I`ve played the speed king only,..nothing else ever,...I have a friend and she had her speed king tigtened, I have not,...only thing noticeable is her bass drum hoop is now scratched deep and can`t be polished out. (chromed chipped)
The bottom plate attaches to the goal posts and if there is no play in the pedal,...every time you step on and off the pedal you tranfer the tension to the clamp wich is attached to the hoop. Even with the hoop rubber incerts,..you continuiously loosen the grip and the bottom of the hoop will scratch. No matter what you cusion the pedal attachment with,..it wont stay tight or the claw wont open wide enough !!
There`s no such thing as an altered origonal !!
Mine has a missing lock clip at the top of the pedal,.. is loose and my hoop is fine !! Keep it origonal and get another type !!
Just my advice !! There will be more !!