I'm tearing up my hitch...Help!
Bought the hitch adapter to even out my trailer. With it on or off, I'm either beating my hitch post up, or dragging the rear of my cargo trailer. What can I do?
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You have a low trailer and a long overhang on the motorhome. I could see a trailer with the axle closer to the back if the load is light. Then you could raise the front of the trailer.
Raising the trailer on the axle seems like the best bet. How to do it depends on the type of the suspension on the trailer. With leaf springs, you can put the axle below the spring, as others have suggested. If the springs have them, you can also install longer shackles, the plates that the back of the springs mount to. This drops the back of the spring farther away from the trailer. Adding 3 inches to the shackle raises the trailer 1 and a half inches.
If the suspension is rubber torsion spring, you might be able to find taller ones, or modify the mount on the frame to raise the trailer.
Check for a local trailer dealer, or a spring shop.
Raising the trailer on the axle seems like the best bet. How to do it depends on the type of the suspension on the trailer. With leaf springs, you can put the axle below the spring, as others have suggested. If the springs have them, you can also install longer shackles, the plates that the back of the springs mount to. This drops the back of the spring farther away from the trailer. Adding 3 inches to the shackle raises the trailer 1 and a half inches.
If the suspension is rubber torsion spring, you might be able to find taller ones, or modify the mount on the frame to raise the trailer.
Check for a local trailer dealer, or a spring shop.
