Trailer brake upgrade question
Hello friends, As you can probably see based on my other posts, in less than a month I'm picking up my new 2018 Jayco Jay Flight 285 RLS SLX. Its GVWR is 8250 pounds, and I have a 2017 Ram 3500 C...
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Waste of money for sure unless they are junk brakes from the factory; then get good brakes. Junk brakes are junk brakes whether disk or drum.
Drum has a lot of advantages over disk. Two of the biggest is they can apply more braking force and they last longer.
The only real big advantage disk has over drum is very little heat retention compared to drum. And that only really comes into play when you ride your brakes down a hill.
With the brakes they have now days if you over heat them; drum or disk; you are doing something seriously wrong!
Drum has a lot of advantages over disk. Two of the biggest is they can apply more braking force and they last longer.
The only real big advantage disk has over drum is very little heat retention compared to drum. And that only really comes into play when you ride your brakes down a hill.
With the brakes they have now days if you over heat them; drum or disk; you are doing something seriously wrong!
