I'm about to start building a Sig Smith Miniplane. I've never been fond of wire landing gear and since I will be flying off of some pretty rough surfaces, I'd like to convert it to use typical aluminum gear. I don't have the kit yet so could someone tell me the width of the bottom of the fuse just forward of the wing saddle? Of better yet, recommend a gear form another kit that works well with this plane. I'm thinking maybe a 4* 40 might work well since they are kind of soft and would absorb some of the shock of the rough surface I'll be flying from.

Any other advice would of course be welcome.

Thanks
Andy