Leaf spring shackles are tilted

wopachop wrote:
Thanks for the help and links everyone. The "problem" was just like some of you said. The trailer is simply not parallel to the ground. I knew the driveway sloped very slightly to the right. I didnt think it was enough to make the equalizers look that bad. Lack of experience on my part.

Might not come through in the picture but the concrete is pretty close to level. (i thought)
Once it turns to dirt then it really begins to slope. To me thats why the nose is so much lower than the rear. I still considered the ground and trailer to be level....ish.

Used a tape measure from the ground to the frame on either side of the tires. Once those numbers were the same the equalizers looked nice and even. Sheeesh!!! My bad.

Thanks again everyone.

That makes sense. Consider that the height of the frame above the ground at each axle is determined by the average height of both ends of the spring. Then look at your first picture, ignore the center axle and just look at the front and rear springs. Each have one end on fixed shackles so the same distance from the frame. One of them has the equalizer end up closer to the frame and the other down further from the frame. This means the frame is not the same height above the ground over those 2 axles. The center one just responds to whatever the end ones cause the equalizers to do.