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Bob,
I am sorry to hear that you could not get the Grove brakes to fit on your 235. I am sure you talked to Robbie Grove to see if there was a solution. My installation which was on a 360 with the "Outback" gear (5.00 X 5 tires) was a bolt on swap. They make a great difference.
I did go out and took a few measurements for you to compare with your bird. With the 5.00 tires and the Grove axle the tire sticks out farther, about 3/16" , than the axle. In addition the wheel will still spin retracted so I suspect there is about a 1/4" of clearence between the tire and the inner wing skin. I measured the space between the inner skins where the tire passes through the lower skin. The foward dimention is 6 3/4" and the Aft dimention is 5 1/4", The Outback gear has a bulge to accomidate the gear so the problem you had with the brake is not an issue.
I would be interested in comments from other 235 owners who have put on the Grove brakes.
Hope the comments help.
Ray Gardner
LNC2 MKII with Outback Gear
N107SD
In a message dated 10/7/04 10:53:48 PM Central Daylight Time, rbelshe@comcast.net writes:
I received a set of Grove brakes for my 235 last week. I found that they
were about 3/8" wider measured from outside of caliper to axle tip than the
Matco brakes.
On my 235, the wheel would not retract all the way into the well before the
axle hit the underside of the top wing skin. I considered modifying the
axle, but this would have moved the caliper into the space occupied by the
outer gear door. So reluctantly, I returned them to Grove.
It appears that the wheel well area of the 320 wing is somewhat deeper than
in my 235.
Bob Belshe
L235/320
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