sierra bravo
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A quick pirep of my switch from 29" radial Bushwheels to 29x11x10 shaved Air Hawks on ABW 10" wheels. The swap also saw the removal of an XP Mods 14" tail wheel and installation of an ABW wide fork with a tube type ribbed tire (Gar Aero style). My first observation, the Air Hawks are a couple of inches shorter. The new tail wheel is also shorter so overall the AOA is about dead nuts to what it had been before. The new tires are everything they need to be. Plenty of flotation and forgiving enough for my needs. The tail wheel has far better steering and the flotation is every bit as good or a little better than the XP. The unexpected thing is that at 24/24 I'm seeing 6-7 mph faster speed with the new setup. So the new tires do what I want, are easier to steer during ground ops, and I can step up on the tire a little easier than before. Win, win, win. By the way, my mechanic made sure to break the glaze on the new rotors prior to install. My brakes were powerful from the initial taxi. That isn't always what guys report with the new wheels. Something to consider. See ya.
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