I'm interested in your ebrake cable. Did you have to retain the rotating lever in your setup for proper functionality? I was thinking it could be eliminated.
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Ebrake
I presume your referring to the FJ60 Ebrake part that you can see in the photo. I acts as a equalizer balancing the force between both sides. I did use it but relocated from the axle housing to this bracket i built that is now bolted underneath the rear floor
I presume your referring to the FJ60 Ebrake part that you can see in the photo. I acts as a equalizer balancing the force between both sides. I did use it but relocated from the axle housing to this bracket i built that is now bolted underneath the rear floor
When my buddy swapped a d60 in the rear of his TJ he lost the function of the stock e-brake. He is installing this setup from Undercover Fab that uses a remote wilwood master plumbed in line with the rear brake line and uses the e-brake cable lever to acuate the master to lock the rear brakes. He has not finished the install yet so can't comment on how well it works.
http://www.undercoverfab.com/brackets-and-tabs/394-jeep-tj-parking-brake-bracket-kit.html
http://www.undercoverfab.com/brackets-and-tabs/394-jeep-tj-parking-brake-bracket-kit.html
When my buddy swapped a d60 in the rear of his TJ he lost the function of the stock e-brake. He is installing this setup from Undercover Fab that uses a remote wilwood master plumbed in line with the rear brake line and uses the e-brake cable lever to acuate the master to lock the rear brakes. He has not finished the install yet so can't comment on how well it works.
http://www.undercoverfab.com/brackets-and-tabs/394-jeep-tj-parking-brake-bracket-kit.html
I've seen that before, but it's not a true emergency brake. If a tree or rock clips your hydraulic line, you lose hydraulic pressure and have no rear brakes, nor any "emergency" brake, as you've shown above. It's a good solution, don't get me wrong, but it's just a line lock that's hooked up to the ebrake cable.
The brake setup trona installed is a true ebrake, with a rotor-in-hat design, similar to the fzj80 rear axle, and is the same setup I have. My plan was to connect the factory ebrake cable directly to the cable coming from the rear of my 14 bolt, without the cam system, hence my questions.
It's all good, I'm just picking trona's brain!
