extending e-brake cables

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cuboulder96xj

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Boulder/Denver

• Jun 26, 2007

• #1

well after installing the new BOR 6" leafs and TnT 1" Boomerang shackles, my e-brake cables are as tight as a drum! how can i extend these without breaking the bank? the moment i flex this bad boy, they're gonna rip out of the hub. any help is very much appreciated. can i use some junkyard cables for more length?

thanks!

 

johnnyc

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La Habra, CA

• Jun 26, 2007

• #2

If you have rear drum brakes, you can get two passenger side YJ cables.

Or two KJ cables if you've converted to rear disc brakes.

 

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cuboulder96xj

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Boulder/Denver

• Jun 26, 2007

• #3

thanks, i've been searching and reading hard and it seems like the YJ cables are a good route for me. where is the best place to track these down? dealership? auto parts store? junkyard? also, how much would the two cables cost? i just dropped a pretty penny on this project and on a college student's budget, i'm strapped right now kinda. finally, is there a specific year or can it be anywhere from 1987 to 1995? (or whatever the YJ lifespan was)

 

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troy6187

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millersburg , pennsylvania

• Jun 26, 2007

• #4

i got some for a 95 for my 86xj a napa for about 40 bucks i think. but you will have to extend the threaded rod that they connect to at the handle.

 

C85D4x4

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Ohio, Brecksville

• Jun 26, 2007

• #5

xjohnnyc said:

If you have rear drum brakes, you can get two passenger side YJ cables.

Or two KJ cables if you've converted to rear disc brakes.

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Sorry but this is the first time i heard about the KJ cables.

Will they be long enough for a 96xj with a 8.8 rear with disc?

 

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balloo93

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Location

Austin, Tx

• Jun 26, 2007

• #6

It's either NAPA part number UP 95371 or 372. Just make sure you get two pass side ones. The run about $23 a pop.

 

johnnyc

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La Habra, CA

• Jun 26, 2007

• #7

C85D4x4 said:

Sorry but this is the first time i heard about the KJ cables.

Will they be long enough for a 96xj with a 8.8 rear with disc?

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Yes. Part number is 52128510AG.

 

jeeperjohn

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Location

Temecula, CA

• Jun 26, 2007

• #8

On my '92 I just removed the cable stays under the tranny tunnel and moved them back about 2.5" and rewelded them to the sheetmetal. Then I extended the adjusting rod at the "y" connector by welding some more threaded rod on. The threaded rod is metric 8X1.25. I took a long bolt I had with alot of unthreaded shank and ran a die down it it make the threads. It gave me much more usable length for practically free.