At 09:12 PM 12/22/2009, you wrote: >The DC3 and B17 suspensions work directly for and aft and up and down, >therefore their toe in does not change with suspension movement. >Barry Kruyssen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That is true and I was using that to make a point. The Diehl gear, in my opinion, has very little fore / aft movement, or at least not enough to be a factor. I think that Mark Langford's and my slightly longer than standard, slightly reinforced, Diehl gear with over 1000 hours of combined flight time would indicate that zero toe-in / toe-out works well. While I don't question your statement "(Just apply your brakes and apply power and see how much they flex, mine move back about 6mm)." , that is not a condition your gear sees on most hard surface takeoffs and landings. Rough sod could cause fore and aft movement but the effect on directional control has less effect with less tire to surface friction. Any roughness causing the gear to flex aft will probably call for immediate and aggressive rudder input to maintain directional control anyway, independent of gear alignment. I think this subject is being over analyzed. Go with what has been flight proven and move along. Zero toe-in / toe-out on the Diehl gear works well and, if I were doing it again, is the setup I would use. Larry Flesner
