I took the passenger wheel off to repaint, and noticed my brake line got caught by sway bar link bolt and pull it down. I search the net, and seems to be a pretty common problem but, news to me. I ordered a new hard line and some new extended brake lines good for up to a 5" lift.

Here are the two options I am looking at:

1. Remove drop down bracket and replace with new extended brake line in stock position and cut off the excess bolt from top of sway bar link.

2. Straiten the hard line to go along top of frame and reach to top of rear shock mount, and enlarge oval hole and mount hard line there, and mount extended line from there. Hopefully my my pics attached, not to computer savvy.

 

I ran mine along the top of the frame. Wrapped it with rubber hose where it came in contact with metal.

 

I would opt for option 2; I actually did just that recently as part of my rear antirock install.

 

I like option 2 also, just hoping I do not kink the line while trying to straighten it.

 

I did 2 and it was a little nerve racking bending the lines, but it all worked out. Great mod.


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I would definitely swap to bolts with more clearance. Looks like you could go a 1/2" shorter on the bolt. Or less if you get a slim nut.

 

I do not think the bolts come out, so you swap for shorter one? Would use a cut off wheel on it.

 

so, are there does not seems to happen on that many fourm member here? I assume you/they are running extended line in the stock location and not having a problem.

 

However you want to do it, but shorten the bolts. I used a narrow aftermarket sway bar link like yours and the bolt it came with was contacting the frame (and had I flexed enough, would have taken out the brake line).

 

My sway bar pushed my brake lines up and instead of dealing with grinding or finding shorter bolts I just took the rear sway bar off. No ragrets.