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| | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 45 | I need to pick up a pair of parking brake cables for a '59 panel. The catalogs list shortbed and longbed, but nothing for a panel. I assume I should use the longbed cables?
thanks
Art
Is rust considered a body style?
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 | The length of the rear cables should be the same for long and short beds, what is different is the front cable.
If you have a Dana 45 rear axle there are no cables offered at the parts places. But they can be special made. Contact Dreamers rods and trucks in everett wa.
Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.
As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | arturo, nothing to do with body style, a panel can be long or short frame the same as a pickup, do you have a 1/2T [short frame] panel or a 1T [long frame] panel?
Bill | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 45 | Trucko- not sure which rear end I have. What came stock?
Red, it is a 1/2 ton. Short will work?
Is rust considered a body style?
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | yes, you have a short bed ... unfortunately the 59 resto pak is missing the page on the 1/2T rear options, but if it looks like this and is positrac, it's the one referred to Bill | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 | If the cast iron "drop out or 3rd member" comes out its the old style rear end, and all the parts are easy to come by for it, including the park brake cables. If the cast iron is a full housing with the axle tubes pushed in it to make an integral unit, then you have the dana 45 axle, and hard to find parts.
Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.
As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17 | Wow I have a 59 panel. apache 38 and I have no e brake cable just a lever in the floor going to the driveline brake. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | wow? all 1T trucks have the driveline parking brake rather than the drum style
Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | This might be a little off-topic, but 1/2 rear-ends were discussed above: it looks like the 1959 1/2 ton USA Chevrolet trucks had 4 rear-ratios: 3.90:1 3.70:1 3.38:1 3.92:1 The information on the RPOs is missing from the GM Heritage Center truck specifications manual. The manual at the GM website has a little more information than is provided in the specifications manual on the Old Online Chevy Manuals website. | | |
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