Foot pedal e-brake and C5 rears - Lateral-g Forums

**WSSix** · #1 09-15-2013, 03:18 PM

Has anyone retained their factory foot brake while hooking up to C5 rear parking brakes? I'd like to retain my pedal instead of switching to a hand pull but I'm not sure I'll be able to. My thoughts where to get 4th gen LS1 cables since they are longer than C5 cables and have the proper brake connections at the ends. I was wanting to run straight down the side of the car and then route the passenger cable up and over the exhaust and drive shaft after it gets into the rear area where there's room. I'm not sure this would work since the driver's cable will be short and running almost straight back to the caliper while the passenger would be much longer and make all sorts of bends to get over to the passenger side. Granted the cable is inside a sheath that will be restrained along the way so it might work but I'm just concerned about the length differences. I believe I can mount the C5 parking brakes with the pull going towards the front. Any suggestions or experience is appreciated.

Thanks!

nicks67ca · #2 09-16-2013, 08:03 AM

Kore 3 has the drum in hat C5 /6 set up to adapt to GM 10/12 bolt. I purchased that with a Wilwood universal cable set up and drilled out the block and threaded the original adjuster in. Its super clean and works very well. It pulls towards the front I routed my ebrake lines around the 4 link cradle. Also my cables are 2 different lengths and have now holding issues at all.

**WSSix** · #3 09-16-2013, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the reply. I didn't think to check with Wilwood for the cables. I tried Lokar but didn't find anything. Taping the block that attaches to the front cable it a good idea. Did you route your cables similar to what I've described or did you go kind of diagonal towards the center of the car like they came from the factory?

Thanks Nick

nicks67ca · #4 09-16-2013, 02:15 PM

Hmmm now that i think about it it may have been a lokar kit but either way Kore3 has a universal set up for sale with their c5/6 ebrake system. The routing was down the drivers side frame rail then followed my 4 link cradle across to the passenger side.

Here is the lokar kit I used. The threaded adjuster is smaller than the OE one (at least for a 1st gen camaro)
http://streetperformanceusa.com/i-95...FcqZ4AodxlYAjA

**WSSix** · #5 09-16-2013, 02:50 PM

Thanks Nick. I'll look into it some more as well.

73camarols1 · #6 09-16-2013, 05:30 PM

Google ''ec-8001u installed in a camaro''. Sorry I don't know how to post links. Theres a post on Camaro.net with pictures and part #. I think it was a 67 or 68 Camaro.
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=155939

**WSSix** · #7 09-16-2013, 05:36 PM

Thank you.

To post links from a computer, simply highlight the address in the bar across the top of the screen, right click and copy or press ctrl and c at the same, and then come here and right click and paste or press crtl and v at the same time. The website posts it as a hyperlink like the one in my signature automatically.

This is the thread I found. Is this the one you were referring too? http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1245566

73camarols1 · #8 09-16-2013, 05:43 PM

Thank you. I added it to the other post. Bill

Apogee · #9 09-16-2013, 06:34 PM

We generally use the EC-80FUTB cables and EC-80CC clevises, however that's just because they have a longer threaded housing end which works better with our parking brake cable anchor brackets. I'm sure some of the other Lokar kits can be made to work as well with minimal mods.

As for the front splitter block, it's tapped 5/16-18 IIRC, so most just drill it out so that the fine threaded stud can run through the block with jam nuts on either side for adjustment.

Tobin
KORE3

**WSSix** · #10 09-16-2013, 07:05 PM

Thank you guys. I think I'll try to get my hands on the 4th gen cables first and see what I can do with them. They aren't expensive. If not, I'll go after the Lokar setup since it's proven.