TheBuggyman

Towman,
We run pinion brakes on our Deuce rock crawler axles with great sucess but we found out three things:

1) We experienced alot of vibration unless one axle was fully locked. (spooled or welded)
We weld the rears and use a Detroit in the front.

2) Pinion brakes are more of an on/off control instead of a modulating control unless you
use low friction circle track pads.

3) Pinion brakes generate an enormous amount of heat even when they are not being
used, remember, the pinion is spinning roughly 6.5 times as fast as the wheel.

Conclusion: I can lock up four 44" Swampers on dry pavement with a manual brake set up and two pinion brakes! P-brakes kick major hind-end off road but i do not think that they would be a good choice for a street driven vehicle. Just an opinion from someone who has them. Hope this helps.

BTW, USA6X6 has very nice P-brake set ups for the Deuce with Wilwood Calipers and low friction pads at a good price. Rotors too. They may be able to get you squared away on a set for the Fiver.

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