trailer brake shoes

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  1. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    If your swapping trailers in a few years any decent priced brake job will do if it’s done properly.. Unless you use them hard that is.
     
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  3. wichris

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    Get a hard lining. You probably use the brakes more than you realize with the discs. At least my experience with drivers with them.
     
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  4. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Can anyone tell me if that's a decent price? 800 if I don't need drums?
     
  5. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    Kit's are around 50.00 x 8 400.00 & 400.00 labor.
     
  6. Tug Toy

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    At a real shop that should be about right. Guys will come on here and say they can do a wheel position in 10 min but in reality from the time it’s checked in until it’s out the door they will have 3 or 4 hours in just shoes and drums. You want the s cam bushings and slacks replaced the price will double.
    S cam bushings usually require the hubs to come off. Then you will likely need seals at $50 each too.

    When I bought my trailer it needed everything done for brakes. They said it would be $1600.00 extra. I told them take off $800 and we would call it good. I did the whole job myself but it was every bit of a full day. Think I spent around $800 in parts.
     
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