Stainless Steel Brake Lines — Rubbing
Stainless Steel Brake Lines — Rubbing
I put on stainless front lines (from Z1 Motorsports) with a friend of mine who is much, much more mechanically inclined than me. We turned the wheels, etc. and didn't foresee any rubbing until we put the wheels on.
At first I thought it was rubbing against suspension, so I put some extra hose around the brake line just to offer more protection and so I could hear if it rubbed again. After this I realized (as I should have from the beginning) it was rubbing against the inside of the wheel.
Can this line be mounted on the opposite side of the vertical suspension component where it's held on? (as in, on the backside, closer to the spring and strut)
Seems like that would make more sense and eliminate the risk.
NOTE: I should be clear, the part I circled in the photo is where it attaches. i was wondering if it would screw in on the opposite side. It isn't rubbing on the part I circled.
At first I thought it was rubbing against suspension, so I put some extra hose around the brake line just to offer more protection and so I could hear if it rubbed again. After this I realized (as I should have from the beginning) it was rubbing against the inside of the wheel.
Can this line be mounted on the opposite side of the vertical suspension component where it's held on? (as in, on the backside, closer to the spring and strut)
Seems like that would make more sense and eliminate the risk.
NOTE: I should be clear, the part I circled in the photo is where it attaches. i was wondering if it would screw in on the opposite side. It isn't rubbing on the part I circled.
Last edited by kev.mcca; Jan 27, 2011 at 07:04 PM.
To go through the back you would have to disconnect the line and do a rebleed again...
those lines are mounted with a banjo bolt and mount 90 degrees off the back of the brembo...so its hard to go behind the spindle due to that....
Acidjake showed me that mounting it to that point you have but pitching the line UP the spindle and zip tieing it to the hole in the spindle works great.
that hole btw was an original design to have the brake lines run through but was later unused by nissan...
-J
those lines are mounted with a banjo bolt and mount 90 degrees off the back of the brembo...so its hard to go behind the spindle due to that....
Acidjake showed me that mounting it to that point you have but pitching the line UP the spindle and zip tieing it to the hole in the spindle works great.
that hole btw was an original design to have the brake lines run through but was later unused by nissan...
-J
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yes, ive done it that way and ive done it upwards too!
I may also say that you may want to add a spacer and use a longer bolt...ive found that to help it make the 180 degree turn around the spindle...
See here:
https://my350z.com/forum/8916893-post85.html
You may not need the spacer as you have the line wrapped already anyways...just FYI...
-J
I may also say that you may want to add a spacer and use a longer bolt...ive found that to help it make the 180 degree turn around the spindle...
See here:
https://my350z.com/forum/8916893-post85.html
I have found that adding a spacer and using a longer bolt really helps the ss line with bango bolt that is configured 90 degrees from mount location to work well.
Add a spacer like this:
Like shown here:
it really helps the ss line make the 180 degree turn back around the front spindle.
Bolt is M8x1.25 - length dependant of spacer used.
-J
Add a spacer like this:
Like shown here:
it really helps the ss line make the 180 degree turn back around the front spindle.
Bolt is M8x1.25 - length dependant of spacer used.
-J
-J
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