I have a Reese hitch (chains on the springbar tips), not an Equal-I-Zer, but just as an oh-by-the-way ...
As you tilt the ball mount (the part that holds the ball) forward and back, it tilts the ball back and forth, but it also raises and lowers the tips of the springbars (not yet hooked up). As it turns out, there is no reason and no expectation that the ball will be vertical. Instead, the purpose of the tilt adjustment is to position the springbar tips at a good height. If the springbar tips are too high, they will hit the underside of the frame, the frame parts, or the springbar hooks. If the springbar tips are too low, they may drag on the ground at times. The springbar tips should be set somewhere in the middle - perhaps 7 chain links below the hooks.
This may not be directly applicable to an Equal-I-Zer hitch, but in general, there is no reason why the springbar tips should hit anything. And I WOULDN'T cut them down.
Bill
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