Re: Need some trailer help
Ok so its not my boat trailer but i figured this was the appropriate section..
I have a 2 axle trailer.. with only one axle. the other one snapped.. now i dont need much so my plan is to just buy the 2000lbs kit.. but i want brakes.. but its expensive as hell to buy one with brakes.. so my plan is to buy separate brakes and put them on the new axle. .. now my only problem is that i don't know what size brakes to buy and what kind and all that.. . and if i buy the brakes wiring does it come with the part for the truck? and i would need a brake controller right?
If the new axle has the mount flanges, they just bolt and go. One thing i cant stress enough is make sure the bearings on the new drum/hub are the same size that will work with the spindle, ive seen it before when i get calls with people who cant get the hubs to stay on or there sloppy cause they dont fit the spindle or they fit the spindle but not the drums. Since you are getting new axle it should all be standard but do double check most 2k axles use the same inner and out bearing L44649 if i remember right. So a 2k rated hub/drum would be needed, the 2k axle also uses the smaller 7x 1.75" brake assembly wich are expensive at 75 per side. If not much more may want to look into 3500 axle that would use the more standard 10" and cheaper brake setup. Unless your 2k axle uses the same size bearings as the ones needed for the 10" drum they use the L68149 Inner and L44649 Outer (if memory serves)
Most states if not all require a breakaway box that activates the trailer brake in the event of truck/trailer seperation. The wire from the box gets spliced in with the wire from the connector on the trailer.
The connector on the truck needs to be a 6 or 7 way plug 1 has to be a 12v constant to keep the breakaway kit charged the other comes from the controller box in the truck that supplies the voltage to the magnets.
Yes a brake controller in the truck is needed unless u have one already. A lot of the guys like the prodigy controllers, to me it doesnt matter my truck has a kelsey in it works fine, truck before had a cheap hopkins branded on. Depending onyour rig you might be setup with all the wiring if not then need to run some. 12v from the batter, a connection off the break pedal light switch, and a wire to the back for the plug connector and then a ground from the frame to ground the connector. The wire from the battery should be fused mine is 40amp autoresetting.
a good place to look up parts and watch install videos check out etrailer.com
