No cable needed emergency brakes

[evilcw311]

Just seen this. I know several who have customized there back brakes and could of used this.


https://www.summitracing.com/newsan...e-with-a-wilwood-electronic-parking-brake-kit


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[lwarrior1016]

What’s the fail safe though? Does it keep constant voltage on the motors to hold them or do the just move in or out and when the motor stops, it holds in place? Imagine if the battery is dead on a vehicle or you have the engine out and the park brake set, then you need to release it to move the car. You can’t put power to it though.

 

[evilcw311]

What’s the fail safe though? Does it keep constant voltage on the motors to hold them or do the just move in or out and when the motor stops, it holds in place? Imagine if the battery is dead on a vehicle or you have the engine out and the park brake set, then you need to release it to move the car. You can’t put power to it though.

I didn’t read up much but I’m guessing they’re screw type so that if you lose power they still hold. Factory cars come with electronic e brakes now so it’s not exactly new tech.


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[ttocs]

I didn’t read up much but I’m guessing they’re screw type so that if you lose power they still hold. Factory cars come with electronic e brakes now so it’s not exactly new tech.


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So then the problem becomes if you ever have your batter die, and then need to push, tow, move the car. Nothing is perfect obviously but a neat go around.

 

[joe65]

yeah interesting, not sure i'd pay $1k for it though unless i was bored and had extra money. lol. Our new VW has the electronic park break. it works.

 

[evilcw311]

Not sure if I’d do this or if I’d do like others and install a airplane line lock.


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[PinkieT]

Not sure if I’d do this or if I’d do like others and install a airplane line lock.


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How about a regular car line lock?

 

[Werecow]

How about a regular car line lock?

That may work if you hook it up in the rear (or front if you wanted to) and used a simple toggle switch instead of a microswitch? If I understand how a linelock works correctly...

 

[joe65]

How about a regular car line lock?

shit how about a jet line lock, that sounds even better!!

 

[ttocs]

a line lock requires constant power to work. It would work, till the battery died and it would die....

 

[evilcw311]

Airplane line lock is a valve. You hold down the brakes good and tight and close a small valve. When you let off the pedal it holds the pressure on the back brakes.


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[Werecow]

Give this crowd a idea and it won't take long before they come up with a lot of creative solutions for sure!!!

 

[OLD H2S]

Works great, just have to remember to set the brakes hard, but it will not move.

 

[ttocs]

Works great, just have to remember to set the brakes hard, but it will not move.

where is that mounted at in the car?

 

[lwarrior1016]

where is that mounted at in the car?

Looks like it is where the old park brake handle was.

 

[white95]

Looks like it is where the old park brake handle was.

Took the words right off of my keyboard!

 

[ttocs]

ok I was trying to figure out where it was mounted and its been too long since I had the enter center section of the car out.

 

[evilcw311]

This is one way. Someone else had a different unit that looked like a box with the line running through it and a round dial to close it. They had it neatly installed in the arm rest storage if I remember correctly. I’d have to search through old builds to find it.


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[OLD H2S]

I have a pic somewhere of all the parts for the parking brake removed including cutting out all the supporting junk and it is a big pile of steel, like 33 pounds of stuff front to rear. Hard to believe it is the cheapest way to park a car all these years with how cheap Ford is on every little thing. Surprised the auto brake was not perfected sooner.

 

[doggiedoc]

I wouldn’t mind shedding 33 pounds.