BertaNation
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When my rear axle is at full droop my e-brake cable is under alot of tension. What should I do. Get a relocation bracket, reroute it, or just let it hang
E-brake cable under tension
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Tree Frog
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Checked your profile and did not see specs for your rig. So not knowing much about why your e-brake cable is under so much tension, I will just throw this out there.
I am running an Evo Double D pro set up (Long arms and King coil overs) This allows for some serious downward droop.
Never even though about the e brake cable until I was reading someplace that a guy had his e brake cable rip the plastic filler thing right out of the gas tank. A few other chimed in about the problem and the consensus was to just reroute it below the filler neck and all the evap hoses.
I put my Jeep up and fully drooped out the axle and sure enough I was about ready to do serious damage to my filler neck and evap lines. Don't really know why they had not already ripped out. :doh:
With the advise the Wayalife crew, I removed the brake cable ends from the backing plates. Then rerouted the cables under all the gas tank stuff and used a big zip tie to secure it up to the cross member.
Worked great and no more worries.
This is not a joke-Anybody with a lift that has the ability to droop out decent should check their e brake cables at full droop and reroute them if necessary. It is real easy to do and very expensive to have to replace your gas tank.
I am running an Evo Double D pro set up (Long arms and King coil overs) This allows for some serious downward droop.
Never even though about the e brake cable until I was reading someplace that a guy had his e brake cable rip the plastic filler thing right out of the gas tank. A few other chimed in about the problem and the consensus was to just reroute it below the filler neck and all the evap hoses.
I put my Jeep up and fully drooped out the axle and sure enough I was about ready to do serious damage to my filler neck and evap lines. Don't really know why they had not already ripped out. :doh:
With the advise the Wayalife crew, I removed the brake cable ends from the backing plates. Then rerouted the cables under all the gas tank stuff and used a big zip tie to secure it up to the cross member.
Worked great and no more worries.
This is not a joke-Anybody with a lift that has the ability to droop out decent should check their e brake cables at full droop and reroute them if necessary. It is real easy to do and very expensive to have to replace your gas tank.
BertaNation
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Sry guys my profile is something I need to work on but I can't seem to do it from my mobile app.
I just installed 3.5 rk x factor kit and bilstein shocks.
Went from the rc 4 lift.
I noticed the ebrake prob while installing the lift. I disconnected it from its hanger above the axle while changing the spings and shocks. And then when I was going back together I had to compress the suspension quite a bit to get the tension off to reconnect it
I just installed 3.5 rk x factor kit and bilstein shocks.
Went from the rc 4 lift.
I noticed the ebrake prob while installing the lift. I disconnected it from its hanger above the axle while changing the spings and shocks. And then when I was going back together I had to compress the suspension quite a bit to get the tension off to reconnect it
rinkishjk
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Remove the bracket that holds them both to the floor, above the rear axle.
Beat me to it! On a lifted JK, there is no need to keep the brake cables secured to the bottom of the tub.
BertaNation
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Ok so just disconnect the hanger and just let them hang free.
Yup, that's all ya gotta do.
BertaNation
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Sounds good guys. Thx
rinkishjk
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Yep. I actually removed that bracket when I put my evap can there.
