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There are multiple reasons we are sticking with drums. The size of the 3/4 ton drum brakes dwarfs the 1/2 ton stuff. This truck won't be "light" but compared to an actual 3/4 ton truck the drum brakes are still overkill. Plus we already have it. A few bucks spent to put fresh shoes, hardware and wheel cylinders and we will have good solid brakes.

Don't get me wrong I know disc brakes are great, but for this application it's just not needed. I'm not planning on mudding this rig so dealing with mud in the drums isn't a problem. Nor do I want extra complexity with an added driveline brake or dealing with finding the right prop valve to run on a 4 wheel disc setup. Besides, the future upgrade in my case is going to swap over to hydroboost for more braking power.