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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm assembling my first Bolly gear with Bolly wheel
pants and I need some advice.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not sure exactly where on the gear and wheel
pant to drill the axle hole so the wheel will extend an adequate amount below
the wheel pant to avoid scraping but be recessed enough to look
appropriate.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Breaking this down into different
questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. What size wheel should I be using with the Bolly
Wide gear and wheel pants? I was told the Dave Brown 2 1/2" Lite Flite Wheels
would work, but before I start drilling I'd like some verification because they
look rather small in the Bolly pants.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. How much of the wheel needs to extend below the
wheel pant to prevent scuffing of the pant. Things that occur to me to
consider are less than perfect landings, the natural sag of the foam under the
plane's weight and having enough wear room so I'm not changing wheels too
often. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. The answer to #2 will dictate where the hole
needs to be drilled into the pant, however there's still the question of where
the gear should be attached to the pant. On the Bolly pants there's a molded
indention that accepts the gear, however it is much larger (from top to bottom)
than is necessary for the gear to fit. This allows mounting such that the bottom
of the gear can range between being flush with the bottom of the pant to 3/8"
above the bottom of the pant. Of course, the higher the gear is mounted the
closer the axle hole will be to the bottom edge of the gear. Do most
people mount the bottom of the gear flush with the bottom of the pant, or up
1/8" or so?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope someone on the list can decipher what I'm
trying to say in #3, it's pretty hard to explain.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith</FONT></DIV>
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