I avoided all this extra work and weight by using 8 lbs of airpressure in the larger lawn tractor tires. I fly off of bumpy grass and it works great. I have no spring struts, the tires do it all. Took 5 lbs off the plane, even with heavier tires.
Scott,I’ve been looking at the rod ends on that website and it seems like they are made for heavier walled tubing than the landing gear tubing on the LEXL. (.058 versus .035). This would suggest the rod ends would be a loose fit in the.035 tubes. Did you have any problem with that?