I have steel braded brake lines in the rear provided by Teraflex. They are made for a 3 to 4 inch lift. They have a lot of freeplay so in order to prevent rubbing on the tires I have them zip tied to my rear shocks. Well for the 2nd time in just over a year I've had one rub against the tire after wheeling, wearing away the braided steel wire and exposing the inner plastic wiring. My OME lift yeilds a little less than 3 inches in the rear so factory brake lines would not suffice. Does anyone have any idea how I could prevent this in the future? Would a relocation bracket be better?

 

Someone posted pics a while back of using springs they picked up at a hardware store. Attach one end about mid-way on the brakeline, and the other end to someplace that will pull the line away from the tires. So the spring lets the brake lines extend when needed, and keeps them out of the way when not needed. Looked like a fairly good, and simple, idea.

 

Spring would work, I was thinking of using some kind of bungee chord to pull mine......

 

yup, a simple return spring will do the trick.

 

Perfect timing. I am going to install the rear Teraflex lines once it is a little warmer.

 

I have heard of doing something like this. Is it very noticeable? Perhaps it could be situated not to be. Looks like this is my only option other than getting a relocation bracket along with shorter lines.

 

I installed the rear lines with the tire rotation this morning. The way the lines coiled, they bowed toward the inside on both sides. They seem the perfect length for the 3 inch teraflex left on my 2 door. Piece of cake to replace!