e-brakeMods??

keep your e-brake what happens if everything else fails?? the most important thing is MTO "ministry of transportation" inspections. they will pull your shit right off the road if you don't got one. don't fuck with your life it is your last.

im with keeping it. it isnt that hard to re route some cables for an ebrake. run a pull style like a toyota has on the right. or in the console. or a ripper like consoles have, but on the left of your seat like a porche 944.

You could also get a hydraulic e-brake thats used for Drift series racing to make things easier without having to worry about routing the cable with brackets.

http://www.ksportusa.com/asp/hydraulic.asp

Thats what I'm thinking of using since you could mount it anywhere and at an angle if needed.

Ahh, screw an E-brake! I tossed mine, too much trouble to rework the floor to make the pedal assembly fit again after the body drop not to mention all the cable rerouting in the end to have a cluster-fuck of ugly ass cables running all in the way of stuff. I just lay it out when I park it and for the most part try not to park it on hills in case a valve does leak up even though mines an Auto trans there is still the possiblity of the parking rod breaking. If you can make it all work and not look hideous then go for it, especially if its your daily driver.

Originally posted by thacru78



Originally posted by maz duh



Don't ditch it, thats hack. Make it work and it will be there for you should all else fail.

So getting rid of ur e-brake is hack? So I guess tossing your airbag for a billet steering wheel is hack?....Shaving your doorhandle's is hack?...Shaving mirrors is hack? No rearview mirror is hack? I had to tub my firewall to an extent to where the is absolutely no room for an ebrake...Should i put it in the center console Camry style? Originally posted by thacru78



Originally posted by maz duh



Don't ditch it, thats hack. Make it work and it will be there for you should all else fail.

So getting rid of ur e-brake is hack? So I guess tossing your airbag for a billet steering wheel is hack?....Shaving your doorhandle's is hack?...Shaving mirrors is hack? No rearview mirror is hack? I had to tub my firewall to an extent to where the is absolutely no room for an ebrake...Should i put it in the center console Camry style?

It is my opinion that ditching any vehicles emergency braking system is a bit on the hack side of things, you are correct. There are plenty of goood options for a secondary/emergency braking if you look around a little bit. Lokar offers some handle kits to set it up as a centre pull(camry style) that can be adapted to many vehicles. There is also a universal cable kit offered by them that allows for custom lengths and routing options. If the centre mount handle conflicts with your console you could put it in front of the drivers seat like a Fiero has. Thats how my dad set it up in his T bucket and it works well. There is also a pinion mount e-brake available that could be adapted to some vehicles with a bit of effort.

I'm not sure where the other points you have mentioned came from but since you brought them up I will take the time to share my opoinions on them. I've never had to remove an air bag wheel for a billet so I haven't put much thought into it. I would probably consider it as an option on my personal vehicle based on the fact that we as drivers survived without them for years, I typically don't log too many miles on my rides either. On the other hand if a customer came into my shop and asked me to do it to their truck I would say no. If they want to do it on their own thats their business, I will not be responsible for doing it to their vehicle though.

Shaved handles is cool by me, as long as you do a clean job of it. I do like to retain the mechanical release on the interior instead of just relying on the solenoids. Sometimes solenoids fail, its nice to have a backup in case.

No exterior rear views drives me nuts to drive so I always run them, there are tons of cool options out there for them so you can find one that suits your vehicle/personal sense of style fairly easily. Same goes for the wink mirror, it drives me crazy not having one in a vehicle so I always run them. Its always nice to see when Jon Law is on your tail, right?

My whole point is still the same as it was in my first post, don't delete safety devices simply because they are in the way. Do your best to work with the issue just like we do with all the other stuff that comes up when your building a ride and a better truck will be your reward.

mine still works but binds so i just put the truck in gear and lay it out

i will rework it when i redo the truck

mine hit the rim instead of tryin to make it longer with a bunch of half ass wire clamps i ditched it. lay it out in gear 2000 lbs. won't just slide down a hill on the frame

i got rid of mine on the old automatic. no need you put it in park its done.

I ditched my e-brake on my doored truck and I ended up regretting it because it was a standard and doored so I couldn't just lay it out and be fine unless I wasn't going to get in or out of the truck. My bodied taco didn't have one either but it was an auto so it wasn't as bad but it is a safety feature that needs to be there.  I will always find a way to keep them from now on. And on another note I have come to regret shaving both inside  and outside handles on my daily because of selonoid failure a few times but I guess it will have to stay that way till I can figure out a different place to mount my seloniod so my door will open. I have to have it all the way at the front of the door and it sucks. I saw the cable ran through a brake line in the door on an older truck a while back but never got to see how well it worked as it was in the junk yard so I may have to try it. but all that aside keep the e-brake if ya can, no need for preventable accidents.