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Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by robert-brown on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:25PM (#32976429)
A couple more details ...

Good quality roller skate truck pivot pins end in a spherical ball and the pivot pin cup on the truck is also spherically machined. There's no bushing in the cup.

Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by bze12 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:28PM (#32976471)
Yes, it’s odd that most skate trucks don’t have spherical pivot cups.