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Hi Jim, I agree that you should not use spacers WITH THE BELLEVILLE SPRINGS....BUT IF YOU HAVE A DOUBLE NOSE FORK, AND RUBBER DOUGHNUTS, YOU PRBABLY NEED SPACERS. THE KEY IS TO MAKE THE AIRPLANE SIT LEVEL WHEN IN A STATIC POSITION ( MEASURES WHEN THE AIPRLANE IS SITTING ON A LEVEL PAD, AND MEASURED ON THE WINDOW SILLS. THIS ASSURES THE COUPE IS NOW AT THE DESIGN ATTITUDE., SLIGHTLY NEAR NEGATIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK SO THE COUPE STOPS FLYING ONCE THE NOSE GEAR COMPRESSES. i AM SURPRISED THAT UNIVAIR AND FAA ALLOWED THE INSTALLATION OF THE DOUBLE NOSE FORK, WITH OUT REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF THE BELLEVILLE SPRINGS, AS THAT WAS THE DESIGN CHANGE FORNEY INTRODUCED. tHEIR ADVERTISMENT FOR THE BELLEVILLE SPRINGS SET EVEN STATES: ".....RAISES TAIL TO PROPER LEVEL"...PAGE 318 IN : THE ERCOUPE, A TOUCH OF CLASS. PART # fmk-9, $54.80 PLUS TAX FOR THE SET ! IT ALSO STATES, "NEVER NEEDS REPLACEMENT" :) Fly Safe - Have Fun Harry Francis Elliston, VA ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
