Unlock the full potential of your electric skateboard with our guide to adjusting your trucks and bushings for an optimal ride.
Bushings and Trucks:
How to Adjust Them for a Better Ride
Proper truck adjustment transforms a simple ride into an exceptional experience. Experienced riders know: it all comes down to the bushings and the tightness.
Why adjust your trucks?
Trucks adjust according to your weight and riding style. Two parameters are available to you:
- Bushing hardness: affects manoeuvrability and stability
- Truck tightness: tighter = more stable, looser = more manoeuvrable
Your needs vary depending on your practice: carving requires manoeuvrability, while all-terrain and speed require stability.
What are bushings?
Bushings are the small urethane rubbers that make up the trucks. There are two per truck: one above the hanger, the other between the hanger and the baseplate.
Our trucks come with 90A bushings designed for an average weight, an excellent starting point for most riders.
Hardness According to Your Weight
Hardness is measured in "duro": a number followed by an A (e.g., 90A). Our standard bushings are 90A, suitable for all users. The recommendations below are for more demanding riders.
65 to 90 kg
Note: Hardness corresponds to a new bushing. After several hundred hours, the bushing will lose some of its hardness: a used 90A will become the equivalent of a new 85A, making your skateboard more manoeuvrable.
Fine-tuning the Tightness of Your Trucks
Like bushing hardness, tightness directly affects manoeuvrability. The tighter you make them, the less you turn. The looser you make them, the more you carve.
- Do you hear rattling on the board? The bushing isn't compressed enough. Tighten it further.
- Is your bushing bulging from the pressure? It's too tight and losing its effectiveness. Opt for a harder bushing.
One piece of advice: test it out!
Your original 90A bushings are suitable for most body types. Our team, made up of different body shapes, all ride with the 90A bushings supplied with the board. There's no universal solution: the ideal adjustment is a matter of personal feel and preference.
