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SKATEBOARD HARDWARE SCREWS FIND THE RIGHT SIZE

Skateboard screws ? If you don’t know where to bang your head to select the best and right ones for you stop worrying! By reading our guide you will definitely make the right choice.

Learn how to choose the right size depending on what kind of skating you do, from street to cruiser to longboard learn how to choose without problems.

Skateboard hardware kit or rather skateboard screws consist of a screw and a self-locking bolt.

These two elements connect your truck to your skateboard, do not take the quality of your screws lightly because they are a crucial part of any skateboard set up.

Don’t adapt screws you find at home in your toolbox lest you risk doing a bad job with screws that aren’t specific to skateboarding.

Professional screws fit perfectly into the holes in the skateboard and truck, preventing odd movements and locking the two components together perfectly.

In addition, the nut is a self-locker that prevents release due perhaps to weather and the constant vibration the skateboard receives.

SKATEBOARD SCREWS THE MODELS

There are various types of skateboard screws, after selecting the right size for you there remains purely the aesthetic factor.

If you want to be creative and original we will go for something colorful and distinctive because if you don’t like colors then black skateboard screws are right for you!

In the past there were only Phillips screws and the choice was very limited. Over time, socket head screws have taken over and are a favorite among skateboarders.

SKATEBOARD PHILLIPS BOLTS

This is the classic Phillips head screw, with a screwdriver we can safely screw it in, you can also use the small star screwdriver in your skate tool.

Be careful when you screw in your skateboard with Phillips bolts, try to be careful not to strip the screw as you turn with the screwdriver.

A word of advice: when you are at the end of the stroke, keep screwing with the wrench or tool holding the nut in place.

You will avoid a nasty stripping of the screw that done several times will put you in serious trouble when it comes to taking the truck off.

SKATEBOARD ALLEN BOLTS

Allen bolts are the hexagonal skateboard screws. These screws have a six-sided hex where our allen bolt fits in and allows our screws to be tightened very quickly.

Allen screws can be found in almost all of our kits for sale. If it should not be in some we will arrange to put it in at your request.

Even though we have greater security with the Allen screw instead of the screwdriver we still don’t have to strain too hard.

Because even with Allen screws you can risk stripping the hexagon. I guarantee that it is no fun at all when our Allen screw no longer holds the screw head steady.

RISER PADS WHEN TO USE THEM?

We go to use a riser pad strictly when we bowl or ramp. Alternatively when we go to mount a cruiser that needs big wheels.

When we mount wheels above 56 mm the riser pad becomes mandatory if we do not want to have an unpleasant wheel-bite.

Wheel bite is when the wheel touches the board. With a riser pad we increase the space between the truck and the skateboard and eliminate the problem.

Also when we buy low skate trucks and want to mount bigger wheels we will need a riser pad.

Even if low it will have to be mounted to increase the height of the skate.

Here is a table to know what size screws you need depending on the riser pad you are going to mount.
Without Riser Pad we use 7/8″ to 1″ inch screws.

riser pad screw size

1/2″ > 1.1/2″

1/4″ 1.1/4″

1/8″ 1.1/8″

• CHOOSE THE IDEAL RISER PAD FOR YOUR SKATEBOARD

SKATE SCREW MAINTENANCE

The thing we must absolutely avoid is stripping our screws, if we strip a screw it is a big problem, we can strip both Allen and Phillips head screws.
This problem happens when:

• We are in too much of a hurry and when we get to the bottom we overstress.
• If we use a screwdriver that is small in size compared to the screw.
• When at the end we keep screwing with the screwdriver or allen wrench.

Try to tighten the screws evenly and at the end to use the screwdriver and allen wrench to hold the screw in place and tighten the screw with the tool or wrench holding the bolt.

Imagine if one day you can no longer remove the screws, the ‘only solution is to smash the screw by prying it out with the truck board, but that is no fun at all because you risk breaking the truck board and making an absurd effort to get out of the problem.

Therefore, it is highly recommended that you maintain the screws and replace them whenever they wear out or rust.

FLAT OR PROTRUDING HEAD SKATEBOARD SCREWS?

For all types of skateboarding from street skate to cruiser skate to surf skate to longboard you will need flat head screws, these skate screws that will not give you any discomfort while you are spinning.

Only for some types of longboards can we have screws with rounded heads as in drop trough shaped longs.

Choosing the right set may seem trivial, but buying a superior set of screws can make all the difference by increasing the length of life of your screws.

There are many colors and sizes available in our catalog to customize your skateboard as you most prefer; there may be black screws for skaters who think nothing of the color of skateboard screws.

However there are many colorful options to make a nice match with the rest of your skateboard set up.

SKATE SCREWS HOW TO CHOOSE THE SIZE

street skate

The screw size is measured depending on whether you put riser pads (riser pads ) or not, normally if you do street skate you will almost never have riser pads between the board and the skate truck.

Those who do precisely street don’t normally use the baseplates, the baseplate or riser pad take away some of that characteristic pop that you want to have under your feet if you street skate, but on the contrary baseplates can be very useful if you skate on a ramp or bowl to allow you to mount bigger wheels and have more acceleration.

We recommend if you do street that you buy the 7/8″ to maximum 1″ bolts, so you don’t have them too far off the bolt when you get to the end as you screw them in.

Bowl and vert skate

If you bowl skate or vert skate you will definitely mount baseplates to raise the center of gravity of the board and also to mount bigger wheels, consequently we go to use at least 1.1/4″ and 1.1/8″ screws depending on the size of the riser pad we will mount.

Cruiser, Surf skate, longboard

To mount a cruiser we necessarily need a baseplate under our truck and will use 1.1/4″ to 1.1/8″ screws. With large wheels we necessarily need to use riser pads, and screws that are too short would not work at all.

Much longer may be needed if a surf skate or long board is to be mounted.
If you are an avid customizer and create very tall skates you will need even more than a single riser pad.

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