Description
Description:
RipTide Barrel APS Bushings provide for a stable platform and slightly higher rebound than the Cones. Their straight wall shape is very responsive and predictable with a solid level of rebound to set your trucks back to centerline after quick turns.
Best Use:
RipTide APS Barrel Longboard bushings are perfect for higher speed freeriding and downhill.
Best Combo:
Try combining the RipTide APS Barrel Bushings witha set of RipTide Cone APS Bushings. This combination produces aggressive carves and low to mid-speed freeriding.
Tuning:
RipTide recommends tightening the kingpin nut to the point where it is difficult to turn the bushing in the bushing seat by hand. Best practice is to use a flat washer to lower resistance and a cupped washer for higher resistance. The APS does not change much when you tighten the kingpin nut past snug.
Application:
The RipTide APS Barrel Bushing measures .60"tall making them a perfect fit for reverse kingpin "cast" trucks such as Paris, Calibers, Bear Grizzly and Randals.
Animated Polymer System (APS):
RipTide describes their APS Formula as follows: "As the name implies, this compound is very lively and offers higher rebound with lots of control and lean. For the same durometer, the APS will turn 10% to 15% more than the same durometer of other brands." This formula produces a very stable feel near centerpoint yet requires very little lean effort to produce desired turns.
