Ram integrated brake control
So we have our new 2016 3500 Ram Turbo diesel and we are wondering how many other Ram owners are having this issue. We picked up our trailer the other day and when using the brakes it feels as i...
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LittleBill wrote:
how exactly does the truck know the weight of the trailer?
I'm not sure they are monitoring the trailer weight. More than once in all the pages of discussion on this the brake size has came up. The heavier trailers use 2" x 12" brakes. Apparently this bigger brake rakes more voltage to achieve its stopping power. Since Ram is limiting the duty cycle and thus the voltage this combo is not safe.
Last year I had put new brakes on the hauler. Took a while to get them seated in, but were working fine with my '08 Ford. Hooked up the new '15 Ram mid season and things went backwards. Did some research online and found the issue. The fix was a P3. Now I can stop safely again.
