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Gonna be installing a 4.5" lift this week on my 99 xj...my question is can i get away with using the stock brake line for now....not gonna wheel it until late spring-early summer after fixing some other things
You can extend your stock brake lines a little bit by taking the bracket off the fender well but I would recommend getting longer brake lines asap. I have a 4 inch lift and got extended lines
If your still on short arms, especially if there stock, the amount of list wont need them as short arms will only allow for a certain amount of down travel before it stops by hitting the coil bucket. With hard line straightened, I can go full droop and still have slack in my soft lines. Thats with warrior LCAs
This is at full droop, shocks are disconnected and the lca's are resting on the coil buckets. Still room on the soft line to drop about another inch or two
When I installed my RC X-Series 4.5" lift I would have had enough length up front for on the street, however, I had nothing to spare in the rear. I actually gained around 5" in the rear and the rubber line was almost tight, so even a pothole could have cause it to tear or break.
When I installed my RC X-Series 4.5" lift I would have had enough length up front for on the street, however, I had nothing to spare in the rear. I actually gained around 5" in the rear and the rubber line was almost tight, so even a pothole could have cause it to tear or break.
theyre stronger than you think, When I put mine up on the lift, the line gets pretty tight. I have a durango one to swap in. Ill get around to it at some point
theyre stronger than you think, When I put mine up on the lift, the line gets pretty tight. I have a durango one to swap in. Ill get around to it at some point
I understand they're built tough to hold up to the elements and what not, but I personally would not run them. To each their own.
They are gonna get changed as soon as i free up more funds....just forgot to order them with everything else ehile i had some free cash...thanks for the quick responses guys
I understand they're built tough to hold up to the elements and what not, but I personally would not run them. To each their own.
By all means the rear should be swapped first, is it gonna snap when wheeling? Idk mines gone a year strong. What my main point is, if you straighten the front hard lines, the stock soft lines have more than enough slack for any XJ on short arm(no drop brackets)
They are gonna get changed as soon as i free up more funds....just forgot to order them with everything else ehile i had some free cash...thanks for the quick responses guys
$18 for a Dakota line at any big parts store. You don't have to have the fancy stainless braided ones. I'd rather give up a couple meals at the Whataburger than rip a brake line on the road while driving.
Second the Dakota 4x4 rear. I'm only at 3" and my rear was a guitar string at full droop. I just put mine in about a week ago heres a pic of the difference.
02-27-2015, 01:03 PM
brake line question
