routing rear brake hard line on top of leaf sping

offroadco · Nov 1, 2016

I just installed the zj disc brake upgrade. For the brake hard lines i was thinking about rerouting them so that they pass on top of the leaf springs and don't get caught on rocks or branches. Would there be any major problems with doing this? I would offset them a little bit so that they don't interfere with the bump stops

TRCM · Nov 1, 2016

It'll make removing the leaf springs later a real PITA.................

frijolee · Nov 1, 2016

I just finished the ZJ swap as well. Here's how I did mine:

http://naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=246410155&postcount=361

No really following how the stock routing is a concern though. The hardlines are on the upper quadrant of the tube the majority of the time as it is.

Jeep Driver · Nov 1, 2016

offroadco said:
I just installed the zj disc brake upgrade. For the brake hard lines i was thinking about rerouting them so that they pass on top of the leaf springs and don't get caught on rocks or branches. Would there be any major problems with doing this? I would offset them a little bit so that they don't interfere with the bump stops

Absolutely not.

Hardlines must be fixed, you cannot mount them so that they move, you will weaken them and they will burst.

XJensen · Nov 2, 2016

He is talking about the hard line on the axle and it would not move but would be a pain to remove or repair a leaf spring. The line can be routed very close to the bottom of the spring, well above centerline. Never been and issue for anyone all my time wheeling

offroadco · Nov 2, 2016

frijolee said:
I just finished the ZJ swap as well. Here's how I did mine:

http://naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=246410155&postcount=361

No really following how the stock routing is a concern though. The hardlines are on the upper quadrant of the tube the majority of the time as it is.

I wish I had seen this earlier, i think I like it the best out of all the write ups that i have read.

Looks like I'll just route it under the leaf spring and keep it as high as possible. Thanks for the feedback

frijolee · Nov 2, 2016

offroadco said:
I wish I had seen this earlier, i think I like it the best out of all the write ups that i have read.

Looks like I'll just route it under the leaf spring and keep it as high as possible. Thanks for the feedback

That's quite a complement. Glad you liked it.

Bent · Nov 3, 2016

frijolee said:
That's quite a complement. Glad you liked it.

I like it too. My read discs aren't ZJ but I'm going to run into problems when I remove the 1" block I'm currently running.

RoyalXJ · Nov 4, 2016

I did it. Worked great. I was tired of bashing them on the rocks.

routing rear brake hard line on top of leaf sping

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