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Originally Posted by Cummins12V98

Could be but the pads are NOT sized to the rotor and will wear out much faster than they would otherwise. Not necessarily true. With the larger disc less clamping force is required for the same braking effort but more surface area of the disc is used. Probably about the same pad wear for equal braking effort. You would "think" when making a product for a heavier application everything would be heavier duty. Apparently the engineers wouldn't. A Ram 3500 has very few heavier duty parts than a 2500.

The pads originally were designed to stop a 3K car with the front pads doing most of the stopping. Maybe true but, here we have four brake assemblies all doing equal stopping. The reality is they are way undersized for the load they are trying to stop. Can you show any documentation? Or is this just your opinion stated as fact? Surface area is very important in controlling heat. Heat is directly related (although maybe not proportional) to braking effort. More heat would only be generated if heavier stopping was required.

Larger wheels allow for a larger rotor and when that happens the caliper is larger and pads are larger. I am referring to the modern pickup for example so that should apply to a RV with 17.5" wheels. If you say so.

MORryde is top cabin but they fell short on this one.

Anyone know if the Dexter caliper setup for 8K axles has larger pads?

I know better than to reply but.......