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Brake lines and esp wire advice.

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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Default Brake lines and esp wire advice.

Installed a Teraflex 2.5" coil lift. 1" spacer in the front. I have a rockhard number and winch. On my 4dr manual I got 4" in the front 3" rear.

The first question, the lift came with the brake line drop bracket for the rear. Are the rear brackets sufficient for full flex?

Second, I want to get quick disconnects for the front but brake line and ESP wire travel looks limited. Can I get drop brackets for the front and extend the ESP wire? I would like to avoid new brake lines if possible.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by b4tn
Installed a Teraflex 2.5" coil lift. 1" spacer in the front. I have a rockhard number and winch. On my 4dr manual I got 4" in the front 3" rear.

The first question, the lift came with the brake line drop bracket for the rear. Are the rear brackets sufficient for full flex?

Second, I want to get quick disconnects for the front but brake line and ESP wire travel looks limited. Can I get drop brackets for the front and extend the ESP wire? I would like to avoid new brake lines if possible.
Rear - should be fine. Ran the same setup on my last lift and it flexed out well without issue.

You can buy brake line drop brackets for the front and extend your esp yourself. It's a bit of a PITA mainly to remount the sensor on the rotor because space is limited here's a pic I stole from Tom (bonsy) Dynatrac Ball Joint thread to show what I mean.

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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Didn't need anything for the front on my jeep with that set up. Are you using the TF 2.5-3" shocks? They will limit the travel to stop before the front lines get ripped.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wazooz2424
Didn't need anything for the front on my jeep with that set up. Are you using the TF 2.5-3" shocks? They will limit the travel to stop before the front lines get ripped.
Good point my lift was a 3" which measured more like 4" so might be okay in front and thus the brackets aren't include...with our 3" kit they were.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wazooz2424
Didn't need anything for the front on my jeep with that set up. Are you using the TF 2.5-3" shocks? They will limit the travel to stop before the front lines get ripped.
Yup, I got the shocks too. You where good even with disco's?
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by b4tn
Yup, I got the shocks too. You where good even with disco's?
Yah check my avatar. That's usin the 2.5" TF coil lift with their shocks. Great flex and never an issue with front brake lines. It's not until you move to a 3"+ kit that need longer front lines. The actual amount of lift you get from the 2.5" kit doesn't matter bc the shocks still limit the down travel when disco'd.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:34 AM
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it really has nothing to do with the size of the lift to a certain point obviously. it has more to do with how much travel you have in your shocks at full droop. jack up your jeep and put the frame on jack stands and remove the tires and disconnect the front. let the axle hang (jack under the front axle to raise and lower it) as far down as it will go (removing tires will make this easier). then see what you need to make longer. you can remove the abs lines from the bracket close to the sensor and move that to the next bracket and that will give you a few inches of abs wire to work with. i am running 11 inch travel shocks and i ran front and rear brake lines with a front and rear abs reroute (no extension). when i put on the rear rock stars i had to move my brake lines down with a bracket in the rear even with exteded brake lines since it moved my shocks up two inches for a longer droop.

good luck and remember all jeeps even with the same lift can be different so you need to check and see. all other answers will only get you close. close is not good enough if you rip off a brake line or abs wire. also remember to check for skid plate clearnce on your drive shaft if you have a auto.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by codysanders
it really has nothing to do with the size of the lift to a certain point obviously. it has more to do with how much travel you have in your shocks at full droop. jack up your jeep and put the frame on jack stands and remove the tires and disconnect the front. let the axle hang (jack under the front axle to raise and lower it) as far down as it will go (removing tires will make this easier). then see what you need to make longer. you can remove the abs lines from the bracket close to the sensor and move that to the next bracket and that will give you a few inches of abs wire to work with. i am running 11 inch travel shocks and i ran front and rear brake lines with a front and rear abs reroute (no extension). when i put on the rear rock stars i had to move my brake lines down with a bracket in the rear even with exteded brake lines since it moved my shocks up two inches for a longer droop.

good luck and remember all jeeps even with the same lift can be different so you need to check and see. all other answers will only get you close. close is not good enough if you rip off a brake line or abs wire. also remember to check for skid plate clearnce on your drive shaft if you have a auto.
This is the correct way, but again, if you are using the correct TF shocks, they will limit your down travel. The TF matched coils and shocks do for you what cody mentioned above. The OP never mention rock stars or anything else. OP, if you have any other items added to your suspension, you need to do Codys method. If you just have a TF coil lift with the right shocks and use the rear brake line bracket, you are fine.

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