Great for coastal or snowy areas, these Dacromet-coated disc brakes offer a safe ride. Short stopping distances and consistent braking keep your trailer from pushing and pulling. Includes inner (25580) and outer (02475) bearings and 9/16" bolts.
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If you tow a boat trailer, live in a coastal area, or experience a lot of snow, slush, and salt on the roads, you know how corrosive salt and water can be. Because disc brakes last longer than drum brakes, you should consider how things like rust might impact your trailer over time.
The Dacromet coating on these brakes offers great corrosion protection, even with frequent use in freshwater and saltwater. It can withstand 300 to 400 hours of continual exposure to salt spray before corrosion begins, which is comparable to galvanized steel. So - unless you're driving your trailer through water for 2 weeks straight with no chance for the brakes to dry - it'll be a while before any rust starts to form.
Say goodbye to the days of your truck being pushed and pulled by your trailer. Disc brakes provide a safer, more comfortable ride than drum brakes. They offer shorter stopping distances and deliver consistent braking - even at highway speeds. So, you won't have to worry about things crashing around in your trailer or camper next time you reach unexpected traffic on the highway or debate if you can actually stop before that yellow light turns red.
More and more people are switching their trailers over to disc brakes. Not only do disc brakes provide more controlled braking than drum brakes, but they also save you money by having fewer parts to maintain.
Unlike drum brakes, which have springs, magnets, and shoes that may need to be continually adjusted or replaced, disc brakes are virtually maintenance-free. There are no springs, cables, or other little components that you'll need to worry about failing.
The brake pads will naturally wear down, so eventually you'll have to replace them. But these pads are also way easier to replace than drum brake shoes. The caliper - where the pads are housed - is located on the outside of the brake assembly. This means you just have to remove that one part to replace the brake pads rather than having to remove the entire assembly like you would with drum brakes.
This particular kit can save you time and money over other disc brakes on the market as well. A slip-on rotor may be easier to install initially, but water can find its way between the rotor and your existing hub, causing uneven rotor wear or runout. With a 1-piece hub-and-rotor assembly, water and debris can't get in to cause any corrosion or contamination.
In addition, vented rotors, like these, disperse heat faster than non-vented rotors. When brakes retain heat, they are more likely to experience brake fade, or loss of braking power. So even if you take your boat or camper out every weekend, these trailer brakes will continue to offer excellent performance throughout their long life.
Kodiak disc brakes have a unique caliper mounting bracket as well. The side-support design puts all of the weight on the mounting bracket instead of on the bolts. This reduces premature wear and extends the life of the bolts, further ensuring optimal performance.
If you want to remount your existing wheels after installing these brakes, you'll need a kit that offers the same bolt pattern. To determine the bolt pattern, count the number of bolt holes (or lug nuts) on your trailer's wheel. This will give you the first number in the pattern. To find the second number, just measure the distance between a bolt hole and the bolt hole across from it.
For example on wheels with an even number of bolt holes: 6 on 5-1/2" means 6 bolt holes with 5-1/2" from the center of 1 hole to the center of the hole across from it.
And with an odd number of bolt holes: 5 on 4-1/2" means 5 bolt holes with 4-1/2" from the center of 1 hole to the farthest edge of one of the 2 farthest bolt holes.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a quick look at this Kodiak 13 inch hub and rotor disc brake assembly set. This is going to allow you to upgrade your trailer from drum brakes to disc brakes for superior performance or if you already have disc brakes and you're wanting disc brakes that have a higher quality finish, these are gonna work great for you as well. Having the two brake assemblies is going to allow you to upgrade a single 8,000 pound capacity axle with the number 42 spindles. Our rotors are 13 inches in diameter and we've got eight of these 9/16th inch diameter wheel bolts in the eight on six and a half inch bolt pattern. So, these will work for your wheels that are 16 inches and larger.
Our hub rotors, our calipers and our caliper mounting brackets are all going to have a dichromate finish that is going to offer excellent rust and corrosion resistance. It's got a 300 to 400 hour salt spray rating, so it is gonna be great for your boat trailers or trailers that are used in coastal areas or on heavily treated roads where they're gonna come into a lot of contact with salt and those kind of corrosive environments. The only thing in my mind that's better than the dichromate finish is if you we're to have a stainless steel construction. So, this is going to be pretty top of the line as far as quality goes. It's gonna hold up well, make sure that your hubs and rotors are going to last you a nice long time.
So, upgrading your trailer from drum brakes to disc brakes is going to have several different benefits. It's going to dramatically improve the performance. It's going to shorten your stopping distance. We do have the ceramic brake pads here that are going to increase your stopping power and a large two and a half inch diameter stainless steel piston that provides fast, responsive braking. So, it's also going to be smoother, more controlled than you're used to with your drum brakes.
It's gonna help keep your trailer from pushing and pulling like you're probably used to now. So, in addition to better performance, these are also going to require less maintenance, so it is gonna help save you time and money over the long run. Having the one piece hub and rotor assembly is gonna reduce the chance of uneven rotor wear, and here on the sides you can see we do have this vented design that's gonna help dissipate heat faster to prevent premature brake pad wear. Now, those brake pads will wear down over time and you will need to change those out, but that's a pretty straightforward process and that's really the only component that you will need to change out. This doesn't have a lot of springs and small mechanisms, like your drum brakes that will need to be replaced and repaired over time.
So, again, it is gonna help save you time and money. These are a nice high quality automotive grade construction, so they are gonna be very long lasting for you, and one caveat to having disc brakes is that they do require a higher line pressure than your standard drum brakes. So, you need to make sure that you've got a hydraulic brake actuator and brake lines that are rated for 1500 PSI or higher in order to properly activate the disc brakes. And if your trailer is currently set up for drum brakes, it's very unlikely that the brake lines and actuator are gonna be compatible. So, it might take some doing to get everything converted over. If you don't already have a hydraulic actuator and brake lines rated for that 1500 PSI or higher, we do have those available here at etrailer.com. Obviously, it's not included in this kit, so this isn't gonna be everything that you need, but it is going to give you the two dichromate finished, or plated cast iron hub and rotor assemblies with the eight 9/16th inch diameter pre-install wheel bolts on each. You're also going to get 16 of these 9/16th inch zinc plated steel lug nuts to hold your wheel in place. You'll get the two dichromate plated cast iron calipers, as well as the dichromate plated ductile iron caliber mounting brackets. And you can see here on the back, as you can see, these do have the four bolt hole brake front inch configuration. So, it is going to make it very easy to get these installed on your axle. I do wanna point out that I've got these displayed on top just for balance sake, but when you actually go to install them, they are gonna be mounted on the side and that side support design puts all the weight on the mounting bracket instead of on your bolts, so it's gonna help your bolts last longer. You are going to get four of these stainless steel caliper mounting bolts. In addition to that, we do have our inner and our outer races that are pre-installed. We also have our inner and outer bearings that are included, as we'll fit right in place there. Make sure that everything's rotating the way it should, and this system is lubricated with grease. So, you are going to get two grease seals for the inside, and then, two of these Ezy lube grease caps for the outside. They have the rubber plug in them, so you can simply remove those, hook up your grease gun to your Ezy lube spindles, if you have them, and pump some grease in there, keep everything nice and lubricated. So, overall, like I said, great upgrade if you are switching from drum brakes to disc brakes or if you have disc brakes already and you're wanting to have that dichromate finish, these are gonna do a really good job for you. So, that completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching.
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