extended rear brake hose options?

I just lowered the top bracket on my stock line.

Mike

Harold Hoover wrote:

I've had success with using a Wagner rear brake hose, part #BH78078 (formerly F78078), on an '84 CJ-7. The Wagner part number is, apparently, from a 1968 Ford F250. Two adapters were required where the 'T' end of the new hose mounts to the rear axle tube. These adapters dropped the fitting size of the hose down from 1/4" to 3/16".

The mounting hole in the 'T' end is larger than the stock CJ hose. The replacement Ford hose has a 7/16" hole while the stock hose has a 5/16" hole. Still, I was able to use the stock bolt to mount it. A washer, though not necessary, was used to cover more of the 'T' end mounting hole.

FYI: Wagner's stock '84 CJ-7 rear brake hose part number is BH108296 (i.e. formerly F108296). It measures 17 7/8". The new part is 24". I hope the 6 and 1/8" increase in length is sufficient. I'll find out soon enough when I jack up the rear with the ZigZag bar pins disconnected.

Less tax, the new Wagner part cost me $49.47.

The only difficulty with the hose swap was with the fittings on the brake lines leading the the new hose. I ended up clamping them with a Vise Grip in order to loosen and tighten them. The wrench was slipping on the fittings.

Mike Roma>

Crap man, it took me about 10 minutes to lower my bracket and I was ready to wheel.

Mike

Harold Hoover wrote:

Thanks, Mike.

I did appreciate the bracket relocation idea which would have been more quick and less expensive. Still, I did need to replace the rear hose regardless of the length issue. :-)

Mike Roma>

"ZigZag Bar?" You actually still have one of those? Why? That part was not even offered as recently as '81, why do you think you need it?

This is a new product offerd by Nth Degree Mobility. See...

Is this the product you are referring to or was it something else?

I think I am confused. I thought the zigzag bar was the track bar that runs diagonally from one of the frame rails to the axle.

Do you have a link to the thing you are talking about? I would like to look it up.

Holy Jankity Kicks, Batman! They've finally built the Unholy Grail of Jeep suspensions! I've seen shackles that pivot to extend downward but this is ridiculous! Could you imagine some whackadoo slapping together a 4" lift, sprung-over, and this... SLINKY... of a suspension??? Hey Mike. Could that "All glass nose to tail" CJ of yours "bury the speedo in fifth" with this thing on a logging trail? Who's Da Man now?! The "ZZzzzzz"?!? What the FFfffff? You'd think they would've come up with a better marketing ploy like the "Un-Locker" or maybe the "Limited Crap Comin' Apart at the Seams" Suspension :)

Holy crap!

Man oh man, I sure couldn't use something like that on my CJ7!

My frame just would not take it, it would get torn apart really fast at the front of the rear springs.

As it is, I have cracked my frame there because of axle droop with my

The axle droop puts a twist on the front of the rear springs and the rear of the front springs. This twist eventually cracks the frame box open.

My front frame is now broken from droop and I have never even removed my anti sway bar.

My next big mod is going to have to be a new frame and I still wouldn't use something like that on it....

Mike

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