Front Flexible Brake Line

[brillo_76]

What's the benefit of this setup? Are the hard lines a common failure point?

No they don't unless they rust through. Makes it easier to change brake pads and looks cool...


Now the rubber flex lines can fail by cracking and the inner rubber collapse in shutting off

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[Bad Luck]

What's the benefit of this setup? Are the hard lines a common failure point?

I don't like the weird hard line from the caliper. It makes it awkward when removing the caliper. There was no price difference between replacing just the current brake hose and replacing the hard line at the caliper with the brake hose. Seemed like an obvious decision for me.

 

[texadelphia]

I don't like the weird hard line from the caliper. It makes it awkward when removing the caliper. There was no price difference between replacing just the current brake hose and replacing the hard line at the caliper with the brake hose. Seemed like an obvious decision for me.

Makes sense. That hard line does make things awkward when doing brakes.

Does that banjo bolt work with the stock calipers or do you need TBU calipers?

 

[texadelphia]

No they don't unless they rust through. Makes it easier to change brake pads and looks cool...

Never underestimate the importance of looking cool.

 

[brillo_76]

I don't like the weird hard line from the caliper. It makes it awkward when removing the caliper. There was no price difference between replacing just the current brake hose and replacing the hard line at the caliper with the brake hose. Seemed like an obvious decision for me.

Nothing wrong with that. Pull the clup on the flex line to easily change the pads. Or you can just pull the bolt that the flex line holds to make it even easier. I mostly just remove the bolt as I think that's the fastest way to change the pads. However this just how I do it.

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[Bad Luck]

Makes sense. That hard line does make things awkward when doing brakes.

Does that banjo bolt work with the stock calipers or do you need TBU calipers?

The banjo bolt works with my stock calipers (S13WM). I don't see why they wouldn't work with the S12WE calipers as they use the same short hard line at the caliper.

Nothing wrong with that. Pull the clup on the flex line to easily change the pads. Or you can just pull the bolt that the flex line holds to make it even easier. I mostly just remove the bolt as I think that's the fastest way to change the pads. However this just how I do it.

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I've done both methods before, but I prefer the extra movement from the longer section of flexible hose. To each their own though and it's all personal preference. I don't remove the calipers often, but it makes a difference for me.

 

[octanejunkie]

No they don't unless they rust through. Makes it easier to change brake pads and looks cool...


Now the rubber flex lines can fail by cracking and the inner rubber collapse in shutting off

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I removed those hardlines after installing spindle gussets and went for taco lines.

I know of 2 guys with gusseted spindles that experienced hardline failures, 1 lost brakes. JM2C

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[brillo_76]

I removed those hardlines after installing spindle gussets and went for taco lines.

I know of 2 guys with gusseted spindles that experienced hardline failures, 1 lost brakes. JM2C

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I should have stated and offroading as well..