The panty dropper

[WSSix]

Originally Posted by SSLance

I've had trouble getting my e-brake setup to work properly and steadily ever since I put my rear discs on. I'm going to finally fix it right here shortly.

I had mine working and then had to rotate my brake backing plates 180 degrees and that put the e-brake cable pointing to the rear instead of the front which in turn made my passenger side cable too short. After I ponied up another $60 to get a new one, it still took every inch of the housing to route it to the mounting plate that holds the other end of the housing. Finally got it all set and adjusted then the block I used to attach the lokar set to the stock cable started hanging up on a trans cross member bolt head.

I've figured out a way to move the plate that holds the cable adjusters on the pedal end so it won't get hung up anymore, just have to weld it onto my trans cross member.

What I do know is, my cables come out of my backing plates pointed to the rear, take a 180 and go up over the axles and head towards the front and they still work great...well as long as they don't get hung up on anything anyway.

Good work on the rest of the project, I know cutting into the floors was a big deal but I bet it ends up being worth it. Keep on posting pics of your progress.

Thanks, Lance. Good luck getting your setup working 100%. I'm glad it's working well for the most part though. That gives me hope that I'll be able to have mine working well and not just sitting there looking like it'll work.

I did email Lokar as well to ask them what the tightest bend radius is and if the number of bends it makes will affect the cables working properly. I got a reply back in less than 24 hours, awesome, and was told the tightest bend radius should be 10inches. Also,while it can bend and snake all over the place, less bends are better if possible. So we will see what happens with that part of the build when I get there. Since the connectors won't be interfering with the cables, I'll wait until I drop the rear suspension to get the cables laid out.

Thanks guys.