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    Desser and Aircraft Spruce are marketing a kitfox tire (20/700-8 Nanco). It is a two ply and only rated fore 192#. Seems lightweight to me. Anyone have experience with these tires?

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    People have been running the smooth, 20x12x8" Nanco/Nanking tires for years on the early, lighter Kitfoxes. They work well and are very economical. Usually can be found for $50 or less on line if you look around. Desser's price of $110 each is quite high.
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    I haven't found any other tires for 8" wheel that aren't really large, like 27's. Don't want to go that large. Replacing 16.6/6.5-8 on IV-1200 with 912UL. Any leads?
    thanks,

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    Wallmart.com (USA only) has them for cheap. $44.15

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nanco-N800-21-12-8/55346860

    For you Canadians (like me) I had them sent to the nearest Walmart to me in the USA (Niagara Falls) and crossed the boarder to pick them up.

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    I have run the Nanco tires you linked.
    They work just fine. I have no complaints.
    Being a 2 ply they wear a little quicker then others if your hard on breaking or trying to hard turn it.
    But with how cheap they are, can't complain. I got about 100 hrs out of mine before I needed to replace and prior to that I have no idea how long they were run. And most of that wear was a lot of high speed taxing when I was learning the plane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wahkuna View Post
    I haven't found any other tires for 8" wheel that aren't really large, like 27's. Don't want to go that large. Replacing 16.6/6.5-8 on IV-1200 with 912UL. Any leads?
    thanks,
    Look for snowmobile or boat trailer tires. There are several in the 8” wheel size that work. They’re cheap, too.
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    I know that my cherished friends are running these NANCO'S; and I also built my Model IV-1200 with them installed. But that load rating worked on my head during the build. Putting a 1,200 pound aircraft on those light weight Nancos was too much after I finished my Weight and Balance. I went looking.

    There are very few options. I settled on the Trac Gard Straight Rib 18x9.50-8 /4pr. The load rating is 1,040 pounds. I was able to buy two, for a wee less than $100, including tax and shipping. (Ebay, "gigatires") Super fast shipping. That is one less thing to think about during Phase 1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Av8r3400 View Post
    People have been running the smooth, 20x12x8" Nanco/Nanking tires for years on the early, lighter Kitfoxes. They work well and are very economical. Usually can be found for $50 or less on line if you look around. Desser's price of $110 each is quite high.
    How do these nanco's do on ashault?

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    Mine are wiggly. But then I think all of the fatter tires are from the sounds of it. JImChuk

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWright6970 View Post
    I know that my cherished friends are running these NANCO'S; and I also built my Model IV-1200 with them installed. But that load rating worked on my head during the build. Putting a 1,200 pound aircraft on those light weight Nancos was too much after I finished my Weight and Balance. I went looking.

    There are very few options. I settled on the Trac Gard Straight Rib 18x9.50-8 /4pr. The load rating is 1,040 pounds. I was able to buy two, for a wee less than $100, including tax and shipping. (Ebay, "gigatires") Super fast shipping. That is one less thing to think about during Phase 1.

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    Now will these Trac Gard's fit ok on the stock wheel of 20x7-8
    Being 9.5" wide.
    Thanks

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