Anyone else out there got K4’s on a gravity deck?
I got some Riptide 96a pivot tubes to replace the stock tube… thing is they are about 2-3mm taller & the kingpin/bushing seat alignment is out when I install them.
Do I drop em in hot water and try to squash them in? trim them down? ditch em?
Looks like you got the right one.
Did you clean out the pivot hole before installing them?
Maybe dirt got in there.
They might not be seating all the way in.
You might try a little saliva to lube them. It will dry later and then they will be set.
Gave it a wipe with bog roll… the tubes were covered in fine coating of a talc like powder, with force they slipped in snug. I put my weight on the hanger and tried putting my weight on the board, still stuck out a few mm…
To get them out I had to pry them with a flat nose
Thanks Freddy, not what I wanted to hear, but thanks mate…
I might try sanding a bit more of a angle on the taper and gently hitting it with hot air before I try again… worst comes to worst ill cut it…
I was not aware of any difference when we designed them but there may be some prototypes out there that were different. I will ask the designer of the trucks.