How Tight Should Shackle Bolts/Nuts be on Trailer Suspension
Updated 09/26/2025 | Published 04/19/2025
Question:
have 23 grand designs reflection 337 rls with Morryde suspension CRE 3000, and one of the shackles nuts is loose. What is the torque spec on the wet bolts? can the nut be reused been told they are one-time use?
asked by: Robert P
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Expert Reply:
Hey Robert, so shackle nuts don't need to be super tight as they are designed to allow the suspension to move. So the trick is to use lock nuts with nylock (you have them currently) and then tighten them down to about hand tight with a proper sized wrench/ratchet and then back it off 1/4 turn so that it can move like it needs to.
expert reply by:
Jameson C
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Jameson C.
9/26/2025
Hey Robert, did adjusting the shackle nuts as suggested work out for you? I'm curious to know because it could help others with similar suspension setups.