Extended brake lines.

[Brunt Force Trauma]

Sorry if I hi-jacked your thread! It seems like we are both in the same boat, in that the typical 4" extended lines just aren't enough.

With the info I posted above, I was able to call a semi-local speed shop that builds stainless brake lines (all aeroquip stuff), and they can make me a set of 7" extended lines with parts in stock for a little less than I can buy the 4" lines online.

I'll be picking them up Saturday.

No, not at all. The more info the better. I got an idea for an inexpensive fix to this issue. I am going today to see if it will work. If not, I may find a local shop and go your route. Let us know how they turn out.

 

[adventr]

Just an update.

I got my new brake lines made today from the specs I posted earlier. They were spot on.

I had them made 10" longer than stock, and that worked great on my rig.
I'm going wheelin tomorrow, so I'll update with a couple action shots tomorrow.

Sent from my C771 using IH8MUD

 

[Brunt Force Trauma]

Do you happened to know what kind of fittings that are on each end?

Are the front and rear frame to axle lines the same?

And is the frame to axle line on the passenger side the same as well?

If anyone can answer these it would be much appreciated. I think I have some lines that will work, I just have to make sure they are the correct ones. And its hard to tell what size/type of ends are on the lines without pulling them off the truck.

 

[adventr]

Do you happened to know what kind of fittings that are on each end?

Are the front and rear frame to axle lines the same?

And is the frame to axle line on the passenger side the same as well?

If anyone can answer these it would be much appreciated. I think I have some lines that will work, I just have to make sure they are the correct ones. And its hard to tell what size/type of ends are on the lines without pulling them off the truck.

All the specs you need are posted on the first page.

The fittings are: M10 x 1.0

Passenger side front line: Female x Female
Driver side front line: Female x Male


They worked great for me! Improved the pedal feel a LOT.

 

[BamaPaul]

There is a post on here of a mish-mash of Tundra and Tacoma brake lines from various years that are 6-8" longer than the 80's lines, If I remember correctly. Off to google it up.

 

[BamaPaul]

https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/291018-oem-extended-brake-lines-w-part-numbers.html

Looks like 5" on the rear and about 4 1/2" on the front. If you want to go with the factory T-100 and tundra lines. I still havent seen what the 85 lines came off of mentioned in the earlier post.

 

[Brunt Force Trauma]

All the specs you need are posted on the first page.

The fittings are: M10 x 1.0

Passenger side front line: Female x Female
Driver side front line: Female x Male


They worked great for me! Improved the pedal feel a LOT.

Duh. Don't know how I missed that. You happened to know what
the rear frame to axle line ends are?

 

[Ebag333]

One problem with really long lines is that they tend to rub on things, especially at compression.

Going from memory so might have circumstances incorrect, but IIRC Cruiserdan was towing his boat, which compressed the suspension more than normal due to weight. Because the axle was closer to the body to normal, the brake line was rubbing against the exhaust. It eventually burned through, and he completely lost his brakes. I've also heard of them rubbing through on the driveshaft.

Something to keep in mind with really long brake lines.


Something else to think about, plenty of us (myself included) run 14" travel shocks and have no issues with brake lines. Unless you space your shocks down and or run uber long ones, the Tundra/Tacoma length lines should be plenty.

 

[Brunt Force Trauma]

One problem with really long lines is that they tend to rub on things, especially at compression.

Going from memory so might have circumstances incorrect, but IIRC Cruiserdan was towing his boat, which compressed the suspension more than normal due to weight. Because the axle was closer to the body to normal, the brake line was rubbing against the exhaust. It eventually burned through, and he completely lost his brakes. I've also heard of them rubbing through on the driveshaft.

Something to keep in mind with really long brake lines.


Something else to think about, plenty of us (myself included) run 14" travel shocks and have no issues with brake lines. Unless you space your shocks down and or run uber long ones, the Tundra/Tacoma length lines should be plenty.

Has anyone ever confirmed that the tundra lines will work on the pre 95 FZJ80's? Looks like they changed things up in 95.

 

[Ebag333]

Has anyone ever confirmed that the tundra lines will work on the pre 95 FZJ80's? Looks like they changed things up in 95.

Why wouldn't they work? They changed the line design yes (2 lines to 1 or 1 to 2, forget which direction they went), but the ends are still the same and lengths are about the same.