Upgrade your single-axle trailer's suspension with this heavy-duty hardware kit. 1/2" Thick, sturdy steel shackle straps replace the standard shackle straps on your trailer's double-eye leaf spring suspension for heavy-duty applications.
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It's easy to upgrade your trailer's standard suspension with this set of heavy-duty shackle straps. First, disconnect your leaf springs from the front and rear hangers. Then reconnect the springs to the front hangers and suspend the springs from the rear hangers using these thick shackle straps and the included bolts, bushings, and locknuts.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (104 Customer Reviews)
Upgrade your single-axle trailer's suspension with this heavy-duty hardware kit. 1/2" Thick, sturdy steel shackle straps replace the standard shackle straps on your trailer's double-eye leaf spring suspension for heavy-duty applications.The package was majorly damaged, but thankfully, nothing inside was damaged. I'm unable to upload the picture, but I don't know why. I tried 4 different formats.
the other problem is the shackles. The shackle straps didn't fit together, so I had to pry them apart to get them lined up.
I was going to give a 3 star review, but since I can't even upload pictures of the destroyed box, 2 stars it is.
Sierra K - 11/19/2021
My small travel trailer had an awful suspension system creak. It was embarassing to drive through a campground. Not only that, that noise must have indicated things were experiencing unusual wear. Since the suspension upgrade, the creak is gone. I had my upgrade installed by a mechanic, but someone reasonably handy could likely do the job themselves.
Very happy with the quality/ thickness of the material.
Installation was easier than I expected.
Over all this is a good upgrade investment.
Great upgrade from what it was these units are pretty well over loaded soon as you take it off the lot 4400 pound spring assemblys and camper is 8600 empty these 5 leaf units should help
Those wet bolt are the only way to go on a leaf trailer. Easy to install, maintain, and will outlast the springs if greased regularly
Peace of Mind. That is what I think of after upgrading the suspension on the trailer. From the brass bushings to the thicker shackles having a more sturdy and dependable suspension on the trailer gives me peace of mind when traveling around. My family did a big trip cross country last summer and I never had to worry about the suspension because I had upgraded to a more heavy duty set up. The dexter components I used are absolutely perfect with the road armor suspension equalizer that I installed. I definitely recommend upgrading the suspension from what comes standard on most travel trailers.
I received the replacement kit today and again I received the wrong size Shackle links. This is twice now, not sure why am I receiving the wrong product.
The Dexter shackle kit is a great upgrade and Heavy Duty in construction. A needed improvement over oem shackles and plastic bushings on our Forest River trailer.
NEED I SAY MORE.
Sierra K - 06/21/2022This kit is the best! Super heavy duty and easy assembly.
My original hangers where bent some how. So i decided to get this. When i was swapping out the bushings ona leaf spring that was only a year old, the plastic bushings where destroyed after only one year. Im very happy with the metal bushings that come with this hangers and the fact i can grease them regularly. I very happy with this product.
I ordered the Dexter Heavy Duty Suspension Upgrade Kit and a set of leaf springs for my travel trailer, and they arrived in 1 box in 5 days (counting the weekend days) from Missouri to Maine. Very impressive especially for free shipping (over the $xx minimum). They all fit perfectly, and the shackles are way more rugged than the original ones. 3 of the grease fittings didn't take grease from my grease gun without leaking but were easily replaced with ones from the local auto store.
This kit is really nice and east to grease the leaf spring bushings. The Dexter shackles are about double the thickness as normal ones. Great product!
This was THE addition I was looking for on our used camper we just bought. Turns out the shackle straps had NOT been serviced every 25k miles and 2 out of the 4 sets had completely sheared through, others all compromised and ready too. This was missed at time of purchase and I towed it home without knowing, NOT SAFE.
I wont worry again about them AND I can now service the through bolt and provide lubricant to each pivot connection. I highly recommend!
It would of been a a 5 star for be, but out of box on 2 sets I had to manually bend and align all 4 pre anchored posts that were aready installed on one strap to match the pre-drilled holes of the other to align properly. It was as if they weren't dry fit before packing and shipping.
Good quality and good fit. They went right together and after a year have not required any retorque. No rust either.
Great product and well made Heavy Duty shackle kit,
Another great product from Etrailer by Dexter. The shear size difference between the old shackles is huge. These are definitely Heavy Duty and will last a long time over the small stock ones. I like that all the bolts have grease fittings for easy maintenance. These shackles are Amazing and I will be installing a set on my Dads trailer this year. Great product and always great Customer Service.
Worked like a charm! No more noise and certainly heavier duty than stock.
The Dexter HD upgrade for single axle trailers is just what I needed to stop the squeaking and also provide stronger and higher quality axle suspension parts. There were no grease zeros and only plastic bushings on the original suspension parts. The kit was easy to install, with basic tools and moderate mechanical ability. Before I ordered I called etrailer confirm that I was ordering the correct parts and they made it easy to get technical support.
Purchased this product for my 2019 Nitro Z-19 bass boat trailer. These trailers are very well known to be extremely squeaky while going down the road and this product took every squeak away from the trailer. To be honest, I am amazed at how much noise reduction the wet bolts took away from the trailer.
If I had to do it over again, I would make a Before & After YouTube video so you could hear for yourself at how quiet my trailer is now. Installation is a little tricky, but if you know your way around a trailer and have the correct tools, it's really not that bad.
If you are looking to take the squeak away from your trailer, do not hesitate and purchase this right now!
Tony - 08/01/2021My poor trailer has been drug through the mud , Literally, most likely 100,000 miles…., the suspension was wore out, very glad I know of your website and the parts arrived earlier then I thought, so i have them installed and ready to roll…. High quality and great service…
This was a major improvement. My Oliver rides very smoothly and we have noticed no more mayhem inside when we arrive at camp. The nuts have remained torqued so far, but I think a lock (cotter pin or nylock) of some sort would be an improvement for the bolts. I also noticed that the cntr to cntr distance is 1" greater than my OEM shackle which is a plus.
If you look at the pictures, you will see why I had to do something. This trailer is only 3 1/2 years old and has less than 3000 miles on it.
I only stumbled upon this when I was looking for something else! These work great! Just do your homework and verify your dimensions.
etrailer has been one of my go to sites for rv parts. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity and pricing to help us doit yourselfers!
Bart M - 05/17/2021I was surprised at how beefy these were compared to my original pieces. I believe these will surely outlast me. Easy install, all fit perfectly. Quick on ship and delivery.
Walter H - 11/18/2021All parts that we ordered were quality and fit perfect. Ordering them was so informative on the web site we had no problem. The specs on all are parts were so explanatory, thanks etrailer
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