TeraFlex

Here's proof that you can use the stock front brakelines on a lifted JK. This is Dennis Wood's who works at TeraFlex, 2011 JK with a TeraFlex 6" Long Arm kit and stock factory brakelines. All he did was cut the bracket off on the axle end and routed them as if they were replacment steel braided lines. He's been running these like this since the kit was installed before EJS 2011.

Biginboca

Interesting! Please try this on a 2.5" lift. The line will be hanging (drooping) quite a bit lower. I'm not sure that will work as well with a small lift where the line has more slack.

On my 2.5" coil lift (teraflex) when I played with the routing I settled on using the factory brackets with an extension as being the most secure, safe routing.

ABS and Brake lines just hanging in the open don't reassure me, and obviously not jeep engineers either.

JK.nick

Interesting. Now, will this work with any of the previous models?

awesomo

This is exactly what I ended up doing on my 2.5" lift...I agree with Biginboca that the lines do droop alot. By the looks of it..it doesn't seem to be in any danger of snagging, but like Biginboca said, I'm not an engineer either....



I also needed a dremmel to cut the bracket off the brake-line, which in my opinion was very risky!

TeraFlex

Sorry only on 2011's, older models need longer front lines if they are lifted taller than 2.5".

Here's how we ran them on the PreRunner 2.0. You could run them this way with a 2.5". Notice the zip tags hold the lines to the axle.

Jknockers

Yeah if someone is not skilled with that dremmel there gonna chop right into their brake line. I had to put on my Dentist hat there for a bit to cut a 3" long groove down the back side of that bracket then bend the bracket back and forth until it broke on the dremmeled out groove I made. Good info for those that are gonna have to do it. Take your time and go slow at it with a small cut off wheel.

awesomo

Jknockers...you're the man! I didnt have the balls to cut that bracket! thanks for your expertise in the matter

hacker

Look at the pictures of the drooping break line behind the shock on Awesomes post. If you turn the wheel hard to the left the break line will droop even more and can get caught under the shock bracket. Verified this on my 2011 with a 2.5" lift. Then with a little extension and articulation off-road the brake line will become taught with the weight of the axle and potentially break. The only solution I'm comfortable with right now is to leave the break line in front of the shock and build an extension bracket like the one shown earlier on this forum. Before I accomplish this on Saturday I'll be checking to see what thoughts and ideas show up on this post.

Jknockers

We looked at it all and I really don't think there is a problem. My 2010 is routed behind the shock and I've been all over the map with articulation and its never caught on anything, My rubber line hangs down like Awesomes does and kicks back away from everything when tuned to the left for the left side or right for the right side. We will have to ask Awesome to turn the wheel and the left or right and verify if it could on his jeep with it stuffed or drooped all the way. looks like a trip out in the desert to twist it up and do some testing.

wazooz2424

my 11 has been like this since December when i put the TF 4" lift on.