What Causes Trailer Suspension Equalizers to Sit Unlevel
Question:
I have a triple axle and tandem boat trailer that Im building at work that was created out of an extendable trailer so its two pieces front and back and its got a whole bunch of other issues. I think I got everything square as I could but when I set the trailer down the equalizers are cockeyed to the front all four of them. What causes that? And how do I fix it. Thank you for your time hope to hear from you soon.
asked by: Michael M
Expert Reply:
What causes the equalizers of the trailer suspension to not sit level can be caused by a few things. Typically it's just a trailer not sitting perfectly level which can easily be leveled by lowering or raising nose of trailer.
Or it can be that the leaf springs are too long, or that the hangers were mounted too close to each other. So shorter springs can fix this or spacing out the hangers a little more.
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