brake lines

[lawdog188]

i am about to put a 4" lift on a 88 yota am i gonna need new brake lines?
and is there anything else i should get?

[Rescue]

put more info if you want answers... like what kind of lift? yes youll need longer brake lines. just put 2 rubber hoses(the same ones as you already have at the calipers and drums) together to make them longer

[lawdog188]

im getting a procomp lift...and im gonna get a steering stabalizer.....what do ya mean with the breake lines?...like hook 2 stock hoses to make a long one?

[Rescue]

yep two stock hoses together...

[lawdog188]

thanks..apriciate it

[Oatmeal]

Just drop the brackets where the hard lines and rubber lines meet and re-bend the hard lines (there's plenty of extra give there), in fact Downey Offroad includes them with thier front springs (the brackets), maybe they'll sell them seperately..........Hans

[oregon85wheeler]

I've got 5in and I did nothing with the brake lines.

[Jeff S.]

If anyone needs, I work at a sheetmetal shop and I made some new brackets for my lines after I lifted my truck. They have the hex cutout for the brakeline hardware and will accept the slide clip. They can be welded or riveted onto the frame or where ever you want it. Let me know if interested.

Jeff S.
jeffstoyo@aol.com

[Oatmeal]

Originally posted by Jeff S.
If anyone needs, I work at a sheetmetal shop and I made some new brackets for my lines after I lifted my truck. They have the hex cutout for the brakeline hardware and will accept the slide clip. They can be welded or riveted onto the frame or where ever you want it. Let me know if interested.

Jeff S.
jeffstoyo@aol.com That's the ticket!:D

[robrocketanski]

yeah, those would be handy to have.

[lawdog188]

my friend works at a CNC mill...im sure he could fab somthin up for me

[Jeff S.]

I could give you the dimensions if needed. I would sell some of mine if anybody is interested. I made around 50 of them since I had to set up the machine I figured I would run alot so I had them for future buildups and for others..

Jeff S.

[lawdog188]

how much for the brackets?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

do it right. get the SS lines they are like 30 bucks a side for 29 inch lines. the 2 rubber hoses are booty IMO. you do it right you only have to do it once.

Drew

[lawdog188]

where did you see them for 30 a side?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

i think i paid 30-35 a side from Bent and Twisted 4x4 in chico, california i think the web site is http://www.bentandtwsited.com great service and great product

Drew

[TNToy]

Don't recommend stainless lines to this ppor guy. He's in Michigan, where there are sticks and what not on muddy trails that eat braided lines. I lost two of them inside a year in a similar environment.

Braided lines don't like to be tugged on. The line it's self pulls out of the fitting at the end much more easily than a rubber line tears. They also won't stretch - which is wonderful for pedal feel, but not when they get hooked by a vine.

You can use a front line off of a 90-96 nissan 300ZX. Really long, and available at any autoparts store. A buddy of mine used them on his SAS:
http://home.off-road.com/~mithrandir/chris_sas/DCP03210.jpg

[Jeff S.]

I would sell a pair for $10.

Jeff S.

[L.D.]

i prefer to use the rubber lines. we've had 3 s/s lines blow out this year, less than a year old. had the same problem some years back but thought we'd try-um again. pull your steel lines down ,you'll have plenty:D

[Jeff S.]

That's what I did. I pulled the hose off and mounted my "new" brackets and then bent the hard line to reach the bracket, then I re-attached the stock line. I mounted the bracket on the outside of the frame rail. It has worked fine for over 5 years now.

Jeff S.