# I want to beefcake

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**Created:** [September 22, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-to-beefcake/453788 "2026-09-22T13:41:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-to-beefcake/453788/7 "2026-09-22T18:35:57Z")

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A easy mod I’ve had success with is using 2 half spec c bearings (closer to 3/4 width than 1/2 width) in a butterfly xt. Metal freehand caps help with sleep time.

> [@Modded Butterfly XT using only OEM Duncan parts. :D](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modded-butterfly-xt-using-only-oem-duncan-parts-d/373031/25):
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> Metal freehand caps, beefcaked half specs, thick lube. After about 30 minutes the thick lube gets worked out and it becomes very unresponsive. Like, hook and brent stole are pretty easy. It’s a highwalled, semi responsive, starburst response, but capable. While I was at PNWR, I was walking around making almost everyone I talked to try this. Some forum people got to try it out too. Keiran Cooper almost landed rancid milk first try, and laughed because it s…

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