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wopachop
Explorer
Jul 10, 2018

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 frame while going down driveways. Seems wrong. I tried making it straight with a jack but it bounces right back.

Should i slam the trailer brakes will driving in reverse?

  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Jul 10, 2018
    N-Trouble wrote:
    time2roll wrote:
    Hanger is mounted slightly off. In the foreground the hanger needs to be positioned to the left a bit.
    Say what?? ALL the equalizers are at the same angle.
    Yes the error appears to be very balanced and consistent.

    Could be the spacing has changed if the springs are worn and flattened.
  • wopachop's avatar
    wopachop
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2018
    Thanks everyone the trailer is sitting on flat ground and i used a level on the frame.
  • wopachop's avatar
    wopachop
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2018
    amxpress wrote:
    Adjust your brakes and drive on.
    Reduce pressure? Im pretty sure the trailer has been like this for a year. Even after multiple trips. Its like this resting position is somehow locked in.

    Was thinking i could drive in reverse and hit the manual trailer brake button. Get it all to shift back. Thats just a guess.
  • fj12ryder's avatar
    fj12ryder
    Explorer III
    Jul 10, 2018
    Take it to a trailer shop and have them check the spacing of the axles. Hard to tell from that picture if the trailer isn't sitting level.
  • N-Trouble's avatar
    N-Trouble
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2018
    time2roll wrote:
    Hanger is mounted slightly off. In the foreground the hanger needs to be positioned to the left a bit.


    Say what?? ALL the equalizers are at the same angle.
  • N-Trouble's avatar
    N-Trouble
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2018
    Its pretty obvious from the pic the trailer is sitting nose high. There’s your answer...
  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Jul 10, 2018
    Hanger is mounted slightly off. In the foreground the hanger needs to be positioned to the left a bit.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jul 10, 2018
    It moves all the time in relation to bumps and other surface irregularities. For instance, in your pic it looks like the trailer is nose up in relation to the ground so they will sit like that.
    It's acting perfectly normal.
  • jkwilson's avatar
    jkwilson
    Explorer III
    Jul 10, 2018
    The equalizer moves as the driving surface changes or trailer load distribution changes. Is your trailer sitting level in the picture? Springs show the same bow? Tires and axles the same?

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