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BroadHopper · 05-30-2013, 07:28 AM

BR is spot on. The brake kit actually replace the drum brakes. This includes the bearing housing as well as the ball hitch. In 2008, the kit was around $600. After buying new bearings, brake lines, ties, bearing grease etc. The bill was close to a grand.

I was trailering a 22' 5,000 lbs. boat between various lakes in the Lakes Region, Sebago and Thompson Lake in Maine. The drum brakes tends to fade and wear quickly. The disk brakes do not fade and the actuator had to be adjusted. You can actually feel the brakes doing more job than the truck. I back it off until all brakes pull the same. This is one thing I don't feel with the drum brakes.

05-30-2013, 07:28 AM	#5
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Brake Kit BR is spot on. The brake kit actually replace the drum brakes. This includes the bearing housing as well as the ball hitch. In 2008, the kit was around $600. After buying new bearings, brake lines, ties, bearing grease etc. The bill was close to a grand. I was trailering a 22' 5,000 lbs. boat between various lakes in the Lakes Region, Sebago and Thompson Lake in Maine. The drum brakes tends to fade and wear quickly. The disk brakes do not fade and the actuator had to be adjusted. You can actually feel the brakes doing more job than the truck. I back it off until all brakes pull the same. This is one thing I don't feel with the drum brakes. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.