View Full Version : Extended brake line question?


H8PVMT
06-21-04, 01:19 AM
So ever since I put my 4" lift on I never disconnected the sway bar links for fear that my stock brake lines will rip off. Is my assumption correct? I have been tempted to disconnect and try it but then again I don't want to strand myself out in the desert.:rolleyes:

Dukes69
06-21-04, 01:23 AM
Get some braided steel lines. Not only will it get rid of your fears, but it will give you a little firmer pedel. RE sells um, I think.


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H8PVMT
06-21-04, 01:50 AM
Oh trust me, I would love a set if I could afford it. I don't want to tell my son I canceled the order on his new bunk bed to get break lines though.:D

jmbrowning
06-21-04, 01:54 AM
Drill new holes in the frame and move the brake line clips down a bit?

blkTJ
06-21-04, 03:09 AM
Originally posted by jmbrowning
Drill new holes in the frame and move the brake line clips down a bit?

do that and get some 95YJ brake lines from your local auto parts store. They're about $40 a pair and are a few inches longer than the stock TJ lines.

H8PVMT
06-21-04, 03:23 AM
Thanks for the tips. Looks like I will have to just stay connected till I can shell out the money for the braded ones. Might as well do it up right the first time. :D

blkTJ
06-21-04, 04:10 AM
there is really no reason to spend the extra coin on the stainless.

H8PVMT
06-21-04, 04:20 AM
I guess you're right when you think about it. I have never seen a rubber brake line fall apart. I guess if I did buy new YJ ones they would last at least 100k miles. That's what I will do then. Thanks Brian.

blkTJ
06-21-04, 04:39 AM
your welcome. the only reason I even made a point of it is that i originally wanted the stainless lines myself. I was talked into the yj lines and have never had a problem with them. recently I even forked out an extra 39 bucks for a spare set.

igofshn
06-21-04, 09:32 AM
I run YJ brake lines. They work great.