Brake Line Placement for TT Disc Brakes

otrfun wrote:
It just occurred to me, if one really wants to get the absolute best response time from their disc brakes, I suppose mounting the actuator somewhere near the axles themselves would certainly help. That would dramatically reduce the length of the primary brake line run. Of course, you'd want to mount it in a safe, secure location, along with using appropriate gauge wires commensurate with the longer run length.

That's absolutely correct - except in my case, our 5er doesn't have any compartment close by. Then as you said there is that need to run at least 4 individual lengths of 12awg wire to the 7 pin plug/breakaway wiring - and that's an interesting challenge too particularly if the RV's belly is covered such as ours.

For jacking - I drop the front legs as far as possible then crib up to the frame behind the axle and as close to the spring hangers as possible using mostly 4x4 by 16" long. This gives me 6 lengths per 8 foot long board. I then raise the landing gear far enough to get the wheels of the ground, add a pair of 6 ton/pair stationary jacks along with the LG. I wont jack anywhere on the axle except under the spring hanger - that 3" tubing is just too fragile. As it stands now, the two longer flex lines may be too short for mine without a standoff from the belly. We'll see in about 4 months or when the predicted snows are gone

Amazing that Kodiak admitted to potential spongy brakes. If I wanted crappy brakes - the trailer already has them and I don't need to spend 12-1400 bucks for discs