Great 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 camper or trailer 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 gonna allow you to upgrade your brakes on your trailer from drum brakes to disc brakes, so that you can take advantage of the superior performance that comes along with disc brakes. So this set is going to include these two brake assemblies, so you can upgrade a single Dexter axle with an 8,000 pound capacity and the number 42 spindles. Our rotors are 13 inches in diameter, and as you can see, we've got the eight on six and a half inch bolt pattern. So this is going to work for your wheels that are 16 inches and larger.
Our caliper's and our caliper mounting brackets are e-coated so they are gonna resist rust and corrosion. They've got a 250 to 350 hour salt spray rating, so they are gonna provide adequate rust protection for your campers, car haulers or utility trailers. If you are looking to upgrade the disc brakes for like a saltwater boat trailer or a trailer that's gonna be coming in contact with a lot of road salt, I would recommend going with a dacromet finish or a stainless steel construction. Those are gonna last a little bit longer in those kind of environments, but if your trailer isn't gonna see that kind of action, I think this is gonna do a great job for you, will be plenty sufficient to make sure that these will last a nice, long time for you. So upgrading from drum breaks to disc brakes is gonna have several different benefits.
It's going to dramatically shorten your stopping distance so that you can stop more efficiently. It's also going to make the ride much smoother and more controlled, you're not gonna get that push-pull that you're used to with your drum brakes. You can see we do have these ceramic brake pads in here that are going to provide increased stopping power for you. And we also have a large two and a half inch diameter stainless steel piston that provides fast, responsive braking. So it is gonna be an improved performance over your drum brakes, so you should be able to tell that it's doing a better job for you.
You should feel very confident in the upgrade once you get these installed. But in addition to better performance, these are also going to require less maintenance than your drum brakes, so it is gonna save you time and money over the long run. So having the one piece hub and rotor assembly is gonna reduce the chance of uneven rotor wear. It's also going to have this vented design that's going to help dissipate your heat faster to prevent premature brake pad wear. And these are a high quality automotive grade construction so they are gonna be very long lasting for you.
One caveat with disc brakes is that they do require a higher line pressure than your drum brakes. So you're gonna need to make sure that you've got a brake actuator and brake lines that are rated for 1500 PSI or higher in order to activate your disc brakes here. Obviously, that's not included. We do sell that separately here at etrailer.com. So this isn't gonna be a complete set for you, but it is going to provide these two cast iron hub and rotor assemblies with the eight pre-installed five eights inch diameter wheel bolts on each. You're also going to get 16 of these five eights inch lug nuts to hold your wheel in place. Once you have these installed, you'll also get the two e-coated cast iron calipers, as well as the two e-coated ductile iron caliper mounting brackets. So as you can see, this does have the four bolt brake flange configuration, so it is gonna be very easy to get mounted on your axle. Now I do wanna point out, I've got these mounted on top just for display purposes for balance and whatnot. When you actually go to install these, they're gonna be mounted on the side. And that side support design puts all the weight on the mounting brackets instead of the bolts, so your bolts are gonna last longer for you. So a benefit of that side support design. You're also gonna get four of these stainless steel caliper mounting bolts. And then we also have our inner and outer races pre-installed in the unit. We'll get our inner and outer bearings that will live in there. And this is a grease lubricated set up, so you'll have your inside grease seals, and then your easy lube grease caps for the outside here, as you'll apply it to make sure that none of that grease is leaking out on you. So like I said, overall a great upgrade, and especially if your trailer isn't gonna be in really salty environments, I think we'll do a great job for you and I'm confident you're gonna be very happy with the improved performance of the disc brakes over your drum breaks. So that completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching.
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