Finished the disc brake conversion

I believe there are two types of discs available. One has one piece rotor and hub and the other (I believe smaller) has separate rotor and hub. The instructions from Kodiak referred to both. I believe the larger 13" discs only come in one piece setups. You do have the further choice of regular greasable bearings with the races already pressed in or, as in my case, the XLlubes, which correspond to Dexter's Neverlubes. I'm not sure of this but I believe the spindle you already have on your axle restricts your choice. Though it is possible to change spindles. If you had Neverlubes before, then you need XLlubes to replace them. If you had regular or EZlubes before then you go back with standard bearings. I believe this to be the case, but it's possible they are interchangeable. The performance difference in the discs over the electrics is tremendous. Having them now underscores to me how really unsafe I was before. In heavier trailers, discs really seem to be the way to go. It's the best money I've spent on my trailer.

I did the same conversion with 13" Kodiak disks from the Dexter HD brakes with Nev-R-Lube bearings but I used the Dexter actuator. I would never go back to electrics again, I have no delay with the Dexter actuator.

Denny

Great write up, I want to do my trailer with hydraulic disc brakes soon, it appears to be a easy swap.


The information is out there, all you have to do is let it in.

howardwheeler wrote:
Yes. I still have never lubes, but Kodiak calls them EXlubes. I ordered one extra rotor with the bearing pressed in that I will carry with me. I can swap the rotor on the side of the road if I have a bearing failure, but you can't swap out a bearing in an emergency. All parts including the extra hub and all connecting tubing and Titan pump was just under $1700 including shipping from stopyourtrailer.

The discs are night and day from the drums, aren't they?

So your bearings are pressed right into the rotors? I have the factory Dexter disc set up on my trailer and when I had new tires put on my trailer it appeared that the rotors are separate from the hubs. I haven't looked into this in great detail yet, so I can't say for sure. I want to get a spare bearing/hub assembly as well to be able to get out of trouble on the side of the road in the event of a failure.

I had a Kodiak kit on my Cameo that we installed from Bill @ Stop your Trailer. AWESOME brakes and Bill is a great, knowledgeable guy to work with. We have factory installed Dexter disc on our Lifestyle. Equally great brakes and performance except the Titan pump is faster and better than the Dexter. Eventually I will change it. Enjoy the new brakes and the piece of mind!

Yes. I still have never lubes, but Kodiak calls them EXlubes. I ordered one extra rotor with the bearing pressed in that I will carry with me. I can swap the rotor on the side of the road if I have a bearing failure, but you can't swap out a bearing in an emergency. All parts including the extra hub and all connecting tubing and Titan pump was just under $1700 including shipping from stopyourtrailer.

I have been thinking about trying to improve my brakes. Dexter 12x2 electric stopping 16K. You know the feeling. I have never lubes also. So do you retain the never lube bearing in the new hubs? Also what was the approx. cost of the parts. Thanks

We have another 35 ft alpenlite friend that finally switched their trailer brake as you did. We have never had any issues stopping our 35 ft 2 slide alpenlite. Nice to have good brakes.

chevman