hawklee
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i just added a 3.5 rough country lift and the kit came with brake line extender clips that mount to the wheel well in place of the current clip and hang down 3-4 inches or so and then your supposed to connect the factory clip to the bottom of the new clip, thereby dropping the lines about the same amount of the lift.
My problem is that I can't move the front factory clips more than an inch down as the metal/plastic tube doesn't seem to want to move downward or bend or flex all that much.
I saw some other kits where they don't mention moving it but instruct you to take the line out of the big bracket connected on the bottom and discard that lower bracket altogether.
My kit did not tell me to do that, and i was able to reinstall both front brake line brackets in the factory mounts without stretching the lines. (there is still some slack)
Questions:
1. Even though i only lifted the jeep 3.5, wouldn't the new longer shocks allow for more travel, and wouldn't I need more than 3-4 inches of increased slack in the line?
2.Up front should i leave top bracket in place and remove lower, and if so, how the hell do i get the line out of the bracket? and is that enough slack?
3.The rear i was able to pull down the metal/plastic tubes to lower the factory clip....but is it really low enough? Again, I'm thinking that i need more than that due to the longer shock travel.....or am i overthinking it?
4.Is there a good way to test if lines are long enough?
5.Seems like what I've read so far is that rear lines are more important to have the extra length, but i thought the front has more travel? So which is it?
thanks!
Hawklee
My problem is that I can't move the front factory clips more than an inch down as the metal/plastic tube doesn't seem to want to move downward or bend or flex all that much.
I saw some other kits where they don't mention moving it but instruct you to take the line out of the big bracket connected on the bottom and discard that lower bracket altogether.
My kit did not tell me to do that, and i was able to reinstall both front brake line brackets in the factory mounts without stretching the lines. (there is still some slack)
Questions:
1. Even though i only lifted the jeep 3.5, wouldn't the new longer shocks allow for more travel, and wouldn't I need more than 3-4 inches of increased slack in the line?
2.Up front should i leave top bracket in place and remove lower, and if so, how the hell do i get the line out of the bracket? and is that enough slack?
3.The rear i was able to pull down the metal/plastic tubes to lower the factory clip....but is it really low enough? Again, I'm thinking that i need more than that due to the longer shock travel.....or am i overthinking it?
4.Is there a good way to test if lines are long enough?
5.Seems like what I've read so far is that rear lines are more important to have the extra length, but i thought the front has more travel? So which is it?
thanks!
Hawklee
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