Skateboard Bushings

Video Transcript

"Bushings. The trucks that you're skating on have bushings in the middle of them, in between the king pin, that's right here, and it goes down the middle of the truck. And this is the axis that your truck turns from. So, the hardness of these bushings depends on how hard they are, and how you'll turn. Now, you'll notice that these are different colored bushings here. Now usually, different companies have different brands, and different hardnesses. Now, they sell a softer one to have your trucks turn easier, and then they sell harder ones so that your trucks turn a little bit tighter. So, you're going to want to pick the right kind. Now, every truck comes with bushings, but when you first get them they're usually going to seem really tight. So, what you're going to want to do is, skate them for a little while, and do a lot of turning, and bounce on them, and everything. And then end up tightening them up a little bit as you go along, and basically breaking in the bushings when they're new. Or, you can just go straight out and buy a softer bushing, and then tighten up your trucks right away, and then it will have a feel to it like it's broken in already. So you can either go with the bushings that come with the truck already, or you can go out and buy bushings that tare a little bit softer, or harder. Now, bushings have a lot to do with the temperature outside, I've noticed, when skateboarding, that when the heat is high, trucks turn a little bit easier, because the bushing is made of such a soft rubber. I think the bushings are half of the hardness of a skateboard wheel. So, they're pretty soft. Almost soft enough to take a bite out of. So, bushings are very susceptible to the weather outside. Now, if you've ever skated in really cold weather, your trucks don't turn very well, and in really hot weather you trucks turn almost a little too much. So, bushings do make a big difference in your turning. And this is how you pick out the right kind of bushings."