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I lifted my JL with RE 2.5” and feels like ebrake is on

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Hi guys! This is my first post I wanted to see if anyone knows about this, I have a 2018 JL 2.0T 2 door with 6k miles And I installed the Rubicon Express 2.5” lift, I installed and did everything step by step I even watched a video by extreme terrain, after I finished I took it out for a test drive and had two issues 1) death wobble track bar wasn’t tight enough (fixed) and 2) the Jeep smelled like my brakes were stuck so I checked and it seems like it’s the ebrake. I would appreciate your opinion and help about this. ( brake lines are fine ). Thank you
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Hi guys! This is my first post I wanted to see if anyone knows about this, I have a 2018 JL 2.0T 2 door with 6k miles And I installed the Rubicon Express 2.5” lift, I installed and did everything step by step I even watched a video by extreme terrain, after I finished I took it out for a test drive and had two issues 1) death wobble track bar wasn’t tight enough (fixed) and 2) the Jeep smelled like my brakes were stuck so I checked and it seems like it’s the ebrake. I would appreciate your opinion and help about this. ( brake lines are fine ). Thank you
Are your rear rotors hot after a drive without using brakes?
 
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Yes they are hot, I noticed that this happens when after I use the ebrake and when I take it off and put my Jeep in reverse it barely moves so I give it a little gas and then I stop and put drive to move forward and then backwards again and it’s loose
 

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Yes they are hot, I noticed that this happens when after I use the ebrake and when I take it off and put my Jeep in reverse it barely moves so I give it a little gas and then I stop and put drive to move forward and then backwards again and it’s loose
You might have pulled the brake lines when lifting.
Did you disconnect before dropping the axle?
 

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You might have pulled the brake lines when lifting.
Did you disconnect before dropping the axle?
Well I just noticed that it’s my brake pads that are getting stuck and not the Ebrake
 
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How did you fix this? What was the issue?
Well I paid more attention and checked which tire was hotter and my back right tire was so I took it off and checked the brake line and it was slightly pinched between the caliper and the sway bar link so I had loosen the link move the brake line and re tighten the link and problem solved
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