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Old Apr 4, 2019 | 05:23 PM
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Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

I swapped in a 95 lt1 diff 2 yrs ago. The ebrake cables that came with it were cut and patched with clamps to make them work again prior to me buying the diff. But now they are pretty worn/stretched and I have no more adjustment left to get proper ebrake function. My car is a 86 t/a that had the factory 9bolt diff. i want to replace the cables with new ones but from my searches.im unclear which cables to order. Some threads say to order cables for a 90-92 fbody, the original 93-97 cables. i know there are different lengths and cable ends. What is the proper cables to get on a lt1 rear with no tcs? thanks
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 12:31 AM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

I just put an LT1 rear in my 89 firebird. Here are the part numbers for what I used from Rock Auto

Rear cables 92 Camaro x 2 (ACDELCO18P1104{#18034022}Professional)
Front Cable 89 Firebird x1 (ACDELCO18P327{#18033245}Professional)

Everything fit as it should, I didn't have to modify anything.
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 10:45 AM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

Sweet,thanks.

I saw diffferent threads stating that it depends on what style adjuster you would need longer ebrake cables to the calipers. I dont want to order the wrong parts and be stuck sending it all back.
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 10:59 AM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

I can grab some pictures shortly if you want to ensure your setup is the same as mine
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 01:09 PM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?


This is where the adjuster attaches to the cables

Cable holder
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 01:21 PM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

Perfect,thanks.Exactly what i needed to see. Looks like it is the right length with just enough slack. How many clicks upwards does your ebrake handle set at now?
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 03:04 PM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

4 clicks and the wheels stop turning. I haven't had the car out of the garage to test on a hill though
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Old May 6, 2019 | 09:47 PM
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Just wanted to end this thread that Everything fit and worked perfectly with the part numbers above. Thank you Corey1486.
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Old May 7, 2019 | 04:52 AM
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Re: Lt1 rear..what ebrake cable?

Originally Posted by 86White_T/A305
Just wanted to end this thread that Everything fit and worked perfectly with the part numbers above. Thank you Corey1486.
Glad everything worked out for you!
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