Thread: Concerns over length of brake lines

Originally Posted by Bush65

Similar point (I think) to Ron's question - you have a small lift (which increases bump travel), but do you have longer shockies that allow the axle to droop further than stock (often longer shockies require raised mounts or lowered bump stops)?

Yep, if you've just lifted without increasing overall travel/droop, you wont need longer lines. If you've increased droop, obviously you need commensurately longer hoses too.

Originally Posted by 350RRC

That's why you extend them by at least the lift. Of course the stroke length of the shocks comes into play. Both compression and extension, with a solid axle, you seem to have half figured this out with comments accompanying the photos.

How is the braking now anyway?

cheers, DL

The amount of lift isn't relevant to resizing brake lines. You need to check how much extra drop travel it generates, and that will be close to the difference in shock length from standard.

The vast majority of 2" lifts dont require extended brake lines at all. My 4" lift required 3" extended brake lines because the shocks were only 3" longer than standard. If you setup long and soft, then you may require 4" extended brake lines on a 2" lift.

Extended brake lines relate to shock lengths, not static ride heights.

i just want to clear something up here......I have a 2" lift and have been running the normal brake lines with no problem.

the braided lines were fitted to improve braking!! so why the 2" extension I hear you ask?....because the lift will change my shocks will change and doesn't mean it will stay the same, so I took the precautionary measure of getting the extension in the previso that my set up may well change in the near future therefore didn't want to have to pay for two sets of lines....as I believe there is one thing (or so i'm told) you can't do to braided lines is stretch them...so I asked the question in the tech section as to how long to extend as I was only going to go an inch but the majority seemed to be 2

So I went two.

i dont have modded mounts or anything but I can droop enough un modded that the spring will happily come out of the spring mount I have nearly lost a spring twice because of this and hence why I have relocation cones to re seat the springs now I was going to buy retainers for the top but this option was cheaper.

and yes I tried the hose clamps on the springs I snapped them

Originally Posted by Scouse

While you're there, give the tie rod ends a grease. It looks like they haven't been near a grease gun for a while .

now you mention it they probably haven't been done for a very long time....I never personally realised they had a grease nipple never looked that close.

I always ask for my props to be greased along with bearings that now appear to be oil feed....dont ask!

but have never asked for them to be done so probably have NEVER been done.....

Thank you for the prompt...will get him to do it tomorrow

Originally Posted by Slunnie

The vast majority of 2" lifts dont require extended brake lines at all. My 4" lift required 3" extended brake lines because the shocks were only 3" longer than standard. If you setup long and soft, then you may require 4" extended brake lines on a 2" lift.
Extended brake lines relate to shock lengths, not static ride heights.

I have the Ironman 2" lift and the brake line are tight when fully dropped.
I even wonder if they are not holding the axle from dropping even further.
This thread convinced me to get longer pipes.

Originally Posted by 350RRC

That's why you extend them by at least the lift. Of course the stroke length of the shocks comes into play. Both compression and extension, with a solid axle, you seem to have half figured this out with comments accompanying the photos.

How is the braking now anyway?

cheers, DL

yeah braking seems to be heaps better..........did anyone find that once fitted with braided lines the noise of the actual braking changed?

Originally Posted by dullbird

yeah braking seems to be heaps better..........did anyone find that once fitted with braided lines the noise of the actual braking changed?

Isn't that just the change in pitch from the screams of the passenger/s ?

Originally Posted by rick130

Isn't that just the change in pitch from the screams of the passenger/s ?

or there gasps from the sudden g force that has been put on them

NOT there better but not that much better