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        Topic: Randal Luge truck set up
        Posted by: Andy Lally at Sun Mar 23 15:45:16 2003
        Message:

        Getting the alignment and spacing right is the most important. You want to run the
        wheels with about 1/2-3/4inch space between them. Make sure they dont rub while
        turning, and make sure you keep the axles parallel.

        Depending on how much flex your board has depends on the how much to vary the
        thickness in riser pads you use. I run a fairly stiff board and only less than 1/16 of a
        difference. This has the leading truck touching the ground while the other is just off
        the ground but when you sit on it you want the amount of weight to be distributed
        equally.

        I put 1 washer each underneath the two rear bolt holes in the leading truck to slightly
        increase the kingpin angle to help reduce scrub due to the different turning radius
        that the two front trucks will have. Some people do this other ways but this works
        best for me.

        To run a fourth truck on back, mirror the exact same thing from the front to the
        back and treat the rear most truck like your leading truck on the front. Both inside
        hangers should be off the ground a tiny bit when it is on flat ground with nobody on
        it, and when in sitting position on the luge all 8 wheels should touch.
 

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