C170b vs 175 tail dragger
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mtv wrote:…..stock 170 steering SUCKS, big time. I like to have steering. I fixed that with a combination of mods. All it takes is money.
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I'd like to hear more about those mods.
FWIW I owned an early 170 for 11 years, and never minded the steering.
You do have to help it some with brakes, but brake pads are pretty cheap.
Steering with the brakes helps keep the rotors shiney too.
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