All.


The front axle (Dana 60 hp, three link on coils) on my 1979 crew cab project articulates to a measured maximum of 21 inches. I will likely limit travel to 18 inches. The brake hard lines terminate on the top of the frame rail at the trailing edge of the spring bracket (not shown in pict). To accommodate full travel this means the brake line should be about 20 inches long. Thats a lot of brake line to be loose behind the wheel.


This flat out worries me.


What have others done to protect brake lines on a long travel front suspension? Is there some way to make sure the loose brake line does not get caught by the wheel or other object while allowing enough length for travel?


Thanks.

 

An elastic to hold it up out of the way when the spring is compressed? Something like a light spring or rubber strap?
One of my Rovers has travel around that and I haven't had any issues off-road.
If you're really paranoid you could reroute the line to come down more inboard on to the axle tube, then over to the caliper, but you'd need 2 flex lines per side.