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Any tips on buying trailer brakes?

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sflem849

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Not sure where this post belongs, but we all use our trailers a lot so somebody is bound to know.

All of my trailer brakes are junk. The magnets and pads are trashed and the drums probably can't be saved. Is there an online retailer that is good? Should you just go to NAPA, etc? Any other ideas? I'm a little down about the prices I saw at first glance. Looks like a $500+ job!?!
 
I own a hotshot company and have several trailers. I buy all my parts from the "trailer parts superstore" Thats about the best prices I found and quick shipping too. You can goggle the name and it should pull it up for you
 
(quoted from post at 19:03:25 04/06/11) I own a hotshot company and have several trailers. I buy all my parts from the "trailer parts superstore" Thats about the best prices I found and quick shipping too. You can goggle the name and it should pull it up for you
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I'm on it. http://www.easternmarine.com/ Kind of weird the url has no part of trailer parts superstore in it, but that filled the first page of google.
 
I get all my parts from a company called redneck trailer supplies. Their prices are about average as far as I have seen but the service cannot be beat. And they have never had to order anything it has always been in stock. As far as advice goes the best thing I can say is dont bother trying to get the shoes and the magnets and springs and try to use the old backing plates. Just get the whole thing pre assembled and slap it on wire it up and away you go. Far easier much less work and not much (if any) more expensive. Just my opinion.
John
 
well while we are on the topic. i put new brakes on mine. and when i went to get shoes and magnets. the guy showed me a complete new dexter backing plate with everything on it for $8 more than the parts. these are now self adjusting i thought that would be cool not to have to adjust them anymore. 3 of the four are working great. the front driver side keeps adjusting itself alot tighter than the other 3 so you can lock it up pretty easy if you don't watch it. any thoughts on this??
thanks
Eric
 
The early on report:
Supplier, Brake Assembly, Drum (Complete/Incomplete) Some people sell the drums with the bearings and seals and some sell them separate.

Redneck, 75.20, 118.31(C) + shipping of about $75
Trailer Parts Superstore, 63.50, 129.99 (C) + shipping about $80
Dexter, More expensive so I didn't write the prices down
RA Adams, 58, 70 (I)
Chico's, 70, 89 (C)
NAPA (Elkhorn, WI), 113, ? (?)

RA Adams is a local retailer in McHenry, IL specializing in trailers and snowplows and stuff.
Chico's is a snowplow store in Kansasville, WI.

I am suprised that the "local" retailers are cheaper than any of the internet guys so far. I took the drums in to get turned this morning. I didn't ask how much it was going to be to turn them, but for $89 for a comlete setup including bearings it might not be worth turning them.

I had to take them to the machine shop to turn because NAPA can't turn the inside surface the magnet rides on. The machine shop can because they turn it like a flywheel. I would guess it will be about $30 per drum to turn them.
 
The final deal...
I had two good drums and two junk drums.
- Loaded (w bearings) hubs seem to be cheaper than the empty ones 90% of the time.
- etrailer.com ended up being the cheapest for everything. Maybe it is just that, cheap junk. I guess I will find out.
- Bearings were $19.23/wheel
- Loaded drums were $78/wheel
- Brakes were 70.95 for Dexters and 44.95 for some off brand.
I gave the off brand ones a shot. For 45% less they can last half as long and still be an ok deal. They had good ratings from what I saw. I'll find out that on my own as well.
etrailer hac a coupon code that I stole off the net for 5% off and they had free shipping as well. The "local" guys were all 50 miles away except for NAPA which was outrageously priced. I'll have to wait 2-3 days, but I saved a solid $100. I think it was worth it.
 
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