This a huge shout out to Wilkerson tires for their main gear tires I just put on the airplane. I have an RV-4 and was getting a bad shimmy after landing at just about taxi speed. I read all the forum posts about gear shimmy including the ones about the gear leg stiffners. I have the long gear so I thought this might have been the solution.
Experimented with different pressures and even found a slightly warped brake disc that I replaced. The tires were not out of round and were balanced. Nothing seemed to work so I went back to the forums (don't you love this place) and found a post by someone about Wilkerson retreads. At $50 apiece shipping included I gave it a try. Not only did the shimmy completely disappear, the airplane definately taxiis better and tracks straight. I run the pressure at 45 PSI IAW their recommendation. Easy to move around and did I say they were only $50?
Highly recommend them if you need tires. Found them with a Google search for WILKERSON TIRES.
Experimented with different pressures and even found a slightly warped brake disc that I replaced. The tires were not out of round and were balanced. Nothing seemed to work so I went back to the forums (don't you love this place) and found a post by someone about Wilkerson retreads. At $50 apiece shipping included I gave it a try. Not only did the shimmy completely disappear, the airplane definately taxiis better and tracks straight. I run the pressure at 45 PSI IAW their recommendation. Easy to move around and did I say they were only $50?
Highly recommend them if you need tires. Found them with a Google search for WILKERSON TIRES.
