Back of brake calliper hits my 2.5 coil over and dumps brake fluid help

Any one have this issue where the back of the brake caliper bolt hits your coilover (2.5 swayaways) when your off roading (prolly when I was making a hard turn) and it loosens so you lose breaks and dumps all fuild out? What did you do or get?
Only after market parts I have are camburg uca, swayaway 2.5 coilovers and total chaos welded gusset to stock spindle

 

Interesting.

 

It really is I'm looking for a more flat bolt right now to fit it and see if that works but I can't be the only one that has had this problem haha

 

There is a lower profile banjo bolt/head that can be utilized...
seen them installed when folk do the Tundra caliper swap.
But I forget whom sells that.

On a budget (and depending how low profile it needs be)...
You could remove the banjo bolt...
and maybe grind down some of the bolt's head height
thus creating a lower profile banjo bolt head !?
'course removal means you'll need re-bleed the brakes afterwards

Be sure to leave enough bolt head material to put a socket or wrench to it.

Also realize that the banjo bolt is sorta hollow
and so don't grind off too much of the head or it will be ruined.
And don't overtighten it when reinstalling or you'll snap the head off.
The copper washers are what creates the seal...
Not overly torquing the banjo bolts.

But realize that heat is an enemy and can burn the hyd. fluid...
so don't grind the bolt head down while using a power grinder
while the banjo bolt is still attached.

My caliper's hydraulic banjo bolt head hit as well...
Just a little bit...
but enough to loosen the bolt and cause that to leak.

Think I simply used a hand file
and filed the banjo bolt's head down just enough to clear.
Think I had to use a hardwood block/hammer to flatten the hdy. fitting
a little bit as well.

Hand filing doesn't create excessive heat.
But is generally a little slower process and requires more physical effort.

That said and done...
I still keep an watchful eye on those
to ensure they don't back off and leak.

 

I got the Goodrich braided brake lines from which resolved the problem. A bit pricier now...

 

Thanks you guys that really helps a lot appreciate the time spent to explain that to me! And price isn't an issue with me when it comes to my breaks haha I will check out wheelers for that bolt and if I can't find it there I will go forth in the grinding. Will post pictures of end results for future help to others

 

I got the fox 2.5 kit with Camburg upper control arms and am dealing with this exact same problem right now. They don't seem to care about your safety over there at Camburg and told me to go to Auto Zone for a low profile bolt that no one has. I have had this happen on both sides of my truck on two different occasions that could have ended very badly. Have you found anything out yet that works? I was thinking about grinding the bolt down a bit but still don't know if that will be safe or not. I am surprised Camburg wouldn't help me out more considering I could have been killed or in a bad accident. Here is a photo of my bolt.

 

I have camburg 2.5s which are the same coilover just an older model, and I also got the front brake line kit from wheelers and the lower profile hardware it came with has provided good clearance on and off road so I have not had this issue

I do also have s13-we 199mm tundra front calipers and discs though, not sure if they are spaced further out than the stock Tacoma brakes.

 

Yuck.

 

Hey gang, I'm experiencing this issue too. At first the banjo bolt area was weeping brake fluid, now it's dripping. My questions:

-Did OP resolve the issue, and if so how?
-Are the Goodridge lines suitable for a lifted (~3") truck?

Thanks!

 

Brake line length is irrelevant for IFS, so it should be fine for a lifted truck or stock height; doesn't matter.


@Kwikvette didn't your shocks hit the brake line?

 

CV axle had made contact with the bottom of my coilover immediately after someone hit my truck in a parking lot. Alignment was thrown off on the passenger side and so everything was moved just enough to skim the edge.

I got an alignment within a few days and I was good again.

 

Thanks all for the responses. Would still love to hear from OP if he's around @Ruben526

 

You can try tagging him (use "@" and then his user name) or send him a private message.

Click on his profile name and a window pops up then click "start a conversation"

He hasn't posted since last Dec though.

 

Will do, thanks!

 

That's good to know, thanks. Just looking at the pics I would think the the Tundra's hard brake line routing is even more protrusive than the stock taco line and therefore would rub more. Is it the angle of the Tundra hard line that keeps it out of the way of the spring?

 

Here's a couple pictures of my front pass setup. I was able to get a ruler in there as you can see and the stock line + banjo bolt sticks out about 0.75". Could you please measure your Wheelers setup and let me know the distance from the caliper to the end of the banjo bolt? Thanks in advance!

 

Albert - the difference between your and Ben's setup is the position of the brake line on the caliper. On a Tundra setup (13WL calipers), the position of that input - be it for the banjo fitting or hard line fitting - is in a different physical location than the input is on the OEM Tacoma calipers. So, even though he's using a banjo bolt, his measurements are going to be irrelevant for you, since he'll be referencing off the Tundra calipers.

Now, I wouldn't expect the OEM calipers/banjo to hit any coilovers, but I suppose there could be some coilovers that have a geometry that is slightly different than most, and so there could be interference.

Another question would be whether there's something going on with your steering - as in, is your rack allowing you to turn more one direction (toward the driver side) than the other, and is it essentially over-extending in that direction, resulting in the banjo bolt hitting your coilover? Probably unlikely, but worth checking, I'd say.

And, if you do end up wanting to go to Tundra brakes (and the associated lines), feel free to reach out. I'm happy to answer any questions you have after you read through the link Ben posted above.

 

Offset misalignment spacers for the lower shock mount might move the coilover base just enough to provide enough clearance.

 

For those of you having issues, what does the lower bushing on the coil over look like? Back when I had mine I had the bushing backwards that helps offset it a little bit. Could be the issue or could not be.