Leaf spring shackles are tilted
My friends are saying its from the force of the trailer brakes? Its a triple axle and all the shackles stay tilted like this even after driving down flat roads. The shackle will bottom out on the ...
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Measure everything - eye to eye on the springs, hub/axle center to hub/axle center on the axles, eyes to hub/axle center on each axle, hole to hole on the hangers. Everything should be equal and centered.
It will sit like that if the center axle is mounted forward of center on the springs - that puts more load on the front end of the spring, pushing it higher in front and dropping it down in the rear. (I'm assuming front is to the right in the picture)
It will sit like that if the center axle is mounted forward of center on the springs - that puts more load on the front end of the spring, pushing it higher in front and dropping it down in the rear. (I'm assuming front is to the right in the picture)
