The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline Parking brake cable help

This isn't a problem unique to you but it can be fixed. Your idea of cutting the spring and wire and attaching a cable stay is the answer. I have a 1969 rear end in my 1952 truck and I had to alter the parking brake cables slightly to make them gee and haw. Whoever made these cables evidently didn't have a good measurement from the start. If you or a friend own a Dremel tool, you can use the tiny cutting wheel to cut the spring. Then what you can do is to get some silver based or acid core solder, use that to bind the cable wires before you cut them (so they don't start trying to unwind) and cut the cable with either a grinding wheel or a hack saw with a fine blade. Please remember to neutralize the acid core stuff with baking soda and water so you minimize rust. And grease them a bit, too. Good luck.