Kain
3/4 ton status
do i need to wire tie them so they dont rub on the tire?ill post pics in a little while
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got my brake lines in...
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I notice the ones I got had a heatshrink section in the middle for some sort of attachment. I wanted to keep them away from the shocks, so I got a coupla long-but-loose spring at the hardware store, and zip-tied away:
(driver's side)
(passenger side)
The top is ziptied to a hole in the bottom of the inner fender. The inners have been trimmed a bunch to allow the shock through, but you could do the same on stock metal too.
The spring is, I donno, maybe 4" long and will easily pull to double that, so it just keeps the line out of harm's way until there's flex.
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(driver's side)
(passenger side)
The top is ziptied to a hole in the bottom of the inner fender. The inners have been trimmed a bunch to allow the shock through, but you could do the same on stock metal too.
The spring is, I donno, maybe 4" long and will easily pull to double that, so it just keeps the line out of harm's way until there's flex.
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Kain
3/4 ton status
this is what i did.and i tied it lose so it doesn't bind.the spring idea is a pretty good one ill get two at the hardware store. and try it if this doesn't work.
Ah yeah. Here's my "old" setup, using zipties and the hardware that came with the lines, which was a metal wire holder with a rubber grommet and a plastic base that the ziptie fed through.
I think zipties might come a very close second to duct tape as The Handyman's Secret Weapon!
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I think zipties might come a very close second to duct tape as The Handyman's Secret Weapon!
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Kain
3/4 ton status
ya the guy at ace suggested the same setup
You can twist a coil before you install the line so you don't have to do this.. But great ideas
My solution to this problem is to install a center drop like the rear diff has and run lines out to each caliper along the diff.
Works great! Don't need as long of a brake line either.
Works great! Don't need as long of a brake line either.
Kain
3/4 ton status
i went ahead and did like dremu did and seems to work great.
I was going to go this route, but doesn't it really reduce the effective length of the hose? If the hose was at its limit (going in a straight line from upper attachment to the banjo fitting under droop) it would be pretty far away from that clamp. With the clamp in place, the hose would have to angle over to the shock and then down. This all depends on how your shocks are mounted, but for those of us with them slanted back slightly I think it's the case.
Yeah, YMMV for sure. This was when I had Rancho front springs which flex like a 2x4. At the very least, though, you could rotate the clamp around to the front of the shock.
See above for the spring-retention idea which I'm using now.
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Kain
3/4 ton status
wasnt wanting to shorten, just dont want the line rubbing on the tire
