Originally Posted by 1967brutus

That was actually the issue: Static, it stands 3,5 degrees positive. When rolling, the nose dips with increasiong speed until fully compressed at 0,9 degree negative: The nose (measured at the tip) dips almost 2,5" from full extended to full compressed nosegear. Those O-rings start interfering with spring stiffness at +2,6 degrees, so I have good hope the nose dipping will be limited to that.

Remember that geometry I was talking about? The first 3/4" of nose dip allready compresses the spring halfway through its travel. the remaining 1-3/4"of nose dip is spread over the remaining half of the spring travel, That is that change in leverage, and the spring being linear means that the resulting returnforce is not...

The issue is compounded by main gears with rather stiff springs and a rather progressive linkage.

To be honest, I think these legs are designed more for looks than for practicality.