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tcamper
Explorer
Dec 05, 2018

Crazy issue with Brake Controller/system - Need Advice

Last year at this time I had an incident on a local road at 40ish miles per hour with a quick hard braking …… and my trailer brakes locking up and ruining my 1 year old tires (flat spots). I took t...
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ScottG
Nomad
Dec 05, 2018
Brake controllers aren't set and forget and I would never trust some shop to adjust mine.
You need to adjust them to suit your current driving conditions. In a panick stop, weight will transfer and it's likely wheels will lock. That's normal.
The brake system on a trailer is not sophisticated like that of your tow vehicle.

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