Dropped my hitch off to a welder so he can replace the angle iron with 2" box tubing to the tune of $200. Hopefully it will keep the hitch from gitting bent up like the angle iron did. I should git it back by this coming Wednesday.
I'm doing more research on friction disk shock absorbers and I'll see how well that pans out. Not willing to have someone build a set fer ~$600 a piece!
I did notice that there wasn't any contact/wear marks between the clear gap covers and the front access doors of the trailer. I guess this means I can bump out the front width of the trailer to better match the gap covers.
I will be building and installing an adjustable wedge on the rear tire strake panels so the panels can be adjusted outwards to match the contour of the trailer when in towing mode.