In August I finished the assembly of the rear brakes on the cradle.
Rather than use the original rear adapters and the "hockey stick" brackets for the e-brake cables, I opted to purchase a set of redesigned adapters. The original Zettner design would under some circumstances partially apply the e-brake--the cable routing was snug at rest, and suspension movement could pull it tighter at times.
One could simply swap side & flip the calipers to bring the cable routing back to stock, however some who tried this weren't happy with how close the e-brake cable came to the outer CV boot. This generation of the adapters provides more clearance between the CV boot & the cable, however it does require a slight Buzz-style modification to the inboard pad in order for it to clear the rotor.
Original vs. redesigned adapter. Can't see it in this photo, but the caliper mounting holes have been rotated 5° lower in the new piece.
dead imageshack link removed, see attachmentsOriginal inboard pad on top, modified pad below. Not necessary to remove the wear indicator if you mount the pads with the indicator on top.
dead imageshack link removed, see attachmentsThere's a
15-page thread on PFF discussing various aspects of this brake modification. I strongly suggest reading it from start to finish if this is something you're considering doing.
When it comes to obtaining the modified brackets, some of the participants in the thread noted above have CAD files if you want to roll your own. Otherwise I would suggest looking in The Mall on PFF for a thread by
rjblaze, who is currently managing group purchases of the adapters.
Two final shots of everything assembled & the "new" e-brake cable routing. I wasn't able to support the knuckle in its natural position while taking the photo (it's tilted somewhat toward the front), however the e-brake cable routing appears to clear the CV boot nicely with the control arm raised to ride height & the knuckle held near-vertical.
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