Yes it does look a little strange LOL. Looks like the mains are too far forward in that pic but could be the angle of the photo. I won;t be adding the the tail wheel

I was thinking I'd just move the landing gear doubler aft a bit and maybe lay a little carbon fiber over it just in case.

Yes I know about the CG - I am thinking (hoping) that the nose gear will offset the small change in CG that is created by moving the mains back.

I have been looking at the small Robart robo struts. Would be fine on the nose gear but since it is a high wing I don;t see how they could be used on the mains. Probably need to stay with the cub style mains although I really don;t like the way they look.

Keep in mind, I just happen to have this plane and I am trying to change it to suit my taste so it may look a little like blasphemy before I'm done LOL.

My garage is freezing right now so will be awhile before I start this but I'll start a build thread when it get's off the J3 beaten path.

Thanks to all of you for taking time out to help