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Educate Me on Mountain Brakes

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by robbiehorn, Dec 2, 2013.

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  1. Dec 2, 2013 #1
    robbiehorn

    robbiehorn Light Load Member

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    03 Freightliner Coulmbia rear brake shoes measure 8" wide. Replacement shoes & drums that a parts house is trying to sell me are all for shoes that are 7" wide. I haul a reefer with meat loads which is always pretty heavy and go to Washington & Pennsylvania a lot. The guy at the parts house doesn't know what it is like when you drop off cabbage hill with a heavy load. I think that I need to go back with 8" brakes but they are telling me the 7" ones will work. I called Freightliner and they recommend putting the 8" ones back on it. Looking for some experienced advise here please.
     
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  3. Dec 2, 2013 #2
    windsmith

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    Freightliner says 8", go with 8".
     
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  4. Dec 2, 2013 #3
    truckman29801

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    why dont you just go to the dealer and get the brakes? they cant be too much more expensive. personally id go with 8, that extra inch will acount for a total of 4 inches lost on braking friction, 4 inches is alot.
     
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  5. Dec 2, 2013 #4
    dude6710

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    That's not what she said.
     
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  7. Dec 2, 2013 #5
    truckman29801

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    LOL HAHAHA:biggrin_25519: Well today we learn that size matters, 8 inches is better than 7,
     
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  8. Dec 2, 2013 #6
    robbiehorn

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    Dealer has to order them and that's what I am going to do.
     
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  9. Dec 2, 2013 #7
    truckman29801

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    Good, the Parts people will try and sell you anything
     
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  10. Dec 2, 2013 #8
    98989

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    you can never have too much brakes , i dont know how prices are in US

    but here larger brakes are just little bit more expensive , so in my opinion only largest are enough, my mercedes have 8,4inch on front axles and 10.6inch back and price is very similar maybe 20$ per wheel more
     
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  11. Dec 2, 2013 #9
    robbiehorn

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    Just bought 4 new 16.5x 8 drums from Rush Truck Centers for $764.12 with tax. They were $26 a drum cheaper than Freightliner and they had them in stock.:biggrin_25520:
     
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  12. Dec 2, 2013 #10
    truckman29801

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    They are 100 per drum new in SC/GA border
     
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