E-Brake Cables

Root Moose

NAXJA Forum User

Location

ON, Canada

• Dec 6, 2006

• #1

Starting to get back onto the never ending project again...

I'm looking for a longish e-brake cable that has a return spring built into it at the brake end of the cable.

Has anyone seen something like this. Spidey-sense says I've seen this somewhere but I can't remember the make/manufacturer. YJ is not like this, right?

TIA

 

53guy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

EnTransit

• Dec 6, 2006

• #2

Just get two sets of passanger side e-brake cables and move the mount back a few inches. Works great and its pretty cheap.

 

Root Moose

NAXJA Forum User

Location

ON, Canada

• Dec 6, 2006

• #3

53guy said:

Just get two sets of passanger side e-brake cables and move the mount back a few inches. Works great and its pretty cheap.

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Unfortunately the combination of parts on my custom axle requires a different return spring setup for the e-brake. AFAIK the stock style stuff doesn't have a return spring built into it so it won't work.

Now that said, the only e-brake cables I've casually looked at have been cut off junk yard axles (incomplete) . If I'm wrong on the return spring thing let me know.

 

Yucca-Man

NAXJA Member # 683

Location

Castle Rock, CO

• Dec 6, 2006

• #4

Return spring? I put YJ cables in my post-lift D44 swap and don't recall any major construction differences between the C8.25 and YJ cables...other than the added length. http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/dana44.html#ebrake

 

Yucca-Man

NAXJA Member # 683

Location

Castle Rock, CO

• Dec 6, 2006

• #5

Well why don't you tell us more about your special combination of parts on your custom axle instead of making us guess whatcha got?

 

Root Moose

NAXJA Forum User

Location

ON, Canada

• Dec 6, 2006

• #6

Yucca-Man said:

Well why don't you tell us more about your special combination of parts on your custom axle instead of making us guess whatcha got?

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Is rolling your eyes at me really necessary?

Suzuki Sidekick front calipers and vented rotor with Wilwood spot caliper used as e-brake. The spot caliper is lever operated and does not have a return mechanism built into it.

TIA

 

Root Moose

NAXJA Forum User

Location

ON, Canada

• Dec 6, 2006

• #7

ZJ cables look like they may work:

Anyone know what ZJ people use for longer cables?