Brakeline extensions?

Ilovemy90

New Member
Joined
May 27, 2010
Location
Lexington
90' Jeep xj
31 mt's
Buying a Rusty's 3 inch suspension lift with the full new leaf packs but not sure if i need to buy all new front and rear brakelines that are longer or if the extension kit would be fine to use with the stock lines that i have right now. It says on their website that stock brake lines will be "marginal" when having the extension kit on but i just want to ask some people who have experience. Any advice will help! thx :)
 
Ilovemy90 said:
90' Jeep xj
31 mt's
Buying a Rusty's 3 inch suspension lift with the full new leaf packs but not sure if i need to buy all new front and rear brakelines that are longer or if the extension kit would be fine to use with the stock lines that i have right now. It says on their website that stock brake lines will be "marginal" when having the extension kit on but i just want to ask some people who have experience. Any advice will help! thx :)
Click to expand...

Either just pull some excess brake tube from inside the fenders or grab some stock YJ hoses and install them. YJ hoses are a bit longer and bolt right in. In the rear, you should be fine as is.
 
On my XJ with Rusty's 3" coils + 1" spacers, I had some front brakeline extension brackets. All they did was re-secure the front hardlines about 1-2" lower than the stock holes. The tube had to be rebent (like Jody suggested). In the rear, I left the factory line alone with a Rusty's 3" full leafpack.
 
on mine im running the yj brake lines front and rear and i even bent the front metal lines an straightened them an re secured them for some extra length. im running a 3.5RE lift an from what i have heard the yjs work up to a 6.5 lift
 
i remember something about GMC/Chevy 2500? Front lines (AZ tells you length and fittings.. something about maybe needing some filing/grinding of non-critical material to fit the caliper) and a Dodge Dakota (96?) rear line.. something like 6-10 inches longer each.. and dirt cheap off the shelf
 
a_kelley said:
i remember something about GMC/Chevy 2500? Front lines (AZ tells you length and fittings.. something about maybe needing some filing/grinding of non-critical material to fit the caliper) and a Dodge Dakota (96?) rear line.. something like 6-10 inches longer each.. and dirt cheap off the shelf
Click to expand...

This is more or less what I have on mine, but I went with a 95 YJ rear line instead of the Dakota line, I was afraid the Dakota line might actually be too long! You do have to grind a bit, but these are cheap, easy to replace over the counter parts.

From my Rock Auto order:
1995 GMC C1500 PICKUP SIERRA 5.0L 305cid V8 TBI (H) OHV
RAYBESTOS BH38620 (BH-38620) Hydraulic Hose $ 10.72
RAYBESTOS BH38621 (BH-38621) Hydraulic Hose $ 10.72
1995 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA 4.0L 242cid L6 MFI (S) OHV
RAYBESTOS BH38845 (BH-38845) Hydraulic Hose $ 10.04
 
Back
Top