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Posted for "Douglas W. Johnson, MD" <Lancair1@bellsouth.net>:
Bill: Yes, when I changed to the Goodyears, I had to shave about a 1/4inch
from part of the gear door flange on the fuselage to get the tire in. Well
worth it though, as the tread life is at least double that of those other
tires you have. Of interest, I talked to the Goodyear rep at SunNFun about
the new Goodyear III's they are now selling in place of the II's. He said
that the newer tires should be the same size, but to double check ANY new
tires you put on, because the tolerance in most dimensions WITHIN THE SAME
TIRE SERIES is up to 1/4in in any measurement! I now always do a retract
test any time I change tires, even if just replacing with the same items...
Doug Johnson
LIV-P N654DM, 596hrs TT
On a different topic, I am thinking of replacing my McCreedy tires with
Goodyears. Has anyone done this without having to enlarge the tire opening
in the fuselage? Was there any problem with the fit of the one piece gear
doors?.<<<
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