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Hey all, does anyone have a source on front disc brakes for a w200? I thought I had found one but it's only for 2wd. I was braking on a long, very steep hill yesterday and really had to stand on the brakes to make the turn at the bottom. The brake system is all new and works well, but I'm 
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Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd?
Posted by: PwrWgnDrvr (76.205.58.---)
Posts: 1,438
Date: November 26, 2011 05:22PM

Well, if u have the proper brakes on the trailer, it wont matter whats on the truck. The trailer brakes are supposed to be capable of stopping the entire trailer weight without any additional braking effort from the towing vehicle. The truck brakes only need to be able to stop the truck.
If the trailer doesn't have adequate brakes, it wont matter what's on the truck, cuz your're screwed.

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source for disc brakes on 4wd? 1597 Snapper 11/26/2011 08:47AM
.....Jim....... 844 BNC 11/26/2011 03:23PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 830 PwrWgnDrvr 11/26/2011 05:22PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 754 Kaegi 11/26/2011 07:03PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 726 Snapper 11/26/2011 10:46PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 714 PwrWgnDrvr 11/27/2011 08:38AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 759 Snapper 11/27/2011 10:04AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 790 MoparNorm 11/27/2011 10:17AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 668 Snapper 11/27/2011 10:44AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 743 PwrWgnDrvr 11/27/2011 11:01AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 711 Snapper 11/27/2011 11:10AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 777 Kaegi 11/27/2011 12:36PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 714 MoparNorm 11/27/2011 08:33PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 666 Kaegi 11/27/2011 12:42PM
Axle swap? 918 712edf 11/27/2011 02:14PM
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Re: Axle swap? 854 MoparNorm 11/27/2011 08:39PM
Re: Axle swap? 638 Snapper 11/27/2011 08:45PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 751 Snapper 11/27/2011 02:47PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 669 Kaegi 11/27/2011 06:33PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 692 Snapper 11/27/2011 08:48PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 693 Kaegi 11/28/2011 09:00PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 787 Jerry in Idaho 11/27/2011 04:11PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 755 Snapper 11/27/2011 04:53PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 703 Jerry in Idaho 11/27/2011 05:25PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 682 Kaegi 11/27/2011 06:45PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 663 Jerry in Idaho 11/27/2011 06:50PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 656 PwrWgnDrvr 11/27/2011 07:35PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 679 Jerry in Idaho 11/27/2011 08:26PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 693 Snapper 11/27/2011 08:40PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 676 Russ Roth 11/28/2011 02:10AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 649 Kaegi 11/28/2011 09:11PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 635 Jerry in Idaho 11/28/2011 09:15PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 568 PwrWgnDrvr 11/28/2011 11:36PM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 703 Kaegi 11/29/2011 12:55AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 811 MoparNorm 12/01/2011 08:01AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 684 Russ Roth 11/29/2011 01:52AM
Re: source for disc brakes on 4wd? 726 Jerry in Idaho 11/29/2011 07:59PM


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