Narrower truck in rear

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Chris Iversen
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Narrower truck in rear

Post by Chris Iversen » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:33 pm

Anyone tried running their rear truck a little narrower than their front?

I watched a video with John Ravitch mentioning it. John maybe you can chime in? Seems to make sense, I'll be running cones today to try it. Here's my theory:
A wider truck can turn with less leverage, but is also a bit more stable feeling at higher speeds. Conversely, a little narrower in the back will do 2 things: Provide a bit more traction as leverage from your rear foot causes less turn due to the truck being narrower, AND you might clip less cones with your rear wheel.

Am I on the right track with my thinking???
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