Hey guys, I've got an '89 pickup that has approx. a 3 inch body lift on it that needs a new e-brake cable. the problem is the cable i can get at the local parts store fits but is very tight, and the last one i put on broke after about a month. is there a place that sells an extended cable or a way to make one longer? one suggestion i was given was to cut the cable in the middle and use another length of cable and two cable clamps, would it still be strong enough? i tow a small boat with my truck and don't want it to snap while i'm at the boat ramp.
Ditto! Cut to fit or go without. Since Ive bagged mine, she just sits on the frame anyhow, so parking brake not needed, your case quite different! With the cut to fit, you can route it wherever or leave it stock and leave the guessing/experimenting behind . . .
After a day of Towing a trailer for Low... .. he parked on a hill.. with ze trailer "Hey sir, why is your truck scraping and making sparks?" "that's my parking brake.. oh ****!" :runs out:
Can't you just gear it to 1st and it won't go no where..? unless the truck running, then that wouldn't work
Lol idk how the frame itself should prevent a 2900lb truck from sliding back either! If i were to park on a hill i'd put it into gear with the parking brake ( and in this case.. frame drop it!)
if you just leave it in first without the parking break, that lets all the trucks weight rest on all the gears. it works but im not a fan of it, because of the stress it puts on all the components
im not so sure about the newer trucks, but on the older trucks the ebrake cable doesnt go in a very straight line, you might be able to relocate brackets to make the path shorter. or maybe try adjusting the swingarm, well older trucks have em anyway. there is a adjustable rod/swingarm that the ebrake handle cable connects to and the cable from both wheels connect to. if you backed it almost all the way you could get some slack at the handle. but there has got to be a "on the shelf" fix for a body lifted yota out there somewhere, maybe search www.pirate4x4.com
is it true that you have to remove the ebrake when you bag your truck because when you hit the switches it starts to pull the cable?
No. It does pull on it a little, but if you reroute it you're fine. Most people ditch it when they redo the trans crossmember to lay out flat. I'm bagged, bodied, with a v8 and still have the stock e-brake. Before I had it hooked up I left the truck layed out in the driveway (which slants) in first gear. Well it popped out of gear and then slid down the driveway. This was the night I finished bagging it, I wasn't home. My g/f called me and said she heard this loud grinding noise and discovered my truck was in the street. Trying to explain to someone who has no f'n idea how to kick the compressors on and operate the bags over the phone is hilarious. I came home later to find my truck at the end of the street. She said "It could go anymore down hill if I put it at the bottom, so I did." Hahaha
