I never said you don’t need one. Of course a trailer brake will increase the overall safety. You’re talking of a “panic stop” even with all the bells and whistles you’re probably going to be in a tough spot. Increasing your space gap between vehicles is your friend. People getting into accidents...
The engine brake works great with a 2 axel TT with a dry weight of 4300LBS. And less than 1k of “stuff”. No weight distribution or trailer brakes. Never felt that I was losing control or the lack of power. I tested the setup on both the Cajon Pass and the Grapevine in SoCal. If you know, you...
Mine had play too, so I open the boot and found a piece of broken metal inside of the boot. Probably broke the driver side CV joint when I install my coilovers.
FYI buy straight from the online Ford parts store it’s much cheaper than straight from the dealer.
you need to compress the spring before you used the tool provided. You could compress it with a spring compressor (got one from Napa that will fit inside the small springs)