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Old 10-30-2023, 01:14 PM   #16
Dead Parrot
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Re: Why the **** won’t my rear brakes work??

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Originally Posted by Nick_R_23 View Post
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As a final observation, we can get the rear wheels to stop turning by hand with the brakes completely applied, but it’s further along in the pedal travel where normal braking would occur - it’s more down in the “panic stop” area.
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Based on this, it is possible your brakes are working closed to as designed. Before ABS, rear brake effectiveness on trucks was limited to prevent the rear brakes from locking up and the rear end trying to swap ends with the front during heavy braking. There was a period when trucks had rear only ABS to allow better braking without the cost of 4 wheel ABS.
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