CALIJK

I learned a very valuable lesson this weekend: make certain your brake lines are not rubbing on your tires/wheels! I have a 2007 Unlimited JK with a 4.5 inch lift and apparently the extended brake lines were not mounted properly (or became loose) and were rubbing the tire/wheel to the point of causing the front right to spout a brake fluid geyser. Thankfully, the line failed at the end of the trail when we were airing back up.

Since I now have to replace the brake line, can I get some wisdom from those of you with much more experience:

1. Recommendations for upgraded lines - the strongest, toughest, best...?
2. Some guidance on reinstalling them in a manner to ensure that this does not happen again.

Thanks in advance!

wayoflife

any stainless steel braided line will work well. northridge4x4 has some good ones by crown and teraflex

try to make sure that you get a set that isn't too long and be mindful of the fact that a lot of brake lines have a connection at the caliper that is side specific. if you install these wrong, you could have a brake line that is pointing slightly toward the tire instead of away.

rinkishJK

x2. i have the northridge ones, which say crown on them.
and like wol said there is a slight "cock" to where the line goes into the square block.
they need to be installed so there "cocked" to the inside, and the "bend" is pointing up.
u might also need to mess with the abs line also to get some more length out of it.
if u pull the line tighter where it runs by the ujoint u can get easily another 3 inches.
pull the line thorough the black rubber "mounts" around the knuckle to get this extra length.

CA-JK

Make sure you're not routing them around anything that is going to pull them off at full flex or stuff. I've seen a few guys pull their front line off when it got caught on a shock mount. Also, make sure they don't rest on anything while sitting at normal ride height.

trip0d199

I wonder if this recall was a factor in your brake problems?

hxxp://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/chrysler-to-recall-about-600000-jeeps-minivans---/1

wayoflife

no. the recall is to have your fender liner trimmed as it can damage the "hard" lines that are attached to your frame.

CALIJK

Thank you all - this is very helpful.