Filbee Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) Apologies if this has been covered already. I did search and found nothing but I'm halfway through fitting my new front calipers... I've got some nice Hel braided lines to go on at the same time. They have male fittings on each end. They are the "standard length" ones as my truck is on standard suspension. My question is: Can I just run these lines direct to the caliper and ditch the short run of hard pipe between the original flexi hose and the caliper? The Hel lines have the correct fittings to allow me to do this. I just wasn't sure if they are long enough. The Hel lines are exactly the same length as the standard ones. Edited March 20, 2022 by Filbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbee Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Hose fits directly with no issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just make sure they are long enough & won't stretch when the axle is at full drop of the suspension. My braided lines attach to caliper with a banjo end fitting & bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 They won't be long enough. I would suggest buying some longer ones from Llama4x4 to do this correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 One of the key benefits and perhaps main purpose of the short steel pipe is that having the nut for the female fitting allows the hose to be connected in any orientation, while fitting directly to the calliper limits the hose rotational orientation to the thread cutting. As long as you leave the chassis end loose and tighten the calliper end fully first, then ensure the hose is not bound or twisted at all and then tighten the chassis end, it should be fine. But yo then need to test the length on full axle articulation with the steering turned from lock to lock to check for contact or tension on the hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbee Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thanks for the replies all. I had to refit the original hoses and hard lines in the end anyway... For whatever reason, both ends of the stainless hoses have male fittings, whereas on my Defender (2006 Td5), the original hose has female fittings on both ends! I was on a hiding to nothing right from the start 🤦 I'll be sending these ones back and getting some custom ones made by Venhill with a banjo fitting for the caliper I reckon. Venhill have been spot on with custom lines for my bikes over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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