THE 1ST QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ASK IS........................

WHAT DO I WANT THE TRUCK TO DO?

1. TURN EASILY ?
2. TURN SOMEWHAT EASILY ?
3. TURN VERY LITTLE ?

I WILL SIMPLY TALK ABOUT 3 MAJOR BRANDS OF SKATEBOARD TRUCKS. (ALL MADE IN THE USA). THESE 3 SKATEBOARD TRUCKS ARE A NO BRAINER. I'VE BEEN SELLING THESE TRUCKS SINCE I STARTED IN BUSINESS (2-1-1979) AND THEY ARE 100% RELIABLE AND CARRY A LIFETIME WARRANTY.

FOR THE BEST TURNING TRUCK YOU WANT INDEPENDENT HANDS DOWN. INDY'S BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SKATEBOARDING (ABOUT 30 YEARS) AND WARRANTY THE TRUCK, BASEPLATE AND KING PIN.

FOR A TRUCK THAT TURNS, BUT NOT AS EASILY AS AN INDEPENDENT, YOU WANT THUNDER TRUCKS.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE MOST WIDELY USED TRUCKS IN SKATEBOARDING TODAY ARE VENTURE.  IF YOU GO INTO A SKATESHOP AND THEY DONT HAVE VENTURE TRUCKS, TURN AROUND AND GO THE OTHER WAY. THIS IS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST TRUCK FOR SKATERS WHO LIKE TIGHT TRUCKS. WHEN YOU 1ST START LEARNING TRICKS YOU AREN'T ALWAYS CENTERED OVER THE BOARD AND THE SKATE WILL GET AWAY FROM YOU.......BUT, A TIGHT TRUCK WILL HELP YOU KEEP IT TOGETHER.

ALL 3 OF THE AFFORE MENTIONED TRUCKS ARE SAND CAST FROM (AA-356-T6) AIRCRAFT ALLOY 356 REYNOLDS ALUMINUM (APPROX 10% MAGNESIUM) THEN THEY ARE HEAT TREATED TO A TENSIL STRENGTH ON THE ROCKWELL SCALE OF 6.

ALL 3 OF THESE TRUCKS ARE USEABLE BY BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED. THE VENTURE IN MY OPINION IS THE BEST TRUCK TO START WITH, THEN THE SKATER WOULD GRADUATE FROM VENTURE TO THUNDER AND THEN FROM THUNDER TO INDEPENDENT (AKA: INDY). WHEN A SKATER KNOWS HOW TO COMMAND A BOARD HE KNOWS HOW TO MANIPULATE THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT DO ANYTHING HE WANTS. IN THE BEGINNING A SKATER NEEDS TO LEARN TO OLLIE AND THAT IS THE 1ST AND MOST IMPORTANT TRICK FOR STREET SKATING TODAY. FROM THE OLLIE ALL TRICKS ARE POSSIBLE!

CHECK OUT MY OTHER BUYING GUIDE WHAT SIZE TRUCKS SHOULD I BUY