How to Install SCS, HIC, IHC & ICS CompressionUpdated 20 hours ago

Compression is the system that keeps your scooter tight, smooth, and safe. Installing it right = dialed ride every time 🔩🛴

There are four main types of compression systems used in stunt scooters. The setup process varies depending on what you’ve got. Below is a full guide for each one:

🧱 1. SCS Compression (Standard Compression System)

Before You Start:

• Make sure your bars do not have a slit

• Use SCS bars or a bar adapter

Install Steps:

1. Drop the fork into the headtube of the deck

2. Insert the compression bolt through the top cap and screw it into the fork’s thread

3. Tighten the compression bolt using a 5 or 6 mm Allen key until headset feels snug (but bar can still rotate)

4. Slide the SCS clamp over the fork

5. Insert the bars into the clamp

6. Align bars with the wheel

7. Tighten clamp bolts evenly using a criss-cross pattern

💡 Pro Tip: Check for headset play by rocking the scooter back and forth. If it rattles, retighten the compression bolt.

🧩 2. IHC Compression (Internal Hidden Compression)

Before You Start:

• Only works with standard diameter bars with a slit

• Requires an IHC-compatible fork

Install Steps:

1. Slide the IHC shim over the fork

2. Drop fork into deck

3. Insert and tighten compression bolt through top cap into the fork’s star nut

4. Slide headset cap on

5. Insert bars over the fork and shim

6. Align bars and tighten double clamp bolts

🔩 3. HIC Compression (Hidden Internal Compression)

Before You Start:

• Requires oversized steel bars with a slit

• Fork must be HIC compatible

Install Steps:

1. Slide HIC shim over the fork

2. Drop fork into deck

3. Insert compression bolt through top cap and into fork

4. Tighten compression

5. Slide oversized bars over the shim

6. Align and tighten clamp

🧷 4. ICS Compression (Inverted Compression System)

Before You Start:

• Requires standard bars with a slit

• Needs a starnut installed inside the bar

Install Steps:

1. Insert fork into deck

2. Slide headset cap on

3. Insert long compression bolt through bottom of fork

4. Screw bolt into the starnut inside the bar

5. Tighten slowly — it compresses the headset upwards

6. Slide clamp on and tighten around bars and fork

💡 ICS systems are tricky and not common anymore — only follow this if your scooter already uses it.

🔧 Mini HIC?

Mini HIC installs like IHC — just a different shim diameter. Follow the same process as IHC above.

🧠 Troubleshooting Tips:

• Rattling headset? Re-tighten the compression bolt

• Loose bars? Make sure clamp is tight and bars fit correctly

• Bars don’t fit? You may have a mismatch in compression type, fork, or bar diameter

💬 Still unsure?

Send us your scooter model or part combo — we’ll tell you exactly how to install it.

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