I converted the wheel size on Robert Pasak’s airplane. The gear legs were short and pants were large, so to get the wheel pants on I split the pants in half front to back to be able to get them on.
Victor Taylor > On Aug 7, 2023, at 9:06 AM, Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > On 8/6/2023 7:42 PM, k...@bouyea.net <mailto:k...@bouyea.net> wrote: >> My wheelpant brackets have broken again. Part of living on a turf strip I >> know but replacing them is getting a bit tiresome. >> If I’m making new brackets, I’m thinking of gaining the reported speed >> increases with the RV “pressure recovery” style. I have 5.00x5 tires on >> N133RM. >> Q1: Which pants “size” did you install? There are 2; one for the RV12 model >> and the other larger one for everything else. >> Q2: What tire size do you have? >> And I guess Q3: Can you share any information about how you mounted them? >> Thank you. >> John Bouyea / OR81/ Hillsboro, OR >> N133RM KR-2S – imported, fixed & flying >> www.bouyea.net/N133RM <http://www.bouyea.net/N133RM> >> >> >> > > I installed RV wheel covers on 211LF and gained 10 to 12 mph in the 140 to > 150 mph range. I purchased the pants sold for the flat leg gear, not the > round legs. Fabricating the mounts was left pretty much up to the builder. > These pants are quite large in scale compared to the KR. They worked on > 211LF because the gear legs were longer than standard. They might be too > large for a 24" leg. These cover 500X5 Cleveland wheels and brakes. > > If your current pants are adequate but the mounts are breaking then my advise > would be to work on fixing the mounts and not go through the effort and > expense of new pants which may or may not have mount problems also. If you > are seeing the same failure point each time it should simplify the fix. > > As always, YRMV.................... > > Larry Flesner > > <iZVRhi2EWdvraOeO.jpg> > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org <mailto:KRnet@list.krnet.org> > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > <https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet>
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