No idea which bushings you need? Take a look at our buyer's guide video!
Your skateboard makes unwanted turns or your trucks simply do whatever they want? Seems like it’s time for a new set of bushings! In the skatedeluxe online skate shop, you get a wide variety of bushings in many colours and different degrees of hardness that’ll fit your skateboard or longboard.
The bushings are the parts of your trucks that sit on the kingpin between the baseplate and the kingpin nut. Since you wouldn’t be able to steer without them, bushings are a crucial part of your skateboard.
As with skateboard and longboard wheels, bushings are also made of polyurethane, hence why bushings come in different degrees of hardness.
Bushings come in different shapes with varying characteristics concerning the steering. The following graphic shows you how to distinguish between the different bushing shapes.
In our shop, you can find the bushings that’ll fit your skateboard using the filter option “traditional bushings”. Some truck manufacturers also sell matching bushings for their trucks. Using the brand filter, you can easily search for brands. Thus, you won’t have to worry if the bushings match your trucks.
In longboarding, the type of bushing depends on how you want to ride. Our Longboard Wiki shows you what you should keep in mind.
The hardness of bushings is measured in durometers with the A-scale, just like it’s done with skateboard wheels. Low A-values mean soft bushings, whereas high values represent hard bushings. Therefore, 90A bushings are soft and you’ll be able to make turns easily, while 100A bushings are hard and less responsive.
So much for the theory... In practice, your body weight will also play a role in how responsive your bushings are. That’s why the rule of the thumb is: the more you weigh, the harder your bushings should be. The graphic shows which degree of hardness will suit you best.
| Body weight | Bushing Durometer Loose trucks |
Bushing Durometer Tight trucks |
|---|---|---|
| < 65 kg | 81-85 A | 86-90 A |
| 65 – 80 kg | 86-90 A | 91-95 A |
| 80 – 90 kg | 91-95 A | 96-100 A |
| > 90 kg | 96 - 100 A | 100 A |
The washers sit between your bushings and the baseplate of your truck or the kingpin nut respectively. They keep your bushings in shape and to some extent, protect them from damage if you fasten your kingpin nut too tight. Many bushing sets in our shop have washers included. If you’ve lost a washer and need a new one, you can find supplies in our small parts section.
When you’re replacing your bushings, you should keep in mind the following: place the new ones in exactly the same spot as the old ones! Some bushings come with a note indicating which one is the top and which one is the bottom bushing. Normally, the taller bushing is the bottom one that sits on the baseplate.
All of the trucks that you’ll find in our shop are already equipped with bushings so you don’t have to buy an extra set. Unless you’re looking for harder or softer bushings, then you’re in the right place. If you have more questions about bushings, you can take a look at our bushings wiki. Furthermore, our Skateboard Truck Wiki explains what you can do to prevent squeaky bushings. If you want to learn something about longboard bushings, our longboard wiki has the information you’ll need. Additionally, our customer service team is there for you when you need help.
Unfortunately, we can't accept orders from Vereinigte Staaten. We only ship within Europe and to Japan.
