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[A/S] brake controlers
I have been towing about any kind of trailer you can name for 35
years. RV's, utility, stock trailers, etc. The worst is a variable
load. A rig that is empty in one direction and loaded in the other. A
constant load is the best. Electric brakes are only so so under the
best of conditions. I now have a 90 Chev with ABS brakes. I went with
an electronic controler. It now hangs on the wall in my garage. I put
the hyd. back on. I also unpluged the ABS brake module. <<<THIS IS
NOT LEGAL>>> I am told that some ABS designs don't allow this. I also
did one more thing. On a nice Saturday morning, I went to my
favorite "bone yard" and loaded up on hdr. controller parts from junk
pickups. I was able to find an old "Warner" electric brake adjuster.
It does the same job that the old "door spring" adjusters did, but is
mounted in the cab and is a large potentiometer. Turning it one way
increases braking and the other decreases braking. I set my
controller to the max. setting and go from there. It solved my
problem. If any one knows where some of these old parts can still be
bought, please post.