I have a similar situation and hopefully someone can help. On a recent long range drive (about 4 hours each way) at one point I hit a pretty large pothole (not sure when) and the inside shackle on the lead tire flipped above the wishbone connector (see diagram). I was able to flip it back around pretty easily with a bottle jack but was surprised that it happened. I have also noticed that I get a pretty loud metal on metal slapping sound from the trailer. I have looked everything over an the only thing I have noticed is that the inside shackles (connected to the wishbone) are banging up against the trailer frame rail resulting in the loud sound. My gut tells me that I do not have enough suspension travel resulting in this sound.
Does anyone else have this kind of setup on their trailer? If so have you seen this happen before (flipped shackle)? My trailer also sits pretty low and I am thinking about throwing a taller wishbone (center black triangle) on it to lift the axles. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Any other advice? The diagram isnt exactly perfect as my axles are on top of the springs, not below.
(Message edited by liquidmx on May 28, 2009)
(Message edited by liquidmx on May 28, 2009)