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soldier4402 02-14-2013 02:10 PM

thanks guys looks to be simple bolt on. EOH sounds nice but surge works fine and dont really want to spend the dough on something I dont need right now. Plus the boat I have I dont know the time frame I am going to be owning anymore. Its a 91 but is like new and realistically could keep it another 10 years but probably not realuty

ICDEDPPL 02-18-2013 02:22 PM

Cute pu$$y you got there DEEP

the deep 02-18-2013 07:38 PM


Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 3870034)
Cute pu$$y you got there DEEP

I surely do like the feline perswaysion in any and all forms . Thanks dude .

speedjunky 123 02-23-2013 02:26 PM

Tie Down engineering uses dogs in their kits. The last Kodiac kit I installed the cat didn't make it a full season

the deep 02-23-2013 03:14 PM


Originally Posted by speedjunky 123 (Post 3873447)
Tie Down engineering uses dogs in their kits. The last Kodiac kit I installed the cat didn't make it a full season

Their best kits come with cats . The cheaper Kodiac kits come with dogs and last accordingly . :lolhit: They have a kit for everyone's wallet . Sorry you had bad luck with yours .

speedjunky 123 02-23-2013 03:56 PM

Sorry, cabin fever is settling in

the deep 02-23-2013 06:29 PM


Originally Posted by speedjunky 123 (Post 3873487)
Sorry, cabin fever is settling in

We're all there with you . I really miss the sun .

soldier4402 05-07-2013 07:01 AM

ok got the kodiak kit and it was pretty straight forward, instructions suck, they dont even come with them, had to print. But either way pretty simple.

But one issue. The metal brake lines come from the acuator all the way to the axle where it meets a rubber brake line about 12inches long, the end that goes into the old drum or now the caliper is a male end. The caliper hole looks to be about 3/8, the male end on the rubber hose starts at 3/8 for like the first 1/8 of an inche its smooth, then turns into threads and widens out and does not fit in the hole.

I called etrailer to see if they have brakes lines in the rubber that would fit, they seemed confused. Tonight heading to napa to see if they have an adapter that will fit the old male end of the rubber hose into the caliper.

The trailer is a 91, and it seems they used a bigger male end on the rubber tube that went into the drum, then what needs to go into caliper. Any advice, anybody know what im talking about

CAPTAIN JACK 05-08-2013 09:14 PM

Something to check into, if you are using your old DRUM brake surge tongue, the master cylinder is different, I believe it's all about the residual line pressure, when we used a drum brake master cyl at work for a disk brake set up, we would have to take the master cyl apart and knock out a disc inside it, otherwise your discs would "drag" more. Just a bit of info if nothing else check into it or maybe someone will chime in and confirm this.

soldier4402 05-09-2013 06:17 AM

yeah i have read that if you have drums a seal needs to be punctured or something. Thanks I will check that.


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