Key On. Park brake applied. Shifter in 1-2 position. PULL!!!

 

Mouthguard is optional, so I am told

 

Helmet too? Lol

 

Ok salad, as promised, pics from my build thread:





See what I mean about wanting it going back and behind/under the perch? Also looking at the bump stops makes me wonder how they haven't crushed the line yet...

I was looking at stock XJ front driver's side brake hoses. An extra 9 inches I think... I wonder if it would be too much?

Also, sway bar is coming out. POS that it is lol.

 

Oh. Wow. Uh, damn dude, you're lucky the bumpstops haven't smashed that yet. Been there, done that, got brake fluid on my face, drove home with vice grips

Yeah my lines don't go anywhere near there anymore.

 

My sentiments exactly!

The other limiting factor on orienting these soft lines is the stupid 'block' construction of the caliper and hose ends. If the hose ends were more circular vise boxes, it would allow different angle articulation for proper bends.

I think I'll grab a stock front line and see how it goes. I really want to try and route the soft line against the top of the axle running behind the perch and maybe fab an easy bracket to bolt it in place. 9 inches shouldn't be too much I don't think.

Guinea pig status! Oh yeah!

 

Wow. Didn't know any of that.

Mouth guard - check
Helmet - check

Thanks yall.

 

I may or may not have cut off the mounting tabs from the ZJ hoses and just zip tied it to the axle....

 

The bracket did pose its own obstructions. Another quick q... will there be risk adding 'soft' length in terms of braking ability? As in flex, etc? Also, how tight of a turn can brake hose make?

 

If it's made with the OE material, I don't believe so. Tons of folks use brake lines from Dodge vans or whatever it is and they're quite long. Same material.

Hmm. How tight are we talking about here lol I would avoid a bend radius less than 2" for 180°

 

Use loops or spirals; not tight turns. You don't want it to get pinched when the suspension travels

 

How should I take car of this on the floor? Do I need to try and smooth it out? I bed lined my floor last year and as you can see I need to do some touch ups because of the rust. I'll be bed lining it again but I was thinking I should try and clean it up more or something. I'd put down POR15 but its not available anywhere here so I'd have to order it.

 

That's just bare metal right? As long as the pitted parts are clean of chunks you can apply POR-15 or a similar product right over the whole shebang. The ground areas look like they have enough texture that the POR-15 would stick.

If you don't want to do that, there are a number of products designed to "convert" or "melt" rust in pitted areas. Naval jelly, phosphoric acid, Rust Converter, etc generally react with the iron oxide and turn it into iron phosphate that you can just paint or bedline over.

 

I am currently deployed and want to order a lift kit to put on when I get home but I didnt remember what axle I have so I had the wife send me a picture. What axle do I have? I thought chrysler 8.25 but I dont see that familiar circle off to the right side.

 

That's a Dana 35