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    Back tire wear

    I have a 2017rangertrail dual axle and the back tires have worn bald spots on them. The front tires look great. I just purchased it. What would cause this.

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    Is it the brake axle? Bald spots all across the surface? Could be brakes sticking, PO towed it tongue down, or spring problems letting the tires hop.
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    Yes brakes are on the back. It also jolts very bad when taking off or stopping.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishwest View Post
    Yes brakes are on the back. It also jolts very bad when taking off or stopping.
    "Jolts"----- Shock is shot "inside the actuator". While it is apart, replace the master cylinder. Or if your mechanically challenged buy a complete new one and install.

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    Is the trailer sitting level with your truck at the hitch? If not, you're going to have a lot more weight on those back tires than the front, which will cause premature wear.

    Sometimes having the right height on a drop down hitch will make a world of difference in towing.
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    Also, do you have a separate brake control in your truck for the trailer. If so, the sensitivity may need to be adjusted. My Tundra would cause the my trailer brakes to lock up with just the tap of the brakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wishiwasfishin2 View Post
    Also, do you have a separate brake control in your truck for the trailer. If so, the sensitivity may need to be adjusted. My Tundra would cause the my trailer brakes to lock up with just the tap of the brakes.
    The trailer brake controller doesn’t affect boat trailer brakes.
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    Could be the P.O. bought new front tires.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CatFan View Post
    The trailer brake controller doesn’t affect boat trailer brakes.
    It does if there electric..

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishnfireman View Post
    It does if there electric..
    No such thing as electric disks, and a 17 Ranger has disk brakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CatFan View Post
    No such thing as electric disks, and a 17 Ranger has disk brakes.
    electric over hydraulic discs. IMO about the best setup you can have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishnfireman View Post
    electric over hydraulic discs. IMO about the best setup you can have.
    $800 more expensive and no gain in performance. Not a benefit at all
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    Quote Originally Posted by CatFan View Post
    $800 more expensive and no gain in performance. Not a benefit at all
    Says the man who has never used one..
    At first you claim they don't exist.. now your saying they are "not a benefit"
    Trust me ---in certain applications they are worth there weight in gold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishnfireman View Post
    Says the man who has never used one..
    At first you claim they don't exist.. now your saying they are "not a benefit"
    Trust me ---in certain applications they are worth there weight in gold.
    Never used one? How would you know? I would bet you I have pulled trailers ten times the miles most anybody on this site has, and thousands of those miles have been with electric over hydraulic brakes. And there is no such thing as electric disk brakes. They are all hydraulic.

    But none of that changes the fact that even bringing them up is a complete derail of the topic of disk surge brakes from the OP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CatFan View Post
    Never used one? How would you know? I would bet you I have pulled trailers ten times the miles most anybody on this site has, and thousands of those miles have been with electric over hydraulic brakes. And there is no such thing as electric disk brakes. They are all hydraulic.

    But none of that changes the fact that even bringing them up is a complete derail of the topic of disk surge brakes from the OP.
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