So, tighten them up. They’re too loose.
Im not a fan of the loose bolt nor the braket over the head bolt. Both should be fixed.
That sais those bar creak bang and pop. Wven after they wear a bit. Regardless, you have some ground to get stuff done right.
The bars are going to make a hell of a lot of noise when you turn. Mine do the same. That’s thousands of pounds of pressure rubbing together.
They make a shit ton of noise. See the link below for the jackets to get rid of the noise and keep it from loosening on you again.
https://www.equalizerhitch.com/manuals-and-guides/installation-guides/sway-bracket-jackets/
You should be worried if they don’t make noise
I had this setup and my rig was a bit low. So I scraped quite a bit and had to straighten then out several times. It’s worth marking some how where they are currently mounted on the frame so if they drift you can get them back exactly. And ya, like others have said, they are creaky. Gonna make lots of noise.
That does not look properly installed to me. Those brackets are too far up,and they should be flush with each other, imo. What brand you got there?


