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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:23 PM
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im going to be installing a 3 inch lift in the near future and i was wondering if i will need brake line extensions or not?
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:25 PM
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No youll be fine if your worried just bend the hardline straight it will give you a few more inches of brake line
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:26 PM
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alright cool just wanted to make sure
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 12:01 AM
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Just put my 3" Zone on this weekend. I didnt need them, but they would have been nice. RF was a tad tight.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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I think stock wrangler brake lines fit and are a couple inches longer
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 99 Purple XJ
No youll be fine if your worried just bend the hardline straight it will give you a few more inches of brake line
X2 - I did this for my 4.5" lift and i'm not even close to full extension at full flex on an RTI
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by XJmanXJ
3 inch lift , brake line extensions or not?
You'll be ok in the front, may need to relocate (bend) the front brake lines. BUT...You will need a longer brake line for the rear. It will not be long enough for full flex and will rip apart. Serious Offroad carries extended brake lines and is a CF vendor. An 18" line (about $40) should be long enough for 3 inches of lift.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Apostle2
You'll be ok in the front, may need to relocate (bend) the front brake lines. BUT...You will need a longer brake line for the rear. It will not be long enough for full flex and will rip apart. Serious Offroad carries extended brake lines and is a CF vendor. An 18" line (about $40) should be long enough for 3 inches of lift.

Or....rough country has stainless braided ones for the rear for $27 or so. I'm going to be buying one. I didn't need to straighten the front lines because the stock lower control arms hit the shock mounts before it stretched those out.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 05:19 AM
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read these.....https://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_nf=...w=1414&bih=773
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 06:02 AM
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On my rc 3" i needed new lines. Stock lines were streched tight when flexed.
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