That is normal wear and tear on the shackles. They do not last long at all. I agree with all the others above in getting wet bolt kits along with the new equalizers.
I put the
Dexter EZ Flex kit on that included wet bolts and much heavier shackles. The Mor-Ryde units linked earlier are very good also but you need to add the wet bolt kit.
Yes, you need to measure the distance between hub centers to get the right kit. It will probably be either 33 or 35 inches. The one I linked to is for 33 inch but they also sell the other one if I remember correctly.
The install by me and a couple of other members are pictured in a thread started by the former TT moderator Les Adams
here. You can see the worn out bushings that come standard with new trailers. It is no wonder they don't last very long.:R
Barney
