I finished welding the new landing gear. I have the shock rods set to hold the gear legs at a 50 degree angle at gross weight. The springs are 250 pound per inch with a 5 inch compression. If I load them with 1 inch of compression they should support the static weight of the airplane and compress about one additional inch at gross weight. That will leave 3 inches of additional compression before hitting the end of travel. To hit the end of travel the landing would be have to produce a 3G force. Before committing to these springs. I am looking at some mountain bike shock absorbers in a doubled configuration, similar to the monster shock layout.

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