Video Transcript for Feature Breakdown: Kodiak Disc Brakes-KOD33FR

Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a quick look at this Kodiak 13 inch hub and rotor disc brake assembly set. This set is going to allow you to upgrade your trailer from drum brakes to disc brakes so that you can take advantage of the superior performance that comes along with having disc brakes on your trailer. Or if you already have disc brakes on your trailer and you're looking for a higher quality finish these do have the dichromate finish on them so they are gonna be a great upgrade for you as well. Having the two brake assemblies is going to be enough to upgrade a single, 7,000 pound capacity axle with the number 42 spindles. Our rotors are 13 inches in diameter and, as you can see, we have eight of these nine-sixteenths inch diameter wheel bolts in the eight on six-and-a-half-inch bolt pattern.

So these are gonna work for your wheels that are 16 inches and larger. We do have the dichromate finish on the hub and rotor assemblies as well as on our calipers and our caliper mounting brackets. And that's going to offer excellent rust and corrosion resistance for your assemblies. It's going to have a 300-to-400-hour salt spray rating. So these are gonna work really well for your boat trailers or trailers that are used in coastal areas or on heavily treated roads.

Anywhere where they're gonna come in contact with a lot of salt or corrosive materials frequently. So if you're looking at your good, better, best kind of scenario, your best option is definitely going to be a stainless steel construction. But that's gonna come with a premium price. So if you're wanting a little bit less than that premium price and still having great protection, this is gonna be the way to go. Your dichromate is gonna be the the second best option in that line, and it's gonna do a really good job for you for a better price.

So if you are looking to upgrade from your standard disc brakes to these, I think you'll be very happy with them. If you're going from drum brakes to disc brakes you're gonna notice a huge improvement in your trailers braking. These do have ceramic brake pads that are going to increase your stopping power. They also have a large, two-and-a-half-inch diameter, stainless steel piston that provides fast, responsive braking. So these are going to offer a dramatically-shorter stopping distance.

They're also gonna provide a smoother, more controlled breaking experience for you. So it's gonna help keep your trailer from pushing and pulling like you're probably used to with your drum brakes. So definitely a major improvement in the performance. And they're also going to be less maintenance so it's gonna help save you time and money. So having the one piece hub and rotor assembly does reduce the chance of uneven rotor wear. Here on the side you can see we do have this vented design that's gonna help dissipate heat faster, so it's gonna help prevent premature brake pad wear. Now your brake pads will wear down over time. You will have to change those out, but it's a pretty straightforward process and those are really the only only components that you have to worry about changing out. It's not like your drum brakes that have the springs and all those other small components that could potentially fail on you. So these are gonna do a good job, last you a nice long time. They are a nice high-quality, automotive-grade construction so they are gonna hold up well for you. The one caveat, if you are upgrading from drum brakes to disc brakes, is that disc brakes do require a higher line pressure than your drum brakes. So you're gonna need to make sure that you've got a hydraulic brake actuator and brake lines that are rated for 1500 psi or higher in order to properly activate your disc brakes. And if your trailer is set up for drum brakes it's pretty unlikely that your brake lines and actuator are compatible. So it is gonna take some doing to convert everything over but I think it is gonna be well worth it for you if you don't already have a hydraulic brake actuator and brake lines that are rated for that 1500 psi, we do have them available here at etrailer.com. Obviously they're not included in this kit so this isn't gonna be everything that you need but it is going to give you the two dichromate-plated cast iron hub and rotor assemblies with the eight pre-installed nine-sixteenth-inch diameter wheel bolts on each. You'll also get 16 of these nine-sixteenths-inch diameter, zinc-plated steel lug nuts and that will help keep your wheel in place. You've got the two dichromate-plated, cast iron calipers as well as the two dichromate-plated ductile iron caliper mounting brackets. As you can see, these have the five-bolt brake flange configuration so it is gonna be very simple to put these on your axle. I do wanna point out that I've got these mounted on top just for balance here in my display, but when you actually go to install these they're gonna be mounted on the side. That side support design puts all the weight on the mounting bracket instead of on your bolts so it helps your bolts last longer. You are gonna get four of these stainless steel caliper mounting bolts as well. So two for each side. We've got our inner and our outer races pre-installed. Those are going to allow us to install our inner and our outer bearings in place to make sure that everything is rotating smoothly for us. This system is lubricated with oil so we've got our two oil seals for the inside and then our two oil caps that will screw in place there. We're also going to get one eight-ounce bottle of synthetic bearing oil to make sure that everything stays lubricated and moving around properly as it should. So again, whether you are wanting to upgrade from drum brakes to disc brakes, or if you've already got those disc brakes and you're wanting that higher quality dichromate finish, these are gonna be a great upgrade for you. That completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching.