E-brake cables on 72 blazer

[Z71paramedic]

Ok, haven't done a whole lot of looking, just trying to save some time here. I have a 72 blazer that I put a 4" suspension lift on, and in doing so DC'd my ebrake cables. Well, since I have swapped to a sm465 and now I need the ebrake again. I'm 6 or 8 inches short now and was wondering if anybody else had done the same and how they fixed it? I have factory 12 bolt rear, and only need to change the rear cables. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

[bp71k5]

I've heard you can get short extension cables and hardware or you can order extended cables from inlinetube.

I swapped to disc brakes on my 12b rear and was able to use my stock cables with a 6" lift. The TSM kit has a little adaptor tube bracket that makes it work.

 

[myraley]

First, Hi Bryan. Thanks for that tip on the parts guy by you. He had exactly what I needed, good prices too.

About the emergency parking brake cable, I had too much lift when I bought my 72 (4 inches or so) and the e-brake cables were not connected. Not a big deal, I thought, until I found out that the e-brake is part of what adjusts the rear brake pads so that they stay the right distance from the drum. The answer is ... a G30 van. The cables (and the little metal parts that bolt onto the back of the brake) are the same but longer on the vans of about the same year (maybe until 1976?) and maybe on some of the trucks with longer wheelbases, but I got mine of of a van, so I can vouch for that. Here, I think I have photos. Oh, I also moved the bracket that mounts on the frame to the bottom but it turned out with the longer cable that I didnt need to do that after all.

 

[Z71paramedic]

Hey, thanks! That sounds about right, I'll see if I can find some van cables. Thanks again