rear brake line routing with 4-link

[khwrx]

ok trying to get my rear buttoned up on my toyota after getting my 4 link installed. my question is how do you guys route the brake line to get to the rear axle? this is the first truck that i have put a 4-link on so im new to this.

 

[mudonthetires10]

I would run a hard line over the center of the axle (mounted/secured) and then have flex hose dropped to the housing and branched out to each wheel from there. This keeps things pretty tidy.

 

[Hurdt299]

I've seen a lot of people run a braided stainless line down one of the top 4 link bars and tee it off when it reaches the axle.

 

[snappy]

Nylon line from Speedway motors works killer. If it does get ripped off you can replace in in mins...... and its really cheap.

 

[Rich]

The way I'd expect to see on a high $$ buggy would be: short piece of flex line from frame to an upper 4-link bar. Hardline down the upper link, then another piece of flex line from the link to a tee on the axle tube (or individual lines if using individual cutting brakes).

I'm using a braided line from the frame, down an upper link, and to a tee on the axle itself.

 

[khwrx]

thanks ill look at speedway motors.

 

[rockcity]

Yes, run a flex line from the upper link crossmember, down the upper link to the axle, to a T on the axle then to the calipers.

I run the speedway motors plastic line and it is super easy to plumb and use.

 

[Yay!Gurrr]

Something else to consider is if your running cutting brakes or not, in which case you'd have to run each separately.