ORIGINAL: Meekskin
jongurley,,,,,
the original gear will not work. It is too weak to hold the plane, and the side to side movement will cause contact with the wheel pants. Also, even with the smoothest of smooth landing the Gee Bee will have a tendence to nose over. Why,,,,the gear moves back when they contact the runway and lock on the pants. And, if you get a good landing and the Bee doesn't tip over, it is really hard to control the roll out because the gear starts moving from side to side....So,,,good luck with the stock gear...
I finally gave up on mine and I fly off a very smooth runway and bought the Robart gear which solved all the problems.
I have to say that I didn't have problems with the stock gear under "normal" conditions such as rolling out. My experience was that if the landing was gentle enough not to have the wheels lock up against the inside of the pants, I'd experience no gear issues at all. Also, for me, I didn't have problems with the stock gear at all unless I had a "very much less than smooth" landing. I haven't had "rolling out" control issues that you describe. I found that the stock wire gear did flex from side to side inside the pants, but the axle would deflect off the plywood inserts inside the pants to prevent wheel contact with the pants. If your rolling out control problems are caused by the gear flexing from side to side, then you may not have installed the plywood inserts/deflection plates properly. Another possibility maybe that the pants are not securely screwed to the wing. Just guessing here as to why your wheels might be contacting the pants under less than "normal" forces.
I know that you have already bought the Robart gear, Meekskin and this advice is probably too late for you. I just didn't want jongurley to give up on the stock gear too soon, because based on my experience with the stock gear, I think a more skilled pilot than myself could live with the shortcomings.