Steel Braided Brake lines

[PaulRuffo]

Has anyone installed braided lines on thier car and had trouble with the lines rubbing on the tire when the wheel is turned? If so, how did you go about fixing it? My car is a 94 mtx. Thanks,
Paul Ruffo

 

[AutoXSHO]

Seems to be a common problem. I didn't have any rubbing problems when I was running 225's on slicers, but when I switched to 225s on 7" wide rims they rubbed.

If they're rubbing and you have slicers, you need to make sure the spring is facing the right way. It should be installed facing the rear of the car.

John V

 

[drivinhard]

I noticed last weekend Josh T. had his lines run behind his ABS sensor wiring bracket up front. But these are the lines that Todd sells with his TCE kits up front, which have more slack to them than the earls (up front). On my 89 (TCE), I actually have the right angle fitting backwards, angled so the line is away and lower from the wheel. Everything has plenty of slack through the range of motion and never touches the wheel.

The earls have the sleeved spring I'm guessing to keep the line from getting pulled hard at the fitting and pinched. Loose the jam nut for the bracket maybe and rotate the spring/lines around till they are away from the tires. As mentioned above I'd say to the rear, and probably biased towards the motor to...

 

[Todd TCE]

Way back when... I was the ONLY manufacture of these....

The front hoses were intended to 'point' forward with the 90 degree fitting and then make a soft sweep downward towards the caliper. Either the stock or the Wilwoods. They only contact the tire at the most extreme of angles. Like in the driveway perhaps. They've been on way many cars for years with no problems.

Then again if you are at FULL LOCK in a turn and the hose bursts, I'm thinking this is going to be the least of your problems....

 

[FAST4DR]

Here is a picture of the earl's front brake line. They are a little tight at full suspension extension. They should have added a inch or two.

 

[Todd TCE]

It's fine. They are intended to run at as low as 1.5" radius without problems. And the spring is going to bend if you go a bit further. Relax and forget about it. Do they rub anywhre?

<small>[ July 22, 2002, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: Todd TCE ]</small>

 

[RJ-92]

I took a piece of 1/4" ID rubber hose, and split it length-wise, placed the SS brake line in it and wrapped it all up with electrical tape. I found a little rubbing initially so I took a few zip-ties (2/side) and tied the lines to the inside rocker pannel using the acces hole to mount the zip-ties. No rubbing any more.

 

[FAST4DR]

Todd TCE:
Do they rub anywhre?

The rear are very nice and fit perfect. The front only touch my 8" wide rims when in full lock and then just barely, so I don't think there will be any problems.

I have the 13" and baer calipers on the front. I need to put that plug in the rear proportioning valve because the balance is biased way forward. My front wheels lock up very easily without much pedal pressure. I'm glad I have abs.

<small>[ July 23, 2002, 04:52 AM: Message edited by: FAST4DR ]</small>

 

[CTOESHO]

Mine rubbed also, and I just have stock tires on slicers. I kind of did what RJ-92 did, but a lot more ghettoer. I used plastic tubing and sliced it down the middle, wrapped that around my SS lines, and then used friction tape all around the plastic. For some reason, I still get a little rubbing because there is a hole though my friction tape, but I just keep on taping it up.