Shakerhood said:
I painted the bracket Orange so you guys could see what im talking about!
Take this for what its worth! Just guessing here!:
Let's say! Ford made 10 million Mustangs between 93 and 04 , of that 400,000 were constructed and placed on the market with handbrakes missing that PART. Customers start coming in to Dealerships saying there cars are making a poping noise when thay apply the brake, some are saying there car has rolled away. Ford scrambles to find out whats going on with there brake system! Ford issues a recall in year 2000 of certain Mustangs constructed at a certain assembely Plant. The cars effected by the recall come to the Dealership severice dept and get the bracket installed. Ford abanioned this type of system in year 2005 (end)
This may be why we see the handbrake's that are different looking. The above is just a story but it seems to fit. I would think if we did a survay poll of who took there car in because thay had a problem with the e-brake, or who got the recall in the mail, we would find a certain part of the country that was mostly effected.
I got my daughter 95 back on the road yesterday, we replaced the caliper, the e-brake lever didnt work right in the rebuilt one we got in April. The e-brake lever in the new one open's 100%, so there is no drag now. We tested the brake on a steep hill next to the house , the first time the car rolled, the second time she used both hands on the lever and the car held, but creeped alittle. Ford's parking brakes SUCK!
As for the mod you are talking I found this
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=665597
Does this help any at all though in the parking brake strength ?