Brakes going soft after raising car?

RustyRatRod said
I agree with the above. If you want that "last little bit"......and I would, look at the rear. Clean and adjust them. But make sure the parking brake cables are seated good first. The rear can make a significant difference in pedal height. Really simple to do. After you get the wheels back on from cleaning everything up and seating the brake cables, simply adjust the brake shoes on each side so that there is decent enough drag on the wheels that you cannot just "spin" them freely. As you're getting close, make an adjustment, beat on the tire. Make an adjustment, beat on the tire. Pounding on the tire like that settles the shoes back down and gets all the slack out of them as you adjust them against the drum.

I will read through the FSM and try to get the e-brake adjusted "properly." Right now I can only slightly spin the wheels, maybe 1/5 turn when I spin them and I hear the drums dragging slightly.

I also don't feel them sticking anymore. I was going to take it for a longer drive... but my daughter wanted to play at the park...