Yes, it was me. Dan told me that longer legs are a whole lot more expensive and some people have had problems with the longer legs bending. He said that on the last long set he sold the builder wound up cutting them back to stock length, although I believe that Larry Flesner used extended legs with good results. Larry? Care to comment?
Dan agreed that it may be better to make longer bottom brackets like Mark Langford shows on his site than to get the longer legs. I also asked about shimming the top of the leg on the bracket to make the legs about 5 degrees more vertical. That would give over another inch of height. Dan thought that was a good idea and should work fine. For various reasons I think that the stock Diehl gear puts the wheels a little far forward also so I ordered a set of blank uncut legs. I am going to do my own aluminum top attach brackets that will be about 5 degrees more vertical and will fit the dimensions of the 18% new airfoil spar. I am going to cut the angle on the legs a little different to bring the wheels aft a little, and I am going to do my own steel bottom fittings that are a little longer and are made for the different angle. I don't have all the dimensions worked out yet, but if anyone is interrested I can post the final results. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Dean Cooper Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 8:05 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Extending Diehl Legs Phil, It was Brian Kraut who discussed it with Dan, but I believe Brian is making his own gear legs and brackets because Dan did not recommend adding length to the legs with the Diehl alum brackets. I actually cut an inch or two off of my nose gear strut to level my KR, but the extra clearence wouldn't hurt either. Good luck. Dean Cooper Jacksonville, FL Email me at [email protected] See my KR project at www.geocities.com/djramccoop1/KR2_Home.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Matheson" <[email protected]> To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 6:48 PM Subject: Re: KR> Extending Diehl Legs > A few weeks back, someone had been talking with Dan Diehl , and I think they > said it was Ok to extend the lower leg brackets a few inches. > I have the new Dan Diehl nose leg 4130 . it is longer than the standard, I > wanted to lift the main legs a few inches to level the KR , plus, this will > give a slight increase in prop clearance. > > > > > Phil Matheson > [email protected] > VH-PKR ( Phil's KR) > 61 3 58833588 > Australia.( Down Under) > > See our VW Engines and Home built web page at > http://www.vw-engines.com/ > www.homebuilt-aviation.com/ > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > _______________________________________ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
