Update: I just finished 5 flights with the new struts with the additional short spring installed. Works great. I had one landing with a small skip from touching down too soon. The other landings a good no skip/bounce touchdowns.
Want to share some findings with the CNC struts from Castle. The extra springs that come with the struts. They are much shorter(see photo), and if you replace the springs that come installed. A MUCH softer shock spring action. Too soft! The struts will compress alot just from the weight of the plane. BUT!!!! If you add those extra shorter springs to the strut(in addition to factory installed spring) Now your talking maybe a just right compression resistance. The weight of the plane does not compress the action of the strut at all. It's very easy to add the spring. Just don't let that little "C" clip flip away when removing it :) Attached are pictures comparing the springs, and which C-clip and grub screw you have to remove to do this.
Weather forecast looks good for testing these out soon!
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