I am trying to use the wheelpants that came with my G.P Super Sportster 40 and came up with a problem.

I am building it as a tricycle gear instead of the tailwheel so in installing the main landing gear further back as instructed the front of the wheel pants are way too close to the floor, and with it being this close to the floor I know how much closer it will be on the ground. Close enough that one bounce would rip them off.

I guess that by moving the landing gear from the front of the wing to more center has somehow effected the orientation of the wheel pants. They were built as instructed so all is lined up proper, and I am using the recommended 2 1/2" wheels but building it as instructed has pushed the front of the wheel pants at a very sharp angle, with the tip almost touching the ground.

So I would like to know if changing the wheels to 3" would lift the front of the pants enough to not be an issue? I do not want to buy the 3" wheels if it is not going to help, I would just as soon not have the wheelpants on, although it really would have looked nice.

Would the premade ARF wheelpants fit the kit better?