Does Skateboard Truck Size REALLY MATTER?
Leon Paxton2 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions in 2024
87K views · 3 years ago · Trick science
Leon Paxton tests Thunder Hollow Light trucks sized for an 8.5 inch board on a 9 inch deck. He compares feel, flip and turning, and checks the usual rule to match axle width to deck width.
Why skaters like it
Linked in r/NewSkaters truck sizing threads when people ask about oversizing or mismatched widths, and as a source for adding washers to fit trucks to a wider board.
“I did that on my egg to make the 8.75” trucks more like the 8.88” board. Learned it from this Leon Paxton video”
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What skaters said on Reddit
💯% And in the meantime if OP wants to get closer to the 8” they could toss in 2-3 extra washers on the inside of each axel Nut | Washer | Bearing | Spacer | Bearing | Washer | Washer | Washer | Axel I did that on my egg to make the 8.75” trucks more like the 8.88” board. Learned it from this Leon Paxton video [VIDEO]on truck size Sounds crazy I guess but it’s worked great.