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Bodylift & Brake lines

Tech Talk for Cruiser owners.

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Bodylift & Brake lines

Post by sic60driva »

I have a 60 series and im going to do a body lift on her just wondering if i need to get extended brake lines and if so what size cheers
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Re: Bodylift & Brake lines

Post by Red868 »

body lift doesnt affect your brake lines, body lift all it does is lift the cab.
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Re: Bodylift & Brake lines

Post by DUDELUX »

I wondered the exact same thing before I did the BL on the lux, I asked on here, and some said yes, some said no, I asked friends that have modded 4Bs, some said yes, some said no.
I went and saw Rick way back when he was still at BBM, I asked him, he said put the lux up the ramp and we will see, then he had a look under my lux when it was up their travel ramp, he said yes, get extended lines.
So I got extended brake lines made.
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Re: Bodylift & Brake lines

Post by YN67highlux »

Red868 wrote:body lift doesnt affect your brake lines, body lift all it does is lift the cab.
and the master cylinder is connected too..????????
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Re: Bodylift & Brake lines

Post by Zuri92 »

you do not need extended brake lines, extended lines are from chasis to diff, that doesnt change with body lift, body lift raises your body off your chasis, the lines that connect the cab to the chassis are made of a metalic material and if you would have taken the time to try figure things out for yourself you would have seen that along these lines somewhere they have a section that is wound up like a spring ans you guessed it, it stretches out just like a spring does no problems, no hassels. if you think you need extended brake lines you either have suspension lift and body lift mixed up or you have been readig too much 4wd action mag.
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Re: Bodylift & Brake lines

Post by Sic Lux »

Zuri92 wrote:or you have been readig too much 4wd action mag.
:finger: :rofl: Yeah few things to keep a eye on tho is fan shroud, clutch flexiable line if it attatched to body and any other hoses or links from body to chassis. Be sure to loosen of the long spline in your steering shaft too make sure it dosen't max out and put pressure on your steering shafts and link from the steering box to your body.
plenty of parts on the bench
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