Lee Van Dyke wrote: >>My question now is Aircrft Spruce and Wicks have tires that might be better. A/S has on page 231 a tire that is a replacement tire for the 3.4 x 3 x 5 that I have right now but I'm not sure is the 11.4 x 5 will work. Wicks has it on page292, 293 I would like a better tire and a better looking tire.<<
Are your wheels 5"? If so, I'd think they would fit, but I wouldn't swear to it. I have the 11.4 x 5's on Cleveland 5x5.00 wheels. One thing I learned since my last incident is that this is usually cause by tube pinching, probably on takeoff. I bought some "tire talc" made by Desser Tire and Rubber Company (www.desser.com) from AS&S or Wicks that lets the tube out of the bind that pinches it, so one of these days I'll take them off and talc 'em down and hopefully that'll be the end of it. I've had two flats "while flying", and on closer examination, I can see a little abrasion next to the tiny cut that must have happened on takeoff or landing. I'm going to put some tire sealant in there as well. A little excitement is nice on occasion, but landings are exciting enough without a flat tire... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net --------------------------------------------------------------
