electric brakes on trailer

[95' heep]

hey y'all

i am in need to rebuild my brakes on my 16' car trailer

at first, i was suppose to fix the loose wheel bearings and some wiring and adjust the shoes. i simply get the cotter pin out and re tighten and so on, but i got the drum off and found that the shoe's lining starts to coming off and tried to fix the wiring (came out tht the wiring's ok) but the electromagent dont work anymore on one side..

i was like, ok this's good time to get new brakes.

i went on ebay and i found bunch of them going from about $60 to $100 for pair (mines a 10"x2.25" drums IIRC)

what i see many of them talking about "DEXTER" and some other brands, i want to get a good brake set up that will last as long as the lining does ( a whole new brake assembly for $80 every few years, cant beat that)

anything work fine or some brands to avoid or recommended?? id really like to get wheels back on the trailer!

TIA

 

[Sponge Bob]

dexter is the norm for trailer brakes. the brake linings coming off is normal because of the linings being glued on and not used everyday. My factory set lasted 5 years before coming apart. i replaced just the shoes but next time around i will replace everthing cause of wear and tear.

 

[dbperformance96]

Dexter is the premium brand. I am an authorized Dexter Axle Distributor and have these brakes in stock. They are also available with a self adjusting feature. If interested send me a pm and I can get you some more info.

Sean

 

[ceb0217]

when I did mine with dexter parts I just got the loaded backing plates. you just unbolt the old ones and bolt up the new hook up wires adjust and good to go. They where mabe $10 more than just the shoes and mags. the last time I done mine I put breaks on both axles and now I have amazing stopping power.