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When & How to Change Skateboard Bushings | Tactics

Tactics Boardshop3 skaters recommend it · 3 mentions, 2020 to 2025
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213K views · 6 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Tactics Boardshop explains when skateboard bushings are worn out and how to swap them. Covers split or crushed bushings, floppy trucks, wheelbite and picking hard, medium or soft sets from Bones, Independent and Thunder.

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Gets linked in r/NewSkaters when someone asks if a split or loose bushing needs replacing, or which durometer to buy.

“… you should replace your bushings once they're not as responsive. …”

u/captainDogGuy · Full comment

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u/Icemaul2025 · 1 points

Yeah usually stock bushings on trucks usually soft. I don't ride krux trucks, I ride thunder trucks BUT I do use krux bushings cause they actually fit and work suprisingly well with the geometry. So I can comment on the krux bushings. Theres like 3 types of krux bushings the blue 88a (soft), white 92a (medium), pink 96a (hard). The blue 88a soft was hella soft for me cause it was like I was riding super loose trucks like I was straight up carving and feared wheelbite. The white 92a medium is in if you wanted an inbetween loose and tight truck scenario. Your trucks are tight but not too tight so you can still turn and barely get wheelbite. I found this one to be good cause I kind of want a slightly tighter truck but can still turn easily. The pink 96a hard is the hardest one that krux has. I'm not like a heavy person I'm like 120 lb so I dont really need it. But for heavier skaters harder bushings are recommended. Or if you ride more tighter trucks. Theres a video that talks about bushing hardness and everything else: [VIDEO] For Krux bushings I found a guy on Youtube that reviews all of them they have and how they perform if you plan on sticking with Krux bushings: Blue 88a soft: […

u/captainDogGuy2020 · 1 points

As others have said, it should be okay as long as it's not split halfway through but you should replace your bushings once they're not as responsive. [VIDEO]

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