Megadan Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I've got most of my parts together for my rear disc swap and WJ Booster and Master upgrade. I do have new E-brake cables already for the truck, but I do know that the cable ends for the E-brake are different, and that the ZJ e-brake cables are roughly half the length of the MJ which makes them not really useable. I've done a little searching on the swap, but all of the XJ info out there simply says "use ZJ cables" and I don't find much of anything useful that is MJ Specific.What I am looking for is links, pics, etc of what you or someone else has done to solve the E-brake actuation with the ZJ rear discs. As it stands I can still do the swap and be no worse for wear because my e-brake doesn't work with my drums either (front cable broke), but it would be nice to have an actual working e-brake some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnc1991 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm in the same boat as you. From what I read, the PS zj cable is long enough. I haven't hooked them up yet, but they seem plenty long enough. I can snap a picture tomorrow if you'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Get two passenger cables........DS is a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megadan Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Get two passenger cables........DS is a stretch. All of the off the shelf cable measures of a ZJ passenger side are 43" (rounded up) while the rear Comanche cables are 52" (rounded up). That's a 9" difference in total length, which is quite a bit. Did you move the loop hangers for the cables, or maybe run them differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepman Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Yup when I had that setup in my MJ I just used 2 PS ZJ cables and they were a little tight on the turn but they worked out fine and I kept the equalizer mount in the same OE location... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfrog Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Use the cables from a Liberty or an Explorer, passenger side. The Grand Cherokee cables were too short even for my Cherokee, used an Explorer passenger side and I have so much extra length I had to loop it. Should work fine for an MJ (I plan to use the same when I finally convert my Comanche this summer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megadan Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Use the cables from a Liberty or an Explorer, passenger side. The Grand Cherokee cables were too short even for my Cherokee, used an Explorer passenger side and I have so much extra length I had to loop it. Should work fine for an MJ (I plan to use the same when I finally convert my Comanche this summer). That's not a bad idea. The Liberty and explorer cables are 77-78" in length, which is defintely longer, but there may be a way to work around it better. At least I would have slack if I do a lift later. :laughin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megadan Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Doing a search, the 2006 Grand Cherokee and Commander rear parking brake cables seem to be a potential winner. They are only about 1-2 inches shorter than the MJ Cables and look to have the correct ends on them. I may order one and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989 Eliminator Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 How much did all the parts for the rear disk conversion cost? Just the rear brake parts and not the master cylinder & brake booster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megadan Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Well, cost depends on how you want to go. I went to the junkyard and removed the backing plate/bracket/dust shield from a ZJ for $15 each and cleaned them up and I'm going to paint them black. I bought rebuilt calipers for $18+5 core(ea.) and rear pads for $15 from a buddy that works at a parts store. Parking brake hardware and shoes and rear rotors off rock auto for about $60 shipped. So maybe $150 ish, new cables will be another $30ish and any other small misc costs for hardware on top of that. Just round it off and call it $200, but that was for 90% new/rebuilt stuff. You could probably get it done cheaper with used bits, but I prefer to start fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue XJ Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I used cables from a KJ, but my ebrake is the hand one from an XJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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