[fluffoffal]

Hi.
Doing a 2" bodylift to my 92 LWB vitara soon so was wondering if anyone can tell me where I can buy some extended brake lines from? I need the car every day for work so I can't really take brake lines somewhere to get longer ones made.
The only pre-made ones I have found are from outdoor auto for $200.
Surely somewhere else sells them cheaper?
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks.

[ellis]

im not sure but on sierra u dont need longer 1's just for a bl

[607CHA]

some enzed stores can make them. and there adr approved. unlike some ebay ones

[mrw82]

most important to make sure they're ADR approved. I was talking to a bloke at an autobarn store about them and he said that they use speedflow hose and fittings which are nut and olive/screw clamp. THEY ARE NOT ADR APPROVED and he squirmed when I mentioned that to him. and he said that it's used on race cars etc. its good enough. I said 'no, it's not' it has to be ADR approved for road registered / road driven vehicles. he quickly changed the subject.

[mrw82]

forgot to add that caboolture exhaust and mechanical can make then for you. they're on beerburrum rd caboolture. a bit of a drive for you but if you can't find anything up the coast then they're an option.

[fluffoffal]

Thanks guys.
I might just have to get some made. I was trying to avoid it so I could do the bodylift in a day instead of having to remove brakelines and then taking them somewhere and waiting till they could make them etc. I'll see if I can find the link to the ones from outdoor auto...

[boostedbrick]

A local place down here called Hy-Performance Fluid Connectors can make a set up in a few mins if you take the old ones in.. Enzed shouldn't take too long.

[fluffoffal]

Here we go. They're actually $180. All the fittings look legitimate enough.

http://outdoorauto4x4.com/p/4488748/suz ... lines.html

[Jester]

if you dont have any suspension lift, you can simply get away with LHF brake line, but i had mine made at power brakes, I had to get em made so i got a hose off a wrecker (good to have contacts )

[Reubs]

Go to any good brake shop and they can make new lines to whatever length you require - I used ABS at Geebung. Cost me $150 for new lines for the Sierra and that included a brake flush and adjustment of the handbrake.

[christover1]

I just spun the left one around in the hole,
I have 50mm body lift, and stock lines

[fluffoffal]

Jester wrote:

if you dont have any suspension lift, you can simply get away with LHF brake line, but i had mine made at power brakes, I had to get em made so i got a hose off a wrecker (good to have contacts )

I have a 2" suspension lift also. Had a look underneath and will definately need to extend brake lines.

[fluffoffal]

Reubs wrote:

Go to any good brake shop and they can make new lines to whatever length you require - I used ABS at Geebung. Cost me $150 for new lines for the Sierra and that included a brake flush and adjustment of the handbrake.

Maybe I could do the bodylift and then drive around the corner to ABS for them to make up some brake lines.

[fluffoffal]

Hey, anyone else that's done a 2" Bodylift? What do you do with the transfer case shifter? It's already short as! Do you have to extend it via a welder? The gear shifter looks long enough not to need adjusting.

[alexvitara]

i dont think you need them for a 2 inch BL. Unless LWB are different or you have massive amount of droop.
tonka tuff and jesse vit have both done BLs recently and didnt have any problems with brake lines and they have super long shocks so they droop heaps but there both SWB.

if it the lines that are attached to the long arms on the rear, they are handbrake lines and you can get more slack out of them by removing the mounts for them up near the A arm mount.

[christover1]

I didn't fit my body lift, it was fitted by previous owner.
T case stick is stock, with massaging of the hole in floor.

I also have 50mm suspension lift, and 35mm in old man emu lift.

Maybe my lines are longer, will ask oprevious owner,
but they look stock..

But yes you can do the body lift, and still drive safely to a brake place,
because is only a problem off road

[fluffoffal]

christover1 wrote:

I didn't fit my body lift, it was fitted by previous owner.
T case stick is stock, with massaging of the hole in floor.

I also have 50mm suspension lift, and 35mm in old man emu lift.

Maybe my lines are longer, will ask oprevious owner,
but they look stock..

But yes you can do the body lift, and still drive safely to a brake place,
because is only a problem off road

Does the transfer shifter sit really far down under the console?
I will just drive to a brake shop after the lift.

[Jester]

for the gear lever i put a 70 deg bend as low as i could and fitted it backwards, and the transfer i just cut and welded windmill rod on and bent to shape (no massaging of body required)

[christover1]

It is a little low, but I got used to it.

An extension would be nicer, but it is fine.

[christover1]

PS mines auto, with cable shift, so thats still in stock spot..just my t case lever is a bit low

[ninjamoses]

For the brake lines you can usually make the stock ones work. The passenger side front line is the only real tight one, but rotating the fitting where it comes through the body to point downwards gives you an extra 1.5 - 2 inches of line to play with.

For the rear, just modifying the brackets that route the lines is usually enough. That's with a 2" body lift and a 2" suspension lift on a SWB vitara.

That said if you've got the money for it I'd go get a new set made still

Regarding the shifters, you can get away without modifying either lever. You need to chop about 20mm out of the rear side of the bracket/tunnel for the gear lever to give it enough clearance to select 2/4/R. You will also need to use an aftermarket outer gear boot as the stock rubber one is too bulky.

For the transfer lever, the only mod I did was shaving the bottom side of the knob down ~10mm to allow the rubber boot to ride up the lever more. You can't even tell its been done, and it gives it enough space to move freely. Before I had shaved it the pressure of the rubber boot was making it jump out of gear. Yes the lever is pretty low, but as it isnt one you need to use constantly it doesn't bother me.

[Charlie Brown]

Hey sorry to bring up an old thread. I have a 40mm spring and shock lift in at the moment and I'm planning to do a strut mount flip meaning there will be about 60mm of extra from stock down travel on the front break lines. And in the rear I will have about 80mm extra with my shock spacers. I don't have a body lift so would I need to extend my brake lines?

Thanks dudes

[alexvitara]

probably not

[DarkHorse]

Jack the front up by the diff or chassis until the suspension is fully extended. Check out the lines - if they're under tension undo the clip on the chassis at the top spring mount:

If still tight you probably should extend them.

Same for the back (but jack by chassis, NOT diff) if they need more play release them from the control arm mount.
If still not enough there's a point above the upper control arm (A-arm) mounts:

[atari4x4]

that's a handbrake line in the 2nd shot darky

[got_bar_work]

If u have longer rear shocks and a balljoint spacer u will need a longer rear line and diff breather

[Charlie Brown]

Okey dokey boys thanks! Yeah I do have a longer shocks and a rear ball joint spacer. I think ill wack it all on tomorrow and see how it goes