hotrod180
FRIEND
Port Townsend, WA
A friend of mine bought a used Carbon Cub not long ago.
It has a set of Acme Aero black ops shocks in place of bungees.
The MLG wheels are splayed out quite a bit,
in order words the bottom of the wheels are farther outboard than the tops.
This seems backwards to me,
as when the gear is deflected they'd splay out even more.
I mentioned it to him, but he is not very mechanical or hands-on
and has the attitude of "it seems to work OK".
I'm wondering if the shocks are too long for the application, like maybe they were sized for extended gear,
or if maybe there's a length adjustment that could correct this condition?
It has a set of Acme Aero black ops shocks in place of bungees.
The MLG wheels are splayed out quite a bit,
in order words the bottom of the wheels are farther outboard than the tops.
This seems backwards to me,
as when the gear is deflected they'd splay out even more.
I mentioned it to him, but he is not very mechanical or hands-on
and has the attitude of "it seems to work OK".
I'm wondering if the shocks are too long for the application, like maybe they were sized for extended gear,
or if maybe there's a length adjustment that could correct this condition?