Load equalizer assembly for tandem steer suspension

A load equalizer assembly for a vehicle, the load equalizer assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket configured to be fixedly mounted to the vehicle, the mounting bracket comprising:
• a downwardly extending first arm having a first hole extending laterally therethrough;
• and
• a downwardly extending second arm having a second hole extending laterally therethrough;
• wherein the second arm is longitudinally aligned with and laterally spaced from the first arm;
• and
• wherein the first and second holes are coaxially aligned with one another;
• a first equalizer bracket having a first aperture extending therethrough coaxial with the first and second holes, wherein the first equalizer bracket is located laterally between the first and second arms of the mounting bracket;
• and
• a second equalizer bracket having a second aperture extending therethrough coaxial with the first and second holes, the second equalizer bracket being located laterally between the first and second arms of the mounting bracket and longitudinally aligned with and laterally spaced from the first equalizer bracket;
• a pivot tube provided within the first and second apertures in the respective first and second equalizer brackets, coaxial with the first and second holes;
• and
• a fastener extending coaxially through the first and second holes in the respective first and second arms and through the pivot tube, thereby coupling the first and second equalizer brackets to the mounting bracket;
• wherein the pivot tube is configured to facilitate pivoting of the first and second equalizer brackets with respect to the mounting bracket about a pivot axis defined by the fastener;
• wherein the first equalizer bracket comprises a laterally outwardly facing side having a stepped surface with an inwardly stepped portion and an outwardly stepped portion;
• and
• wherein the first arm is received laterally adjacent to the inwardly stepped portion of the first equalizer bracket.