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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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I am in the middle of installing a 3'' rc lift, and 2'' spacers and shackles for a total of 5'' lift. I already straightened my front lines, and I assume they will be fine?(correct me if Im wrong PLEASE) But for the rear, I am confused. At 5'' lift, should I still use a 95 yj rear hose? or what else should I use?

Also, I think I need new Lca's, so if anyone recently upgraded to long arm, or has a pair of aftermarket lca's for a 5'' lift, send me a PM.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 11:30 PM
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5 inches will be tight woth stock brake lines trust me i did i know get 95 chevy 1500 v8 brake lines from autozone they bolt in and are 6 inches longer
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:06 AM
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dodge dekota rears
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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So I need front as well? So do I buy the Same front and back? And do i need 2 up front or just one, like in the rear?
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 07:11 AM
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2 up front, look inside your fender flares. And for the rear, yes, a cj hose will be plenty. I got mine at advanced auto, and in their computer, it said left and right. Neither of us could figure out why it said left or right, but they were both the same piece, and fits perfectly. Just in case you get confused like i did.

Good luck, and for the front you should be fine just relocating the brackets.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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I just replaced my rear line with one front a 91 dodge dakota. Bolts right in and works great. I have 4" leafs and that line has tons of slack. i did the rear hard lines, drum cylinders and drum hardware kit while i was at it.
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 12:39 AM
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BODCherokee brings up a great point. probably a great idea to redo the hard lines, seeing as how rust usually destroys them pretty good. Also, just check your lines out. When I first did my jeeps brakes (i redid the whole brake lines and brakes) i didn't know about the need for an extended rear hose, and just messing with things, my lines cracked from rust. Brakes are important, and hard lines are cheap as hell to replace, so if your doing stuff on your brake lines, it is worth it to check. Good luck, and let us know how the swap goes.

The CJ rear brake line seems to be about the same as the 91 Dakota. I have about 5 inches of lift in the back, and i have some slack, so I say find out which one is cheaper, since they are apparently the same.
***Thanks for that, BODCherokee
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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by BODCherokee
I just replaced my rear line with one front a 91 dodge dakota. Bolts right in and works great. I have 4" leafs and that line has tons of slack. i did the rear hard lines, drum cylinders and drum hardware kit while i was at it.

X2 I just did this last weekend. Got the 91 Dakota center brake HOSE. This is all you need from the dakota. Its at least 6 inches longer!!! (thats what she said!)

Then I bought DIY hardline and bent it myself all from autozone.
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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike1114

X2 I just did this last weekend. Got the 91 Dakota center brake HOSE. This is all you need from the dakota. Its at least 6 inches longer!!! (thats what she said!)

Then I bought DIY hardline and bent it myself all from autozone.
This is what I ended up using. Dodge Dakota center hose from napa. All I have left to do for my lift is install my other 3 shocks.
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