Brake line bracket, what to do after the lift?

Check the strain on your parking brake line, while the axle is at full droop. After I installed AAL's, I wanted to reuse the OEM parking brake line brackets, but I did not like how the brake line stretched. I did bend the brackets more to follow the angle of the line (as tonered remarked in his post upthread) but it still stretches pretty tight at full droop.

So it's just another step I do now, if I ever jack up the rear, I disconnect the brake line brackets from the leaf spring keepers first.

 

Good recommendations!

 

I though, after 45,223 something miles and many trips out in the desert I better take a look at this free hanging parking brake line. So I took a couple photos while I was under there. Not saying everyone's results will be the same. I think the Wheeler's 3 leaf add a leaf with the factory overload removed raised the rear 1-1 1/5 inches.

 

After inspecting the photos above, I do see a slight rub spot where it contacts the leaf spring clamp. I zip tied the factory bracket close to the original location after I first installed the add a leaf kit. Luckily I used a small cheap zip tie and it broke loose on my first desert trail test run. there is another factory clamp holding he line that is still in place only about 12-14 inches in front of the one I removed.

 

Here you go... see below quote.