desser 271/2 inch tires on a model 4

[Slyfox]

I've decided to go and put bigger tires on my fox. currently it has the nanco 21. now the 271/2 is a much bigger tire and each tire is also 10lbs more. so now I have a problem I think and that is my tail wheel. currently I have the single steel spring with the homebuilders special. so the rear of the plane is low. put the bigger tires on and it will sit real low. not to mention, I should have a bit more weight in the back. I talked to John about my tail and he things the Alaskan tail wheel and grove spring would be a nice fit. my question. What do all you think about putting the Alaskan tail wheel and grove spring on along with the 271/2 desser tire. I think it will be a nice fit and increase the weight in the back and raise up the tail to boot.

[AirFox]

I upgraded my ABW Tailwheel with the Grove spring and added 3.5". I'm pretty happy with it. I saw a guy with Desser 27" in this river a while back and he was pretty satisfied with the tires. Hope this helps.

[Slyfox]

Thanks Airfox. was that a kitfox with the 27's

[AirFox]

They were on a Kitfox Steve. It's a white Kitfox 5 from Oregon. John the owner said he bought 10"wheels, Breaks and the Dessers for less than a set of Airstreaks. The only downsides are the tube/valve stems. I hear you can spin the tires and shear the stems. John solved this problem by going tubeless. I'm guessing he used some thing to seal the split rim? John was at the last Kitfox fly in but I don't know his name.

[Slyfox]

I'm using the 8inch rims. no tubes, so It should be ok.
one thing about the desser tire is it last a lot longer on asphalt. at felts we have a grass runway, but like this morning it was closed for a bit, they were working on the sprinkler system. so take off and landing was out. also I have to taxi on asphalt. so using the airstreaks is out. excited to get them on. but now I need to figure out how. the temps here are so hot, I don't want to go into the hangar. then I need to figure out how to get them on. I have solid rims so it's the old fashion break the bead and pry off the tire.

[AirFox]

My mistake Steve they need 8" Wheels. I know what the weather is like because I'm sitting in a cabin on Lake Pend Oreille. I've been up here for 2 weeks but I'm headed home in the morning. I'll be working on a little fine tuning on my EFI that I just installed on my ULS. Good luck with mounting the tires. It's hot out there.

Scott