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Old 02-04-2014, 01:06 PM   #1
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short parking brake cable

ok so I put a 6" lift on my 71 Blazer and have a too short cable at the point where the cable goes to each drum. need to either make some type of drop down bracket or use a longer cable if that's possible. any suggestions or what someone else did to solve that problem. Pics would help if you have them. Thanks
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Old 02-06-2014, 09:19 PM   #2
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Re: short parking brake cable

Go to he parts store and look through the brake cable catalog. I don't have any numbers anymore but find your stock cable and length and find one 4-6inches longer. That or you can make a drop bracket to relocate your main cable lower.
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Old 02-06-2014, 09:30 PM   #3
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Re: short parking brake cable

I was looking around and someone said a g30 van ebrake cable was long enough to clear the gap. Also someone said that you can get longer canles from inline tube. That's all I got.
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Old 02-07-2014, 08:55 AM   #4
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Re: short parking brake cable

Thanks Guys. I'm making a drop down bracket for the time being. Working with a pretty tight budget and looking for the cheapest "best" way to do it. Will look into a longer cable as $$$ permits. Had to stop working because of health issues but didn't want it to prevent me from wrenching on my toy. I'm too close to finishing now to quit. Thanks again
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Old 02-07-2014, 11:31 PM   #5
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Re: short parking brake cable

When you get this worked out, would you be so kind as to post pics etc of what you did. I have a six inch lift also and would like to get mine working again.
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Old 02-08-2014, 04:54 PM   #6
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Re: short parking brake cable

Hey its great to hear from the "left" coast. I moved from El Dorado hills to S.Carolina a couple of years ago and sure miss home. Ok enough tears. Yea I'd like to do this the right way and replace the cable with a longer one but will just make a drop down for now but will post some pics as soon as I get it done.
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