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Perfect for your camper, car hauler, or trailer, these 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 5/8" bolts.
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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. Now this set is going to allow you to upgrade the brakes on your trailer from drum brakes to disc brakes, so that you can get the superior performance that comes along with having disc brakes on your trailer. This set is going to include two of these brake assemblies, so it will be enough to upgrade a single Dexter axle with the 8,000 pound capacity and the number 42 spindles. Our rotors are 13 inches in diameter, and as you can see, we have the eight on six and a half inch bolt pattern, so these are going to fit your wheels that are 16 inches and larger. Our hub and rotors, as well as our caliper and our caliper mounting brackets are e-coated.
So they're gonna resist rust and corrosion with a 250 to 350 hour salt spray rating. So this is gonna provide adequate rust protection for your campers, car haulers, or utility type trailers. If you're looking to upgrade disc brakes for like a saltwater boat trailer, or a trailer that's gonna be coming into contact with a lot of road salt throughout the year, this probably isn't the best set for you. I'd recommend more of a like a dacromet finish or a stainless steel construction. Those are gonna hold up better in those environments, but if your trailer's not gonna be in those kind of environments, this will do a great job for you.
It'll last 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 shorten your stopping distance. It's also going to give you a smoother, more controlled ride, so you're not gonna experience that push and pull that you're often experiencing with your drum brakes. We do have the ceramic brake pads here that help to increase your stopping power, and you can't see it, but there is a large two and a half inch diameter stainless steel piston that provides fast, responsive braking for you.
So it is going to be a dramatically improved performance. And in addition to better performance, these are also going to require less maintenance than your drum brakes. So it is gonna help save you time and money over the long run. Having that one piece hub and rotor assembly is going to reduce the chance of uneven rotor wear. And we also have the vented design here that's gonna help dissipate your heat faster to prevent premature brake pad wear.
And then all around these do have a nice high quality automotive grade construction, so they are gonna be very long lasting for you. Now the one caveat with upgrading two disc brakes is that they do require a higher line pressure than your drum breaks. So you wanna make sure that you have a actuator, a brake actuator, and brake lines that are rated for 1500 PSI or higher in order to properly activate your disc brakes. But if you don't already have those, we have them available here at etrailer.com. They are sold separately, obviously, they're not included in this kit. This kit will include the two e-coasted cast iron hub and rotor assemblies with the eight pre-installed five eight inch diameter wheel bolts for each. You're also going to get 16 of these five eights inch zinc plated steel lug nuts to make sure that your wheel stays in place. You'll get the two e-coated cast iron calipers, as well as the two e-coated ductile iron caliper mounting brackets. As you can see these do have the four bolt brake flange configuration, so they are gonna be very easy to get installed on your axle. I do wanna point out, I have these displayed on top here just for balance purposes, but when you actually go to install these, they are gonna be mounted on the side and that side support design puts all the weight on the mounting bracket itself instead of on your bolt, so it's gonna help your bolts last longer. And these are stainless steel caliber mounting bolts, you'll get four of those with this kit. You're also going to have your inner and outer races that are pre-installed. Then you have your inner and outer bearings that will go inside there. And this kit is lubricated with grease so you're gonna get your two grease seals for the inside and then your two easy lube grease caps that have that removable plug there in the center so that you can access your easy lube spindles, pump grease in there very easily in between your regular grease. Packing your bearings, you can pull that out, put some pump some grease in through there, make sure everything's gonna be well lubricated and moving smoothly. So like I said, if you are looking to upgrade your brakes for your camper, utility trailer, that kind of thing, these are gonna be a major upgrade for you. So that completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching.
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