Once everyone's geritol attacks settle down you can get back to normal reading, lol.
Anyone reads my posts, I'm about the farthest from the weight or towing police there is on here, but I would totally put an Ebrake on a pickup that's getting pushed downhill by a 17k plus trailer.
$2600 is steep. BD brakes can be had for $1200 and about 4 hrs install.
2+ yrs and 40kmi on my BD brake without issue.
But if you're not keeping the truck it does seem like kinda waste of $.
You'll love it towing anywhere and even empty driving.
The difference in brake wear is very noticeable. For example, just put the Ebrake on my 07 before the drive up to AK. 2400 mi later, grossing about 18k between truck, camper and trailer, I barely had brake dust on my front wheels. Looked like 2 weeks of commuting, not 2000mi of heavy haul through more mountains than I can recall.
