$5 brake line braket extenders!
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$5 brake line braket extenders!
ok i got these at tractor supply, but lowes or home depot should have them too. go to the hardware department where all the eye hooks, and fence stuff is. this is a flat piece with holes on each end and it is used with a u bolt on fence poles. the back ones are the 4 inch brackets. they worked awesome on the back. i got 3 inch ones for the front but i didn t like how it pulled the brake line very tight on the passenger side. it actually wrapped around the spring perch on the top. i seen someone with the BDS kit and it had very short brackets. it probably isn t worth it in the front, just get the brake lines.
it really wasn t even $5 because i took the front ones off and didn t use them. i got the 2- 4" brackets for the back, and 2- 3/4"x 1/4" bolts with 4 washers and 2 lock washers. i put one washer on each factory bolt then bolted the bracket to the frame. then pulled the bracket down to the bottom. i put the bolt through the bracket, then in the extender bracket, then flat washer, then lock washer, then nut. on the passenger side i pulled the brake line away from the track bar bracket and bent the front a little over the frame so nothing was touching. on the driver side i just had to do the frame part. worked great and i have no problems flexing my 4" skyjacker!
it really wasn t even $5 because i took the front ones off and didn t use them. i got the 2- 4" brackets for the back, and 2- 3/4"x 1/4" bolts with 4 washers and 2 lock washers. i put one washer on each factory bolt then bolted the bracket to the frame. then pulled the bracket down to the bottom. i put the bolt through the bracket, then in the extender bracket, then flat washer, then lock washer, then nut. on the passenger side i pulled the brake line away from the track bar bracket and bent the front a little over the frame so nothing was touching. on the driver side i just had to do the frame part. worked great and i have no problems flexing my 4" skyjacker!
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Great idea.
Just make sure your brake lines aren't touching the shocks (or even near them).
When I had stock lines, they rubbed the shocks and almost rubbed all the way through. Luckily I caught it before they ruptured. They were so bad that I had to replace them....stainless braided lines
I only say this because in the pic, they look like they're touching.
If they are, just bend the hard lines slightly.
Just make sure your brake lines aren't touching the shocks (or even near them).
When I had stock lines, they rubbed the shocks and almost rubbed all the way through. Luckily I caught it before they ruptured. They were so bad that I had to replace them....stainless braided lines
I only say this because in the pic, they look like they're touching.
If they are, just bend the hard lines slightly.
Last edited by VBS4; 06-01-2008 at 06:29 PM.