Is there such thing as a gauge to keep track of how hot your brakes are running? Would be helpful when goin downhill with a trailer and trans braking isnt enough.

Never heard of such a thing. Have you considered an exhaust brake to help with your needs?

Yes i have, and i do plan on getting one, but I just thought it would be helpful when towing in the city when exhaust brakes aren't as useful

Sounds like you could be on to something if you are inventive. I'd buy one.

I wouldnt. :D

I'd get a "revised" air dam that they generally install on police packages to redirect more airflow to the brakes.

Search for 9C1 air dam.



It is a good idea though. ;)

Sounds like a good preventitive device, but for towing purposes it would still be nice to monitor the temps of the brakes. Nonetheless, that too sounds like a great addition.

i could always use more guages :D

I wouldnt. :D

I'd get a "revised" air dam that they generally install on police packages to redirect more airflow to the brakes.

Search for 9C1 air dam.



It is a good idea though. ;)

But what if you're not going fast enough for the air dam to be effective? Like in the city as i stated before. Theres lots of slow speed areas here.

X2 on more gages:D

I wouldnt. :D

I'd get a "revised" air dam that they generally install on police packages to redirect more airflow to the brakes.

Search for 9C1 air dam.



It is a good idea though. ;)
X2 and i would opt for cross drilled chyro-rotors that will handle higher temps and less chance of warpage.

X2 and i would opt for cross drilled chyro-rotors that will handle higher temps and less chance of warpage.

Yeah I thought of that but the problem is your geographic location. In a southern state that dosent get 17 tons of snow in a season, its fine. With snow, comes salt, as you know.

I have a good friend who put a set of drilled and slotted SLP rotors on his Grand Prix GTP and after 6 months of winter, they literally rusted apart. The rotors looked like swiss cheeze (not the good kind). The salt ate it from the inside out. Basically, a waste of a $500 brake system.

You wouldnt catch me running drilled and slotted up here.

Cross drilled rotors ALWAYS crack. IMO, using them on a 7000lb truck that tows is not a good idea. When it comes to brakes mass is your friend.

I do plan on getting much bigger vented brakes as well as the whole brake setup

The Peterbilt I drive daily doesnt have one. It's got everything else though.
It's money better spent elsewhere. If you've gotta load, just take it slow goin down a hill... Either that or I'll see you in the bozo trap at the bottom of the grapevine...

you can get commercial IR sensors for the data. All you need to do is get the resistive temperature values from the sensors and then get them calibrated to the gauge of your choice. A pyrometer might make a good gauge to use for that purpose.

This link will show the sensor, but you will need to fab up an epoxy pot for the sensor and a mounting plate.

http://www.smartec.nl/infrared_sensor.htm

These sensors only resolve to 100C, when i get home there is a company in California that specializes in high heat apps that i will add to this link

There are temp sensitive markers racers use to monitor brake temps, but you can't see the marks while driving

hmmm

Wilwood(IIRC) makes a tape you can put on the calipers that discolors according to the caliper temp, Sure most racing brake companies have something like that too.