Why do trailer brake shoes cost so much?
Another post that talked about his oddly cracked brake shoes got me thinking about maybe changing mine out this spring. After doing some checking I've discovered how expensive those darned things are!...
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I have always found etrailer dot come to be great prices, and they have great customer service, and great prices... I dont work from them, just buy.
Yes, volume. How many trailers do you see out there on the road compared to cars? It is not that trailer pads are expensive, it is that there are so many cars/trucks with similar pads/ similar applications that car/truck pads are sold cheap due to volume. SImple economics.
I set my trailer brakes to just stop the trailer, nothing more, and when I had the cheapo timed controller I would just turn the brakes off in city traffic.
the proportional controllers are so much nicer....
Yes, volume. How many trailers do you see out there on the road compared to cars? It is not that trailer pads are expensive, it is that there are so many cars/trucks with similar pads/ similar applications that car/truck pads are sold cheap due to volume. SImple economics.
I set my trailer brakes to just stop the trailer, nothing more, and when I had the cheapo timed controller I would just turn the brakes off in city traffic.
the proportional controllers are so much nicer....
