What is the advantage of trailers having disc brakes?

Service sometimes sucks at a parts changing shop, one reason why I carry parts that are needed for repairs and will ship them to a location.

I am ordering more with disc brakes than with drums, I pay a little more on the front end but reduce the costs on the back end quite a bit.

What?

Am I reading this on the Prius forum?

That's what they claim too but hell my prius stops better with disc brakes than the one with drums ever did.

I also have a couple fast cars that were converted to disc on all corners, they stop better than they ever could with drums.

 

I wouldn't go that far, as relic. Been at this a long time 40+ and drum has served me quite well. Not saying i wouldn't get them but someone has to show me cost verses longevity first. Sorta like supersingle tires.

 

With 4 wheelers, my dad always taught me that disks were better because they were much easier and safer to work on. He said those springs inside those drums holding the pads back could take off a finger. And I watched him change enough drum brakes to know he wasn't lying.

I changed my first set of disk brakes at 13. The entire car took an hour.

 

Brenntag orders all their tractor with disc all around and I honestly couldn’t tell the difference. They make your wheels dirty as hell, though.

 

Because idiot drivers today think trucks are cars.

I’ve gotten to the point now when I see yet another truck cab crushed and driver killed from driving to fast and following too close I think it’s improved the gene pool and probably saved lives.

Disk brakes? After all these years, I could give a flip.

 

Drum Brakes become useless after the pads become glazed from the heat. I read years ago the stopping distance on a truck with disc brakes make it much safer.

 

They might have a purpose on 17.5” trailers or in extreme steep situations but other than that, why would anyone need to stop faster? So they can drive faster? Follow closer? Pay attention less? Have their load shift?

I wouldn’t give an extra nickle for them if it means reduced serviceability and increased maintenance cost

 

For real?

 

Yeah for real GO. I don’t get it. Stopping fast is BAD. If the selling feature was less cost I would be board but stopping quicker is not s selling feature for me