2015 RAM Integrated Brake Controller.
I have read on various forums that the integrated brake controller on the 2015 RAM trucks only provides 70% max voltage to the trailer brakes and that is not enough for 12" brakes. I am not sure if t...
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Chuck_thehammer wrote:
my understanding.. the Big 3... the factory trailer brake controller is tied into the trucks anti-lock brakes.. so locking the trailer brakes do not happen.
except under very hard braking and under maximum traction. and NOT manually.
but no system is perfect .. and a few combinations may not work so well
I think you have this right. In any case you DO NOT want your trailer brakes to lock up. That is dangerous.
In a panic stop situation, and I mean by that a TRUE panic stop situation, which should be EXTREMELY rare, you should reach down and hit those trailer brakes before you step on the truck brakes.
I know this takes concentration, but it is what every big rig driver knows to do to keep that trailer straight. Those who don't do this often end up jack-knifed or worse.
My 2014 Ram 2500 has the same brake controller as the '15 and I feel it works as it should.
