I bought a skateboard and it says on the box the wheels are size 54/36 And i want to replace the wheels. Well, I go online to look at better wheels and i see the different sizes. Such as 55mm, 58mm, 50mm etc, And the closest size i see to the listed size on my board is 54/100A. Is this the right size? Remember that the box only says 54/36 not 54/36mm or 54/36A. Please help!
They are 54mm.that's it, you can pretty much have ANY wheels size you wants as long as it'll fit under your board. If you have to low of trucks an dto big of wheel you'll get wheel bite(wheels rubbing the bottom of the deck). Wheels really depend on what type of skateing you want to do. For mostly street skating not so much park you'll want 52mm-55mm, and you'll want them to be a softer wheel. soft wheels grip better to all types of terrain, hard wheels slide better and don't grip to well. Good for park or vert. The bigger the wheel the faster it'll roll. You also want a mid size wheel like 52-55 for street because they won't stop on rocks or cracks making you fall down they'll roll better over them. I like 53mm wheels the best, never had any problems with them and my style of skating is mostly street. I would never get a wheel under 52mm for any style of skating just because it's not really needed.lots of people will say you'll be able to flip a skateboard better for tricks with a small wheel.not true. you'll flip a skateboard better with practice, don't blame the equipment for bad tricks. I started out on old school decks that where super wide and super heavy and did just fine. The 100A is a hard wheel, the higher the number the harder the wheel the lower the number the softer it is, so like say you find a 54mm that says 54/80A that's a pretty good wheel for street, stay in the 80's up to mid 90's. Especially if you're just starting out the better the grip you have the best you'll learn.
