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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.