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Hi Brandon,
If you are using the standard e-brake cable setup that Midstates uses, they have a tendency to drag. The way that they anchor the cables on the frame in front of the axle allows the cable to accuate depending on the height of the car. Additionally, because of the way the cables are spread right in back of the e-brake handle, a significant amount of mechanical advantage is lost. It takes a long pull, and even the the brakes do not hold that well. I installed a Lokar handle and cable system that runs full cables all the way to the axles - good grip and never any lock-up. The thing that will really mess you up is if you adjust your rear brakes with the frame on jack stands and the rear axle hanging down. It will darn near bind just by setting it on the ground. It happened to me when I TRIED to help somebody adjust their brakes last summer. I finally got them so they would grap sitting still but we darned near burned them up on a test drive. Another club member in the Denver area had the same problem. The rear brakes would grab when he went over bumps. By the way, the one that I messed up modified the handle so that it was still in the same location and simply installed the Lokar cables. Works like a charm.
Gary
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