten Pingel » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:03 am

Any suggestions for wedging a 90mm Splitfire front axles on a foam core deck with upturned nose (Pavel Rocker)?
Does it make sense to wedge to get the best peformance for tight slalom ? What are your experiences ?

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Post by Chris Favero » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:25 pm

wedge,check the split fire site,they give their reccomendations.cf
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Post by Carsten Pingel » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:48 pm

I found a lot of pics of mounted splitfires ! it looks like they don't need that much wedging.
I will try several scenarios and see what works best for me !

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Post by Donald Campbell » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:33 pm

even easier than that is to ask the local wedge guru,the guy who has the most experience with that special kind of boards:christoph baumann.

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:34 pm

good one :-D

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:06 am

Now it fits after a little tuning! :-)

1.) wedging: just a few degrees ! :-)

2.) Top bushing without metal insert.

3.) Bottom washer without shoulder.

The truck works nearly perfect !

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Post by Steve Collins » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:34 pm

I ran my front Split on a 60 degree Randal luge baseplate & it worked great

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