I can explain what I do, but first will qualify it by saying our jacks are rated at 7500 lbs each, and our trailer is 23" tongue to bumper. Most are 5000 lb stabilizers from the factories. I'll get some push back on this, but after the trailer is chocked and leveled, sometimes it's still 1/2 a bubble off, side to side, but that's as close as we can get it. I'll then drop the low side jacks onto wood boards, and crank it to just slightly over level (alternating a few times at each end). Then I drop the high side jacks, and crank them to perfectly level. Again in stages, alternating front and back on that side. I've never raised it off the tongue jack. Yes, I do get a "creaking" once in a while, but It doesn't worry me. I consider this as worst case scenario with us.
Now, for the best case scenario. The trailer ends up dead level on the site. I drop each corner until it's just a little more than just touching the boards. Then I'll give each one. one more full crank. After you stabilize yours a few times, you'll get a feel for how much pressure you want to apply. They are designed as stabilizers, but when you're very careful, they do take out most of the movement inside. Your X-chocks help a lot, too. Longer trailers are more difficult to get solid.
And yes, we use a step brace, too. For some reason, our steps creak on one side, and it stops that.
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