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Note: It would appear that the 1974 is identical with the 1975-1977 (and most likely is a bolt-on replacement), but according to the IPC they're two different part numbers.

I'll eventually put together a FAQ with all of the serial- and part-number details............................:

Hey! Hey! The light bulb has illuminated! Here we have been discussing wheel pants for a good period of time now. And some of you have complained that you could not get to the valve stem to service air? This seemed really really odd to me? For when we owned 72G, I just did not remember servicing the tires being that tough of a chore? And, yet another complaint was of taking their airplanes into rough fields with pants on? Again, a mystery for me? For we never experienced any difficulties with 72G?

Now, here I am trying to decide if I want to install the "old" style wheel pants in which I am in the process of refinishing. Or trading them off for a set of "new" style pants? So here I am going through the pictures on the Club website comparing various aircraft with various pants. When the light bulb flashed in a dazzling brilliance! How obvious yet I never noticed it before!

Here is my discovery: (I'll use N5872G and N3221V (Thanks John and Andrew!)

Do ya see? Look at the ground clearance between the two styles? See?

Well! That just made my decision. We do quite a bit of rough field work and sometimes taller grass and or weeds, sagebrush, etc. We can use all the clearance we can get. Plus, I like the easier accesss for servicing the tires. So, I am purchasing backing plates to install the older set that I am now refinishing! (Thanks Matthew and Bengie! )

I am now in the market for a set of 1971-1973 wheel pants brackets. PN's 0441201-5 and -6.

Does anybody here need a set of 1974 or newer wheel pants brackets?? P/N's 041225-1 and -2.

Bill:

Juliet's look different than ALL of these. But they have the straight line bottoms. Check out 8346J in the classifieds or club photo section.

My partner, Vince, takes Juliet into grass fields all the time and experiences no problems.

But checking and filling the tires is a MAJOR pain in the gludius maximus.

Reg

HMMMMMMMM? Curious...........I started asking how long ago about interchangability of wheel pants and there apparently was no interest? Then Brian, I, others, did begin a discussion and have been playing with this now for how long? And now, after we have figured out what will fit what?

Curious.................

Besides, I still haven't delved into nosewheel pants - they don't always change over at the same serial number break-points as the mains!