Brake Upgrade Continued
my quest for better braking on our 3000lb 22 ft tt continues our dexter swing axles are 2200 pound rated and have pitiful 7 inch brakes ive replaced ALL the wiring from the truck battery, contro...
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stevemorris wrote:Griz14 wrote:
Have you compared the size of the magnets used in the 7" to the 10" drums? I am wondering if they could be changed out to whatever is used in the 10" drums would help.
no I haven't, good thought though
the issue now is that we're going wear out those little brakes in no time, so to replace them with 10 inch is basically the same cost from etrailer.
but I need to find inner bearings and seals to fit between the new drums and my spindles. outer bearings are the same
we're planning a 5 week 7000 km trip in august to the east coast of Canada, so I expect the brakes will be toast by the end of that!
If you are getting your stuff from etrailer, you should be able to find both the bearings and seals too, just have to spend some time to go through the bearings & seal sections with the measurements you need.
Another way is to know the diameter of the spindle at each place a bearing (outer & inner) and seal ride with this info the people at etrailer can help.
I hope you will be using new outer bearings too with a new drum/hub.
