Rear brake lines

Hey guys! Just finished up doin a Chevy 63” leaf spring swap and some getting second gen ford raptor rear struts on my 06, but I’ve got to much droop now and need much longer break lines and a longer e brake cable/hose, any recommendations? Once everything is painted and tested I’ll post more info about it.

 

You may need to go custom on the brake hose. Call a hydraulic shop and see if they could crimp you one up

 

You can literally get them anywhere nowadays. Jegs, Summit, ect. Do you still have rear drum brakes? If so, then it’s just a single hose you’ll need. Go to either of those websites and order up a lower T fitting and an upper fitting that fits into your existing rear upper brake line. Then order up a -3AN stainless brake line that is long enough to still have slack in it when the suspension is at full droop. And full droop is going to be even more droopy if you have a couple buddies hanging on the rear axle while the suspension is hanging unsuspended. Like it might droop down another 1”~2”!
A wild guess, but the individual fittings will probably cost in the neighborhood of $10~$15 each? The brake line will probably cost around $40?

And it sounds like you know what you’re doing with the rear leaf conversion, but make sure when it comes time to choose the length of shock that you’re going to use, is that the measurements for suspension droop will be way different from suspension articulation! So i would get out a manufacturer’s shock catalogue and start checking to see the compression and extension of the shocks you’re planning on using. Then from there it’s tack welding in the upper and lower shock mounts, along with setting a correct bumpstop height. I hear that those Chebby 63” leafs flex really well, so i don’t know if that means rear shock towers will have to be punched through the floor of the bed.

I always have given up on E brake cables with long travel suspensions. There used to be a local speedometer shop in Portland, Oregon that could make brand new E brake cable on the spot for you if they weren’t to busy. I had them do quite a few custom stuff for me years ago. I don’t know what their current status is anymore.
https://www.speedometerserviceportland.com/

 

Killer thanks!, I’ve already got the rear shocks done, I have 2018 ford raptor rear struts on there, didn’t have to go through the floor of the bed. I ended up pushing the leafs in a few inches so I could mount the shocks on the outside of the frame. This made it so I could have both forward facing, with a 12” stroke on the shock and the angle I’m at I’ve got around 15” on usable travel with the bumps coming right off the bottom of the frame.