October 9, 201015 yr 1. I have the parts to do the rear disc brake conversion. However I am concerned about leaving the connection between the steel tube and the rubber hose free. Has has anyone had problems with leaks in this area, or the tube breaking. The factory has a mount on the arm to hold it in place. :-\ 2. I plan on drilling the hubs for a 6 lug conversion. It looks like the holes will come close the the mount for the rotor. Has any one had cracking issues in this area over time?:
October 9, 201015 yr Why cant you use the factory mount? Am i missing something? When i did my disk swap i was able to use the factory mount.
October 9, 201015 yr When I did my disc brakes I cut the lines into the drum brakes (because they wouldn't come off...). I cut them to the correct length so that the rubber hose on the disk brake wasn't bent or stretched and flared the line. If you have access to a flare tool it isn't very hard.
October 10, 201015 yr Most of us just bend the hard line into a "pig-tail" (loop) and connect the rubber line. That's what I've done multiple times and it's been just fine. GD
October 10, 201015 yr don't worry about it....its no biggie just make sure you keep the bends you do to a nice open radius so you don't risk crimping/folding and blocking off your fluid flow
October 10, 201015 yr Right - like a 3" diameter bend is about what I use. It's soft stuff - just bend it by hand. GD
October 10, 201015 yr One thing to watch for is to make sure the lines have clearance from anything moving, like a wheel etc..always good to double check when you're done. Just my 2 bucks
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