Is this dumb or brilliant? You decide.

See my last edit on post #4. Any thoughts on that?

The shackles are bottomed out against the mounting location. So the degrees are illrelevant at this point. I agree. There is an issue with the springs. I am trying to determine if they are worn out, the wrong ones, or mounted incorrectly. All I can say is when weight is put on the springs they travel backwards until the shackles back up against the mount. Hope this helps. I sure am lost.