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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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dana 80 e-brake questions

Hi. So when I got the dana 80 for my truck someone had cut the e-brake cables off. Did yours match up to the trucks set up or did you guys go a custom route. I thought about buying a t-case brake but I'd rather try and fix tHe factory set up. Thanks!
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Wondering the same thing. Somebody told me you can use the D80 cables with the D70 front cable. Whether or not it's true I don't know, I haven't been brave enough to spend the $40 or whatever amount to buy the cables and not know for sure. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Front cable? The single cable with hook ups for the cables from each wheel? I'm just about to buy a transfer case brake kit. Its scary driving cars onto my trailer with no ebrake on my truck
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Yeah the cable the comes from the pedal to the two rear cables.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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I'll add my experience. I have a disc brake D80 in my 93. The cable on mine were too short to reach the 93 cable coming back by a few inches. So what I did was use a connector nut and a piece of threaded rod to reach the cables.
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