Wow, so I don't know about anyone else, but throughout the years I have had several REAL close calls with idiots pulling out in front of me (when I am going 60 MPH) more than once. I also recently returned from a trip to Jasper/Banff Canada and going down some pretty awesome hills just made my brakes heat up so much they smoked!
I have a 1999 F250 SD with 6.8 Triton and 4.30 gears pulling a 27' Arctic Fox 5th wheel that weighs 10,800 lbs when travelling so it takes way too long to stop in situations like I described with the stock electric magnetic brakes. So, I finally bit the bullet and had an electric/hydraulic disk brake conversion done and man what a difference!!!! This thing now stops like a rock!
The trailer alone now stops the truck and trailer in a lot less shorter span than the original trailer brakes AND the truck brakes combined!
I wish all the manufacturers would offer disk brakes as at least an option for all trailers. I know that is expensive, but in my opinion, its it well worth it.
Has anyone else had any experience with disk brakes on the trailers?

 

Converted my TT to EoH as I got tired of regularly losing the electric drum's to some sort of failure. Once I got the brake application dialed-in, the only real difference I noticed was that the brakes were there *all* the time.

At the risk of insulting, just make sure that the brake controller is in EoH mode and not still in electric mode. Otherwise the trailer brakes might behave more like how air brakes behave and some situations will make the trailer brakes outright twitchy.

And another at the risk of insulting item, in case you need to borrow a truck with an integrated controller, make sure that it is EoH compliant. If the loaner truck is not EoH compliant, it will not work the trailer's brakes at all unless you install a fooler in the trailer's system.

 

Good observations. Yes, make sure your controller is set for EoH mode. I had to upgrade my old The Tekonsha Voyager controller to Tekonsha Prodoigy 2 controller.

There was an outstanding, did I mention outstanding increase in stopping ability.

 

I converted our trailer a couple of years ago and with never go back to drums.

Denny

 

These posts have me rethinking my plans to restore the 1966 F250 camper special that once belonged to my dad. Is the conversion to disc brakes for this truck the best solution? I know it needs a brake job.

 

If it was my truck I would convert at least the fronts to disk.

Denny

 

F250Nut,


What is the name of the product/kit you used to convert your camper brakes? Thanks.

 

I just did mine a couple months ago.

 

I used Kodiak 13" disks and line set from etrailer and a Dexter actuator from Eastern Marina because of price.

Denny

 

The product/kit I researched was TITAN brakes using the Brakerite EoH actuator.

This link shows all you need, including videos of how to install them DIY. Or you can have a local RV shop install the whole thing for you.

https://www.performancetrailerbraking.com/