NSA RV - ReadyBrake Towed Vehicle Supplemental Surge Brake System - Proportional, Mechanical, Universal Fit, Made in USA

I installed this on my 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, as well as the break away system from NSA. The fact that when I am done towing and all I have to do is disconnect one more cable to drive off in my Jeep is awesome. Since I was pressed for time (and forgot to order it), I used a 3 inch piece of 1/2 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe with a hole drilled through it to act as a spacer since I have the Blue-ox tow bar for it. That actually worked pretty well. When installing this on a jeep, it appears that jeep already has a location for the hole in the firewall in front of the brake pedal. Look up there from the inside and you'll notice it. Install didn't take too long. The longest part of it was because I'm anal and wanted a decent mount for the cable, but not drill/tap into the frame or tow bar mount. I tapped the mounting tubes that were on the blue-ox tow bar and fabricated a piece of aluminum to bolt it into place. Took a couple of tries to get the brakes to work correctly, but other wise this is an easy morning install. Noticed quite a difference when I was driving on our trip through the mountains of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota. Only complaint is that the brake light included to mount in the dash didn't work. I think the LED was bad as bypassing the switch on the receiver still didn't get it to work.

Had for years works great

I did not buy the complete system as I had functional blue ox tow bar so I purchased only the surge brake receiver insert. I modified my hitch by drilling a second hole to shorten how much hitch stuck out of the surge brake, I also cut 3/4" off my hitch so it wouldn't hit the internal brake. Customer service was helpful as I did talk to them several times. I waited to review until I had actually real road experience. I purchased this over the permanently installed unit as there are no electrical or pneumatic parts to fail it appealed to my practical side. Installing on my 2004 jeep wrangler was easy enough even with my modifications, I didn't like the plastic tube at the front as I was worried it would wear so I welded 2 tabs to the brake pedal so I could detach the cables for everyday driving. More secure the the original mounting. I had the roadmaster brake pro which parts were not available and it was a pain. NOW At the park I quickly disconnect and set up the RV, easy peasy. It took only a 8 minutes to fully disconnect and stow the complete system ( surge brake and hitch, cables, safety cables and tow bar) in the RV, my old system was easily more time just the get the brake pro disconnected and out. For brake lights I use the the vehicle pedal actuated lights as in a brake away situation they will work, I also carry a bike rack on the jeep which has lights I connected them to the RV for turn and brake lights.

I bought this product to flat tow a Jeep CJ behind a Ford F150. Everything seemed to install fine, but the jeep didn't stop when towed. Turns out that at least for the Ready Brake unit I bought, the maximum travel on the black top lever (that pulls on the cable connected to the jeep's brake pedal) was only 2.0 inches. Then I measured the travel of the brake pedal before the pedal got "firm". It was also 2.0 inches. So basically the Ready Brake wasn't adding any braking with my setup. I ended up welding an extension arm onto the black Ready Brake lever, now the setup works. In conclusion, the Ready Brake is solidly built (in the USA), inexpensive compared to other options, but may require modification to work with your application.

Oh Boy! This seems Awesome. We are excited to try it out. We have never towed a vehicle before and wanted some kind of brake to be legal in all the states traveling. The reason I am saying it is awesome is we have installed most everything and is very easy my husband said. They even sent a wire with little light bulb to connect the ready brake in back of RV with the front inside of our RV dash so you know that everything is working as you drive down the road. The light bulb is small but VERY Bright! It seems also that with the ready brake in the receiver of the RV before the towing thing goes on, it will give the towing vehicle a little more turning room when towing. At least that is my opinon. We are excited to try it out and will finish the wiring and hook up to the jeep and test it out. The hook up to our Jeep Wrangler 2002, brakes went so smoothly my husband had a big smile on his face! They sent a DVD with for installation directions that we watched a few times before we started to wire everything. Very Nice. The reason I can't actually say we have drove with it is because we are also in the process of hooking the jeep via towing things to the RV too. This is a whole new adventure for us using both the RV and Towing a vehicle. When everything is ready we are sure there will be no problems as it all seems to be installing easliy. I know there are tons of Braking systems out there as we have looked at them all for SURE this seems to be a easy and awesome braking system, give it a try you will be very happy!

I’ve been using this product since 2020 and finally got around to writing a review. This complete set-up was common sense. It was a really fun project and knowing you can afford a product that can safely flat tow your truck behind a RV was exciting. I couldn’t wait to finish the install and test it out. And after 4 years, logging nearly 5K miles and still going, the system is still 100% like new. I never had any problems with the system. Thank you NSA for giving us a safe and affordable product. My rig: 2006 30ft Class A RV w/ Chev V8 6.0 towing 2005 Toyota Tacoma crew cab long bed 4x4.

Just installed readybrake on my 2014 Jeep Wrangler. I live in Oregon and supplemental braking systems are not required, but I am planning on traveling out of state and figured I better be on the safe side. Installation was pretty straightforward, and I also installed the ready stop break away cable at the same time. I like that it was less than half of the cost of other systems, and that I don’t have to install and remove the unit every time I use it. Just 2 extra cables to connect. I use a stowmaster tow bar with a ball mount and I had to add a 2” drop reciever to motorhome, and then install the readybrake into that. With the drop reciever and the readybrake it adds about 16”-18” to the overall length so I think I need to be even more careful when going up or down driveways. I have only tried this on a 30 mile test run, but it appears that it is working as it is supposed to. I have the led monitor light installed in my dash, but instead of hooking it to the readybrake plug I have it set up to come on only when the actual brake pedal moves. That way I know if the brakes on the Jeep are activated, not just the lever on the readybrake looking forward to longer trips, I was impressed with the positive reviews I read about this unit, and the lack of negative ones. Time will tell, but I like it so far

The cable must be installed through the firewall of the vehicle directly in back of the brake petal. I called the manufacturer and was told you can go up to an inch and one-half to either side if the petal , but with the caution that the cable will wear faster. Even with this 3 inch range, I was unable to penetrate the firewall. Left front strut tower was the main interference conflict.

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Excellent quaility well made for price, delivery on time as stated

Worked great

Very well built

Brake cable could be better quality