Bushings!

I am going to be busy for a while

I started out with the Orange Riptide Chubbies in the Ace00s I just got,  Did not feel good.
Im going to try this for another day then go to something different.

Some Bushings

Orangatang Bushings

These are the most inappropriate bushings I own.  Orangatang Nipples.  Why would they name them that? Another question I have is  what am I missing about the logo?  Are those eyes?  Are they Nipples?  Nipples would make more sense because why would the be called nipples and have eyes on them for a logo?  But if that is the case, why would the nipples have eyebrows?  Not trying to brag but I have seen some nipples before, sober,  and none of them have had eyebrows.  None.

I will say two things about these bushings though.  One, the packaging amused me.  Two they felt awesome.  I immediately put them in the 100mm Surf-Rodz Indeesz that I have on my Penny.  They felt awesome, I SAID.  I had red Khiro barrels boardside and red Khiro tall inserts Roadside.  They felt really good.  These Nipples are about the same durometer, 89a vs the Khiro 90a.  Maybe is because they seem a little softer but there is more material, but I like them a lot.  I am going to have to try the other hardnesses and try them in some other trucks and see what happens.  

The yellows I got are 89a

purple are 87a

orange are 85a

and I measured them at 1" across, short ones are 9/16" tall and tall ones are 5/8"

they also come with some washers with the eye/nipple logo stamped all around them.  Maybe it is supposed to be a 6?  Or the g from their logo?  anyway the washers are 1/16" thick and 1" across.

Bones Hardcore Hard Bushings

These are just soft enough to make me think they would be ridable in something I own.  Then I try them and I don't turn very much.  Bones Bushings are awesome but only in medium.  Medium feel good, but soft is way too soft and hard is way to hard.  It's like the three bears work at their factory.

Measurements: top and bottom, 3/4″ wide at the insert and 1″ wide at the other side. The top is 7/16 tall, and the bottom is 9/16 tall

Tracker Stimulators

These are old Tracker Stimulators.  They came out of a set of Tracker Aggro Quicktracks.

The cone is 7/16ths tall and goes from 3/4" to 1" wide

The stepped one is 5/8" tall with the extra wide part being about 3/8" of that.  The stepped in part is an inch across and the wide part is about an inch and a quarter. 

Venom Conventional Bushings

These are Venom Conventional Bushings.

the tall cone is 7/16ths tall, and tapers from an inch to 3/4"

the short cone has about the same taper, but is about 3/8" tall

they fit perfectly into indy stage 10s using both stock washers.

Venom Bushing Sizes and Hardness

Venom Bushings in Bennett Vectors

Venom Bushings

These are Venom Bushings, the barrels are called downhill, the cones are called super carve, one of each is called standard.

Barrels measure approximately 5/8″ tall, and about 1′ wide.

The cones measure approximately the same 5/8″ tall and taper from about 1″ to about 11/16″

There are 2 types of urethane and color schemes for determining hardness, standard and SHR or super high rebound.

SHR durometers are:

Olive Green, 80a

Pastel Yellow, 83a

Pastel Blue, 86a

Seafoam Green, 88a

Red, 91a

White, 94a

Grey, 98a

The Standard durometers are:

Blue, 78a

Orange, 81a

Yellow, 85a

Purple, 87a

Red, 90a

Green, 93a

Venom Downhill Bushungs

Venom Super Carve Bushings

Khiro Insert Skateboard Bushings

These are Khiro Aluminum Insert Bushings.

The tops and bottoms are around 1″ wide at the widest point. They are both about 3/4″ wide at the aluminum insert. The top is approximately 7/16″ tall and the bottom is about 9/16″ tall.

The colors and hardnesses are:
White, extra soft, 73a
Orange, mid soft, 79a
Blue, soft, 85a
Red, med soft, 90a
Yellow, med hard, 92a
Black, hard, 95aPurple, extra hard, 98a

Independent Stock Bushungs

Indy stock bushings.

Both bushings taper from 1″ at the widest to about 3/4″ at their narrowest. The bottom is 9/16″ tall and the top is about 3/8″ tall.

I can’t find the durometer for these on the Internet but I guess they feel kind of Khiro blue-ish. So maybe mid-80s?

Khiro Standard Barrel Bushings

Khiro Standard Barrel Skateboard Bushings

The bottom barrel is 1″ wide by 9/16″ tall. The top cone tapers from 3/4″ to 1″ wide and is about 3/4 inch tall.

The colors and hardnesses are:
White, extra soft, 73a
Orange, mid soft, 79a
Blue, soft, 85a
Red, med soft, 90a
Yellow, med hard, 92a
Black, hard, 95a
Purple, extra hard, 98a

Bennett Stock Skateboard Bushings

Bennett stock bushings

These are 1″ across, top is 9/16″ tall and the bottom is 3/4″ tall.
The hardness is 90a.

Randal Stock Skateboard Bushings

Randal stock bushings

These are the opaque red ones that come stock, not the clear red ones.
The width on top and bottom go from 3/4″ to 15/16″
The hight of the top is 1/2″ and the bottom is 5/8″

Bones Hardcore Skateboard Bushings

Bones Hardcore Bushings

These are top and bottom, 3/4″ wide at the insert and 1″ wide at the other side. The top is 7/16 tall, and the bottom is 9/16 tall.

The durometer of the colors are:
Blue insert, soft, 81a
Yellow insert, medium, 91a
Black insert, hard, 96a