Question about trailer brakes
My brake coils on a Dexter 3500 pound axle are not wearing flat. There is a ridge at the bottom of the coil as if that portion of the coil is beyond the armature on the hub and isn't seeing the wear ...
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All of my smaller RVs that have a 10 inch drum brakes stopped great, in fact they were capable of locking up the wheels. Then when I moved up to much heavier RVs with 12 inch drums, they didn't stop worth a darn. It was the huge weight increase but very little increase in braking capacity.
Stopping ability is the deciding factor for me, it's not always necessary to have disc brakes? My current 15,000 pound fiver definitely needed disc's. I would just keep the maintenance up on your drum brakes if the RV stops good. If your drum brakes are adequate, buy the backing plate assemblies and you will get new shoes, magnets, springs etc. for only a few dollars more than replacing just the shoes and magnets. Craig
Stopping ability is the deciding factor for me, it's not always necessary to have disc brakes? My current 15,000 pound fiver definitely needed disc's. I would just keep the maintenance up on your drum brakes if the RV stops good. If your drum brakes are adequate, buy the backing plate assemblies and you will get new shoes, magnets, springs etc. for only a few dollars more than replacing just the shoes and magnets. Craig
