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BONES BUSHINGS INFO - JORDAN HOFFART - HOW TO INSTALL BONES BUSHINGS

BONES WHEELS2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2021 to 2026
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259K views · 16 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Jordan Hoffart of Bones Wheels walks through how to install Bones bushings on skateboard trucks. Short 2010 clip with a quick, hands-on demo.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in beginner help threads when someone swaps stock bushings on Tensor or Thunder trucks and wonders if they fitted them right.

What skaters said on Reddit

u/captainDogGuy2021 · 5 points

You installed them correctly from what I can see in your picture. I'm not super familiar with replacing Tensor stock bushings. I've put harder Indy bushings on my indy trucks and didn't have this issue. Is the bones bushing the same diameter as your stock Tensor bushing? [VIDEO]

u/GhostofBeowulf2026 · 1 points

So I have heard this and did it back in the day, but it's street side you're supposed to remove. The board side handles all of your weight and if you are above 150lbs as I am will lead to cracked and deformed bushings. Here's a bones bushing instructional [VIDEO] Also pulling washers changes the geometry of the truck, for thunders shortening the added wheel base you get from thunders vs indy or aces. I'm really tryin

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