How To Customize Your Skateboard 

Are you a riser pad skater or do you prefer wheel wells?

While wheel wells makes the board structurally weaker, adding riser pads absorb a lot of impact when landing tricks (and prevents board cracks) . Rubber riser pads absorb rough concrete and asphalt better, dampen the pop sound and keep the hardware and trucks in place even after weeks of heavy curb grinding. Needles to say, they allow you to pop tricks higher.

That's a good idea, most longboards have that shape. I would recommend to wax that spot.

I like a touch of wheelbite, it adds gravitas to the landing impact and it trains me to be more careful how I land or carve. I'm not good enough to encourage a lot of wheelbite, but if I ever am troubled by it I prefer a little wax on my deck. I still get that impact bite that I'm familiar with but my wheels will pull themselves right out of it before I can be thrown off.

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Andy Anderson mentioned a antiwheel bite method in a board build video. The one where he's building a board next to a half pipe. It had something to do with the bushings. It sounded like they were set up in a way that the top of the truck and bottom truck would connect at the bushings in such a way that it prevented the truck from turning further. Since the trucks would only turn so far it eliminated wheel bite. Makes me wonder if some sort of space could be made that would fit over the bottom bushing and make it so the truck would only turn so far.

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You have the same ace trucks as me! Love your videos Zack!🙌🔥

love your video man!

What a proper set up you got going on!

I got 1/8 inch risers, I’ll never go back it just holds everything in place better, I never have to tighten my bolts any more.

Thx. But the thing I note the most : your board control is improving... That’s really inspiring

Damn this is tempting! I keep on getting wheelbites on a few tricks and I don't really want to rise up my board. I think I am gonna test that! Thanks for the inspiration

Good work Zack!

Yo I love decking out my boards and making them look Sickk ❤️

Always beware of wheelbite, I sprained my toe from wheelbite from right side of wheel back and front

Customisation 2.0 jigsaw time 🤣

very cool idea! dremels are such a life saver, battery powered are even cooler!

I've found that applying some wax on my board just above the wheels helps prevent wheel bite well enough... I ride my trucks medium loose though, and don't skate much Transition at the moment... Great idea for those that skate looser trucks and Transition though! Great content man, keep Rippin' 🔥☺️🔥

This is a must for me. I always buzz Wells in my decks. Im amazed more boards don't come with wheel Wells.

Double scooter was wild! 😂

Zach Dowdy awesome

You can scallop the wheel area with a half round cabinet file and get really good and controlled results.

Dude those time crunch skate seshes have me so juiced sometimes too haha it makes me skate like it’s my last sesh, always a bummer having to leave lol I love a nice sporty Cadillac type of ride 14.25 wheel base I seem to work best with 56 mm wheels and risers give me a good balance but I’ve been more about the surfing style skate lately (curren caples esk) rather than the flippy crazy stuff. I also feel it save your board some minor impact damage by having plastic be in between the metal and wood

I used to make double scooters and triple scooters with friends back in the early 2000s. Haven't thought about that in forever

Are you gonna clear coat the wheel wells? I usually spray a bit on. Seals it up nice and keeps moisture out. I've tried waxing the wheel bite spots but would get wax on my wheels then. Madness have loads of cool boards with wheel wells already in em. Skating my 5th deck in a row from them.

First time seeing you skate, cool.

Even with larger riser pads I still get a little wheel bite with tight trucks. I'm definitely going to try this.

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'Seems like it would weaken the decks structural integrity and cause it to break easier.

Chris Cope is fucking rad. His shape is my all time favorite. One of a kind.

I'm curious if or how much it would compromise your boards durability? Like would it possibly break easier or snap where you use the Dremel? Do you ever think about skating an 80's style board?

Is that a welcome magic mace board?

Does removing material from the deck make it lose pop at all?

I never knew Mr. Orange was into Skateboarding!

Ayooo Dowdster, Not sure if you’ve seen, but Polar makes some nice boards with wheel wells. I've had a couple, and they serve my purposes nicely coupled with a pair of Aces. Additionally, do you think you'd be willing to refine your wheel well geometry and design? They're looking a little haggard at the moment, innit?

What kind of wheels are those??

Hey can I use griptape sand paper to do this also my boards been getting really fucking bad wheel bite

Didn't think of taking your truck off to eliminate knicking the wheels?

What deck is that?

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Takes the wheels off dude! You'll get loads of wood dust in the bearings... Also I use a bigger sanding drum and press drill for more professional looking wheel wells!

Nice trucks

Router looks like R2-D2

If you make skate jewelry you should make a video

I do it. My friends and locals dont understand why

I ride a totally flat board so I ride risers.

Hahaha well that’s one way to do it, I just got smaller wheels but hey it’s your time. Do what you do player!

Nice trick bro... I never use pads but i got my Shorty's bushings with barrel and i gonna try this on my board. Just today i buy new 56 v6 99. Nice double scooter by the way

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The Christian Slater vibe is strong

Dude, it’s a row- tr-ee tool.

Wheel wells

Wax those spots. I would not ever recommend this solution, the board will break much easier in spots they don't normally break once you remove too many layers of hardwood.

Make weaker your skateboard in just 8 minutes...

That is just silly, rock it until they don't bite, or power through it. Next I guess your going to tell us to pregrind your new trucks so you'll have the "groove" your used to. Stop it. The answer to wheel bite is tighten your trucks, install risers, get smaller durometer wheels, or any combination of those three.