Disc Breaks

[rmoparman]

I was kicking around installing disc breaks on my Fox. Have a heavy 35Z Arctic Fox. The price is step but everyone that has them love them.

3K for install is step, but safety is everthing.

Please give me some pros and cons.

Thanks Ron

[Learjet]

I had one panic stop that I may have hit someone before my Disc upgrade...no hyperbole.

[memtb]

Lantley wrote:
Disc brakes are an expensive upgrade, but once you use them you realize how inadequate your drum brakes are.
In a critical situation disc brakes can easily be the difference.
Those that think their drums are OK have never tried disc brake!s

Yep! My grandfather thought his ‘32 Chevrolet was the “cat’s meow”....til he got his ‘51 Chevy truck! 😉

[Lantley]

Disc brakes are an expensive upgrade, but once you use them you realize how inadequate your drum brakes are.
In a critical situation disc brakes can easily be the difference.
Those that think their drums are OK have never tried disc brake!s

[memtb]

There are many reasons to go with hydraulic disc. This is a reason that the aircraft industry went to discs, many years ago. All motorsports( except boats...they just have hydraulic) use hydraulic disc brakes....even motorcycles. Reduced fade due to brake heat ( especially helpful in mountain towing), improved braking, better braking when wet, easier to maintain, more reliable.
Only someone that has never used them or stuck in some sort of “time warp”....would argue against hydraulic disc brakes!

[2012Coleman]

What happened? Did your drums brake? :B

[fj12ryder]

I think disc brakes would be a wonderful addition to my triple axle toyhauler, but since I'm not made of money I have to weigh the cost of them versus more money for traveling. So far traveling is winning. At least $3000 if I did the work myself, and that buys a lot of travel miles and park stays.

If I traveled a lot in and through the mountains of Colorado and such I might feel differently, but so far my drum brakes are doing their job.

[4x4ord]

You'll appreciate the disc brakes. I have no idea whether or not you'll miss the $3000. If my trailer hadn't had disc brakes on it when I bought it, I'm not sure at what point I'd be willing to spend 3k on it to have them installed. I think I'd spend money on hydraulic leveling and having the exterior painted first.

[RollandB]

Put them on our 27-5L a year ago, never regretted the improvement on braking and the cost.

[2naEagle]

Splashers3 wrote:
I'm getting mine installed next week - and my trailer is only 3 months old!

I've not seen anybody say that they are disappointed with disc brakes and wished they had not converted...most with, say they won't have another trailer without them.

They are expensive....your call OP.

Mike

I totally agree. If you are going to put in a lot of miles disc brakes are the way to go. Once you have disc you will never be without them.

[ford_truck_guy]

I had disc BRAKES installed on my last fiver and they were hands down better then drum brakes... I now have them on my Redwood and would not be without them...

[blofgren]

Our current 16k triple slide high profile fiver with discs stops WAY better than our last 12k single slide fiver with 12" drums. And yes I had the drum brakes adjusted properly and I don't miss that PITA job either. Go for the discs; you will be pleasantly surprised how good they are! :B

[wildbyon]

After coming home from Colorado two years in a row with "magnet" brakes in pieces...spent the $ and had the disc brakes installed. Never looked back, best $ spent and trailer stops and brakes don't come home from Colorado in pieces!!

[DownTheAvenue]

You may need to take a "break" from all the issues with disc "brakes!"

[time2roll]

Just get it done. It only seems expensive because you had to buy drums initially. Would be so much better to have OEM install from the get go.