What Do I Need To Add Electric Brakes To My Carry All Trailer?

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I need to know if I can buy a brake kit for my 5 by 8 Carry all trailer I made into a camper so its safer in the mountains. I took a picture of the place the wheels go on without the wheel.

asked by: Diane L

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We can definitely get you all the parts needed to add brakes to your trailer, but it is going to be an extensive list since there currently isn't anything on the axle. I did include an article regarding just this kind of situation, but lets get started.

First things first, you will need something for brakes to mount onto. This will be done by having the Brake Mounting Flange # 4-34 welded onto the axle. This will need to be done by an experienced welded as the spacing and placement has to be exact for the brakes to sit in the correct place. Once these are welded on, you will then be able to mount the Electric Trailer Brake Kit -2,000 lbs # AKEBRK-2, you will also need the Mounting Hardware for 7" Brake Assemblies # BRKH7 to get them fully attached. There will need to be some wiring to get the brakes powered, but the length will depend on how you prefer to run it and all that.

Once the brakes are attached, you will need the Easy Grease Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly # AKHD-545-2-EZ-2K. This will give the brakes the surface it needs to adhere to and from what I could find out about your Carry All trailer, this will fit almost to a T as it will use the same # L44649 inner and outer bearings. With that said, your spindles do use a smaller grease seal, so you will also need qty.2 of # 34823 to complete the hub/drum set up. These also use the 5 on 4-1/2 bolt pattern, which is what is used on your current hubs.

As your trailer/camper will now have brakes, It is very highly recommended that you get a break away kit installed, like the Hopkins Engager Push-To-Test # 20099. This will allow the brakes to engage if ever the trailer were to become disconnected from your vehicle. Wiring this up can be a bit of a pain, so I always recommend a junction box, like the # 38656, to make life easier. This will also make hooking up a 7 way plug, like the Hopkins # H20044, a lot easier as well. Once all this is hooked up, it will complete the set up for the trailer side of your rig.

expert reply by: Lazer S

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Hub and Axle on a 5 x 8 Carry All Trailer
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Answer 1

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 2

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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Answer 3

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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The AL-KO trailer hub part number 8700 that you have is a 3,500 lb trailer hub/drum with a 5 on 4-1/2 inch bolt pattern. Based on that the #AKHD-545-35-EZ-K is the correct fit and would work great.

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Answer 5

If your current springs have 5 leaves then going to a 7 leaf spring will increase the height of the trailer a little and make the trailer more susceptible to sway. Regarding capacity if you go with springs rated higher than what is required it will…

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If your vehicle has a factory brake controller plug, you can simply use the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers – Ford, Item #3034-P, which will connect to the vehicle plug and the brake controller. On the new E-450…

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Answer 7

The number you provided, "7753400" is a patent number which corelates to the Equalizer for E-Z Flex Suspension part #013-144-03. This is for a single equalizer but if you need the entire kit it's the Dexter E-Z Flex Suspension Kit part…

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Answer 8

For your enclosed trailer application I have several suggestions for adding interior lighting that you can control directly via a switch. Since your current 4-pole trailer wiring does NOT include a 12V auxiliary power feed that could power inside…

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Answer 9

The only way you could power interior dome lights on a trailer without it being connected to a tow vehicle would be to power the lights with a battery like a breakaway battery. How you choose to wire up the batteries will in the end be up to you, but…

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Answer 10

The 7290 that you see is a casting number. It is found on AL-KO hubs that fit #99 spindles. I found that the bearings used are #28580 which would be the inner bearing and #25580 which would be the outer bearing. For the seal use #91030.

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Answer 11

The correct replacement for a Demco Master Cylinder 05680-C is the Replacement Master Cylinder part #5650. I spoke with Demco to confirm this for you.

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Answer 12

To see all of the correct wheel and tire combos you'd need check out the link I attached. The option I would recommend is the part #TA43RR which is a Load Range C tire size ST175/80R13 mounted on a white spoke wheel with a bolt pattern of 5 on…

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