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Do skate bearings fit in longboard wheels?

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ride-rider
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I want to make a longboard, and use my skate trucks and bearings but buy longboard wheels.  Can I use skate bearings in longboard wheels?
Jan 22 2009 8:30PM
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Cortez
Posts: 507 - Karma: 13
yes.
Jan 22 2009 8:32PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
yep, unless you have 10mm lonboard bearings/trucks, but i dont think those usually come standard on most boards
Jan 22 2009 8:37PM
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C0RN
Posts: 365 - Karma: 113
yea but your trucks will probably be too low unless u get some huge risers
Jan 22 2009 8:40PM
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fupaface
Posts: 810 - Karma: 449

yeah, but if you want to do it right get some spacers,  i have the ABEC 7 bearings and they have built in spacers.  get them.

Jan 22 2009 9:06PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,032
your gonna get some mad wobbles if you try ridin with any type of skate trucks...
Jan 22 2009 9:09PM
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