3rd Generation ?

Wesley Tucker · Post by **Wesley Tucker** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:30 pm

I got the following e-mail this afternoon from FedEx:

Gary Fluitt sent Wesley Piercy Tucker
a FedEx Express Saver Package.

This shipment is scheduled to be sent on 31OCT05.

The tracking number(s) are: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

To track this shipment online click on the following link:
https://www.fedex.com/Tracking?tracknum ... XXXXXXXXXX

Nice touch, Gary

Wesley Tucker · Post by **Wesley Tucker** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:14 am

Marty Schaub wrote:Hey Wes,

I thought you already owned three of everything built since 74.

Ha! Compared to guys like Tway and Iacovelli my cupboard is more bare than ol' Mutha' Hubbard ever imagined.

Besides, I got no Manxs, I got no Radikals, I got no PVDs, I got no Gumballs, I got no Axes, I got no Fatboys, I got no Pavels, I got no Split Fires, I got no . . . I got no . . . I got no . . . I got no . . .

Marty Schaub · Post by **Marty Schaub** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:07 am

Hey Wes,

I thought you already owned three of everything built since 74. Comparing you collection with Bara's would be a treat.

Gary Fluitt · Post by **Gary Fluitt** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:54 am

Leonardo,
bushings that fit the Splitfire hanger include the Khiro, and the old Tracker Stimulators. The white Khiro bushings are super super soft and over time (and not much of it) they will get chewed up in the hanger. I replace them every couple of months, or before a major race. The Stims are big and fat and they last a really long time, so I've been using the same stims for 2 seasons.
Trimming bushings is a bummer I like to avoid, but a narrow bushing will make it even softer and more responsive. What seems to be working for a lot of guys, and this is not splitfire specific, but true for most trucks, is to trim the width of the bushing, not the height. A longish narrow bushing seems to work well. This is what Mollica rides and Barker too.
I like a standard Yellow Stim on the baseplate side of the hanger, and a standard White khiro Barrel bushing on the top. I also like Barrel bushings on top and bottom on the front, especially for TS.
Yes that is a 50 degree RII base on the rear. Heresy - I realize running a "front" truck in back. Lotta camber on this board so it's OK, really.
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Leonardo Ojeda · Post by **Leonardo Ojeda** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:59 am

question: could it make a difference on the bushings if they are trimmed so they fit the inner circle of the hanger hence get more fit with the kingpin?

Marty Schaub · Post by **Marty Schaub** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:24 am

Jim, Gary,

Did you do anything to alleviate the baseplate problem?

Christopher Bara · Post by **Christopher Bara** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:38 pm

Perfect when your target market is a bunch of middle aged guys going thru a midlife crisis!

You forgot to mention trimmed bushings

David Baker · Post by **David Baker** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:51 am

I have heard from an inside source that the new trucks were developed using gravity warp technology borrowed from alien space craft at area 51... The only side effect has been some pulled back muscles when test subjects forgot to turn them off before trying to pick up their boards.

Martin Drayton · Post by **Martin Drayton** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:09 am

Hi Gary/Wax,

Saw on the site that the 3rd generation Splits/Dragons will be arriving mid-November. If its not giving too much away, how will they differ?
Version 2 went from Tracker baseplates to Randals...Version 3?

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