10frank9
Web Wheeler
Greetings Wayalifers,
I've received a few questions and requests for photos of the rear brake line modification/ relocation. Since I did this over a year and a half ago, I do not have step by step instructions. But I will post photos I snapped this morning and discuss what was done.
I have a brake line bender, but honestly it wasn't used as the lines were bent by hand, ever so gently
The reason it's important to tackle this mod is to get your hard brake line out of harms way. When flexing it is possible that your upper sway bar bolt contact and breaches your brake line, something you definitely don't want to happen on the trail. You can see the potential problem here:
The stock hard line runs along the outside of the frame rail. By bending the line to run along the top of the frame rail it can be moved out of harms way:
Secured with a few zip ties:
I ran the line through the frame rail and used some 1" furniture plugs (Lowe's) which I split down the middle and drilled to run the lines through. They are on the top and bottom of the frame holes to keep the hard line in place up top:
And the flexible line in place below:
Note: I did this mod while installing the new crown stainless steel brake lines included with my EVO Mfg. Enforcer kit. It is a bit messy to install brake lines obviously so if you plan on tackling this mod be sure you know how to bleed your brake lines as you will need to after disconnecting the line to get it through the frame rail.
Hope this helps.
I've received a few questions and requests for photos of the rear brake line modification/ relocation. Since I did this over a year and a half ago, I do not have step by step instructions. But I will post photos I snapped this morning and discuss what was done.
I have a brake line bender, but honestly it wasn't used as the lines were bent by hand, ever so gently
The reason it's important to tackle this mod is to get your hard brake line out of harms way. When flexing it is possible that your upper sway bar bolt contact and breaches your brake line, something you definitely don't want to happen on the trail. You can see the potential problem here:
The stock hard line runs along the outside of the frame rail. By bending the line to run along the top of the frame rail it can be moved out of harms way:
Secured with a few zip ties:
I ran the line through the frame rail and used some 1" furniture plugs (Lowe's) which I split down the middle and drilled to run the lines through. They are on the top and bottom of the frame holes to keep the hard line in place up top:
And the flexible line in place below:
Note: I did this mod while installing the new crown stainless steel brake lines included with my EVO Mfg. Enforcer kit. It is a bit messy to install brake lines obviously so if you plan on tackling this mod be sure you know how to bleed your brake lines as you will need to after disconnecting the line to get it through the frame rail.
Hope this helps.
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