Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
(Post 2631053)
My current rotors are warped and glazed from all the heat generated from stoping 8,500lbs. of boat/trailer by themselves.
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Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
(Post 2632480)
Save your money and invest in a better working trailer brake setup. (assuming I'm misreading your post and that you have trailer brakes- not just using the truck)
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The Brembo rotors aren't a mistake, but they'll provide you with little if any noticeable benefit.
You really need to change over to EOH on that trailer. Simply put, you got really lucky. At some point, brakes get so hot they become totally useless. If they reach this point, you'll end up with a runaway. Surge brakes need surge to activate them and if you get that long downhill that cooks the truck's brakes, your trailer has no way to activate surge brakes. Plus the EOH is much smoother and reliable. and you can control the trailer independently. Cheap upgrade but worth every nickle. |
Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
(Post 2632798)
The Brembo rotors aren't a mistake, but they'll provide you with little if any noticeable benefit.
You really need to change over to EOH on that trailer. Simply put, you got really lucky. At some point, brakes get so hot they become totally useless. If they reach this point, you'll end up with a runaway. Surge brakes need surge to activate them and if you get that long downhill that cooks the truck's brakes, your trailer has no way to activate surge brakes. Plus the EOH is much smoother and reliable. and you can control the trailer independently. Cheap upgrade but worth every nickle. I've looked into EOH. I agree surge alone is not the best route to go. In my case of losing the trailer brakes EOH would not have made a difference as the lockout solenoid was either bypassing fluid back into the master cylinder or blocking the flow of fluid back to the calipers. This would have occured whether the surge actuator was deploying the brakes or the EOH unit was deploying them. Scary stuff for sure as I've never had this happen in 10 + years of boat towing. I always make sure my equipment is working properly before towing and they worked fine when I retrieved the boat from my slip for the trip down. I just about put a load into my huggies when I felt the boat/trailer pushing me forward under heavy braking!!! |
EOH gets rid of the lockout solenoid.
"Cheap" is a relative term IMHO but there's no question that changing to EOH is a worthy investment. |
Originally Posted by handfulz28
(Post 2633536)
EOH gets rid of the lockout solenoid.
"Cheap" is a relative term IMHO but there's no question that changing to EOH is a worthy investment. |
Update. Thought I would post my experiences with the route I took. Added Brembo Sport slotted rotors and Hawk LTS/SUV pads to the front of my '06 Yukon XL Denali. Man, what a difference. I would highly recommend this upgrade to anyone looking to get better braking performance over stock. The only PITA in the swap was GM using torx bolts on the calipers. Took a T-55 and the biggest I had was a T-50. BTW, anyone know what the torque setting is for those caliper bolts? I just took a guess. They were a mother to break loose.
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Let us know on pad life. My experience with slotted rotors was better braking but they really gobbled up pads.
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Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
(Post 2672953)
Let us know on pad life. My experience with slotted rotors was better braking but they really gobbled up pads.
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Can you convert surge brakes with drums to electric over hydraulic?
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