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Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be checking out the Kodiak Trailer disc brake kit, which is gonna have a 10-inch rotor and is going to be designed for 3,500-pound axles. When it comes to trailer braking, I feel like it's one of those things that are oftentimes overlooked, you know But obviously, it's something you wanna pay attention to, to keep you safe and slow everything down. And even, you know, a lot of times some trailers already have the older-style drum brakes on it, you know, a lot of times, they just get neglected. They don't get adjusted, they're worn out, and they don't do that great of a job anyway compared to a disc brake setup like this.

You know, these disc brakes are way more effective, much more simple, and helps slow everything down a whole lot better. So with that said, these can make a great upgrade or even an addition to the trailer. So a perfect example, our boat trailer here today didn't have any brakes on it at all. Nothing. And this is a pretty large fishing boat, and they wanted to be able to stop better.

And so this should make a huge difference here. So like I said, he just had regular hubs on it, no brakes. And essentially, this was pretty easy to change out and not really a whole lot to it there. And so with these brakes on it now, he should see a whole lot better braking power and slowing his whole rig down a lot sooner and safer. Now, probably one of the big things, a lot of people are wondering 'cause these kits, you know, they can get confusing at times.

There's so many different types of 'em, and every trailer's a little bit different. But these are pretty straightforward. So these are gonna work with trailer wheels that are 13 to 15 inches, so the actual rim, and it's gonna have a 5 by 4 1/2 bolt pattern. And it's gonna work with the 3,500-pound axles, and you wanna make sure that the axle on the end of it here has that four-bolt flange. And as long as you have that, everything should bolt up and end up working out.

There's gonna be a few different types of this particular kit, I guess you could say, or this style. And really the differences between 'em are just the type of materials or finish. So the one that we have here today, it has this Dacromet coating they call it on the rotor, the caliper, and it's just a really strong coating that, you know, helps protect it against corrosion and whatnot. There's another kit that has a Dacromet rotor but a stainless steel caliper. And the other one has all stainless, stainless rotor, stainless caliper, and everything else like that. So you know, in most cases, I feel like for the average person, this kit would, you know, be more than sufficient. But if you're in extreme conditions or use it all the time, you know, the stainless options might be something worth looking into. With that in mind, you know, chances are pretty good, unless you already have disc brakes on your trailer and you're kinda doing these as a direct replacement, chances are pretty good you're gonna need some other parts to kinda complete the package. You know, like if you're adding 'em to your trailer like we did today, like I said, we don't have any brakes at all, you're not just gonna put these on there and they're gonna work. You're gonna need other parts to kinda make everything a complete package. And that's gonna hold true for those of you that are upgrading from drum brakes as well. You may or may not need some of the stuff, but chances are pretty good, you know, in terms of maybe a rubber line or a different type of actuator coupler to get everything set up. So if you're in our situation, we'll just do a quick rundown of the stuff that we used and kinda get a whole package built up for you. That way, you know, you can at least get started in figuring out all the components you're gonna need to make this work. So first and foremost, you're gonna need bearings and seals, right So we use the etrailer.com kit. Worked out really well. Came with the seals, the bearings, and a new cap here, and even new lug nuts as well. So everything fit up really nice. Kinda got you the whole kit and worked out really well. You're gonna also need some bearing grease too if you don't have any at home or don't have the correct type. You know, depending on what you're doing with your trailer, that's gonna dictate what type of grease you need. Obviously, we got a boat, so we use marine grease. And then, if you added or put these on from no existing brakes, you're also gonna need brake lines. So here's