"Tailskid did you glue your tail on? if not do you have any movment with just the bolts?"

I installed the bolts and used epoxy to glue it on, then cut off the bolts flush with the bottom of the fuse.

"Tailskid, do you have enough ground clearance for a 17x6 on your DLE? " Sorry Ernie, there is no way would a 17" prop clear, and in fact the tips of my 16" is 'worn' a bit as the plane likes to take a slight nose down attitude when taking off.