And here is one more tip to add to the many good ones already suggested. Use a FG cloth and epoxy to extend over the new plates installed inside the pants. Lather the epoxy on good over the cloth. Extend the cloth another 1/2" OR MORE beyond all edges of the plates. If you don't do this you will find that your pants WILL eventually crack at the weak point which is at the edges of the plates. I absolutely love wheel pants and most of my planes have them. No matter how perfect you might always land, the pants take a beating and do eventually crack somewhere. Jon