Disk Brake conversion
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Disk Brake conversion
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?
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?
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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.
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.
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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.
There was an outstanding, did I mention outstanding increase in stopping ability.
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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/
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/
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