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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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What are the cheapest extended brake lines I can get? I heard you can order stock brake lines off of other vehicles and they are longer. What vehicles' brake lines should I buy? How much longer will they be?

Ill be long armed and such and want to use every bit of my suspension travel without my lines limiting me.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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My understanding is that 1995 Wrangler brake hoses are 3" longer than stock XJ brake hoses. Also, for the front, you can straighten out the brake line and move the bracket to get another 2" out of it.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 96Cherokee113
My understanding is that 1995 Wrangler brake hoses are 3" longer than stock XJ brake hoses. Also, for the front, you can straighten out the brake line and move the bracket to get another 2" out of it.
Yes they are and 96 Dakota 4x4 rear line is 6in longer.Thats what I went with.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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I just got a 4.5in lift kit. What size brake lines would you reccomend to fit that?
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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RC has really nice steel braided ones pretty cheap too. Why go rubber OEM when you can upgrade.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Tankerblade
I just got a 4.5in lift kit. What size brake lines would you reccomend to fit that?
The 96 4x4 Dodge Dakota as its 6in longer than the XJs and is a direct bolt on.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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I just installed a set of Crown stainless steel brake lines, they will custom make to whatever length over factory you want. Think they were around $60 or something off of knowwhere2jeep.com. So far they are great, no modifications needed.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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How long are the OEM brake lines? Would be nice to know when ordering new lines, so we order the right length. Rubicon Express has a nice selection (not a great price, necessarily), but I'm not sure which ones are the right length.
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