RE: LT40 Clipped Wing?
I think that it would be more prudent to leave the dihedral asis with this wing and cut a new set of ribs for a wing with zero tolerance (or 1 degree) of dihedral.
One thing I've noticed about the LT - elevator and rudder authority is just fine. However, roll performance sucks (to put it bluntly). If I clip the wing I'll probably add some more surface area to the aileron.