I am also giving some tips about board setup. The distance between the trucks, measured from the board's inside mounting holes. A shorter wheelbase will feel quicker when you need to whip the board around, but less stable when you are going fast.
Longer wheelbases feel more stable, but are a little more sluggish.
Most boards now have about a 14 inch wheelbase. There is a huge difference in the feel. Narrower boards are easier to do flip tricks, but feel a little less stable under big feet. Wider boards feel better under big feet, but are harder to flip. Oldschool board were normally about 10 inches wide at the widest point.