adjusting brakes question

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  1. BoxCarKidd

    BoxCarKidd Road Train Member

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    Go to edit. Clear it and put in ....
    Do not call yourself dumb my friend. We are are still learning or should be. I have learned things from you and or questions you asked others.
     
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  3. SmallPackage

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    Mainly clearance issues. Chambers are in front of axle housings. With long stroke it pushes slacks up against them before full rotation happens. So it won’t get full application. Rod to slack normally on Pete airrides are only 3” long to begin with. There is a reason they make two different stroke lengths. Same with some trailer apps. If you put shorts on a long app you can have constant lock up problems even with light brake pressures.
     
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    Where does one find the edit option though?
     
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    Those three dashes to the left of the "Thank"
     
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  6. Big Road Skateboard

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    Well, I've got new cams for my trailer which are Q+ and standard stroke.

    Compared it to a same side Q+ trailer cam off of a VS2RA which was probably 15 or 16, and definitely long stroke.

    No difference in the head of the cam. Not sure where I got that in my head, but it looks like I was 100% wrong
     
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  7. BoxCarKidd

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    Just figure out how to scroll down a bit. It should show up at the bottom.
     
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    I’m not the best at brakes but I agree 100 percent with this right here. All my air ride Pete’s are short stroke chambers
     
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