Trailer Brakes
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Printed Date: April-29-2024 at 10:03am
Topic: Trailer Brakes
Posted By: Strega51
Subject: Trailer Brakes
Date Posted: September-10-2014 at 11:59am
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Have an 89 CC trailer. The actuator is shot and one brake cyl. leaks. Overtons has the complete disc. brake system for 649.99. Has any one converted to disc. |
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Posted By: NEDLUTZ
Date Posted: September-10-2014 at 11:23pm
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Posted By: AAM196
Date Posted: September-10-2014 at 11:37pm
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http://www.trailerparts.com/index.php?view=store&s=dt&item=F82405" rel="nofollow - what about this kit? Would this kit work on a 1999 Eagle marlin? |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 8:58am
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My friend has disc brakes & has had a lot of trouble with them. The drum brakes are simple & do the job. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 10:24am
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I am going electric drum when I do the new trailer. ------------- |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 10:38am
| I had an offshore boat that had galvanized drum brakes on double axles. After 2 years in the salt the entire system was trashed. I switched to the Tie Down stainless disc system from overtons and when I sold it 7 years later I never had to service them nor add fluid and they still stopped that boat better then the drums ever did. |
Posted By: Strega51
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 11:31am
| That sounds good. Thanks for the info. |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 12:07pm
This will be my next trailer upgrade I hate the surge brakes. I like to be able to dial in brake pressure as road conditions dictate. I have electric drums on my 20' Vee-nose sled trailer and love them. |
phatsat67 wrote:Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 12:21pm
Have (4) discs on my trailer, almost 10yrs old and never a problem, stops really well also. Electric sounds great however any issue with them regularly being submerged?? |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 12:24pm
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Nope, 12v low current and the magnets are all weather sealed. Probably less risky than trailer lights going under water. ------------- |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 12:27pm
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And pending the style installed I believe if you squeeze the gain manually you can use the brakes while backing down a ramp. ------------- |
Posted By: AAM196
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 4:54pm
| that sounds like the ticket Zach.. |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: September-11-2014 at 5:10pm
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Super cheap to when you factor out the extra money for the actuator (brake controllers for trucks are way cheaper). I am going to give it a shot next spring I think. ------------- |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: September-15-2014 at 11:30am
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Interesting on the electric. My local trailer guy, runs a shop that moves a ton of boat/landscape/sled/work trailers, said to stay away from electric on boat trailers. He said there's always a latest version but in his experience none of them hold up for long. But, he does a lot of salt water trailers so that might color his thinking. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: September-15-2014 at 11:31am
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I would imagine salt isn't too friendly to the magnets and associated wiring connections. ------------- |