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8.50X6 STC
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:51 pm
by krill
Where can on get the STC for 8.50X6 tires on a 170B
Re: 8.50X6 STC
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:54 am
by nmflyr
Go to fadodge.com. Go to FAQs. First question has your answer.
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:28 pm
by bigrenna
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Re: 8.50X6 STC
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:46 am
by mit
bigrenna wrote:There is NO STC needed for the use of 8.5x6 tires on the C170. The FA Dodge info NMFLYR speaks of is a letter from the FAA confirming this. I had posted this info here on another thread. All that is needed now per the FAA doc is a 337 and the appropriate change to your WB and equp list. This applies to 170, 180, 182, and 185s.
If you are doing a 337 you are going to need some more paper work. I think you mean log book entry and up date W&B?
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:29 am
by bigrenna
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Re: 8.50X6 STC
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:58 pm
by blueldr
Some years back a friend gave me a pair of 8.50s to try on my '52 C-170B. I found them to be fine on dirt or grass, but they were a little squirrely on pavement.
I checked my allignment and it seemed to be OK and I tried a couple of different pressures and even installed double puck brakes. I finally gave them up since most of my flying was done on pavement. The 8.00s I tried came too close to the brake calipers without rotor spacers so I settled on 7.00s for regular use.