brake hoses on lifted disco 1

Hi everyone,

I've got a disco 1 300tdi with a +3'' lift. I've added +5 shocks on the rear along with an x-deflex anti roll bar and an adjustable A-frame ball joint. Because of all this i'm worrying that the brake hoses i put on with the three inch lift might not be up to the job?
i don't fancy testing it out off road because I like my brakes to work and don't like spending money fixing something I could have prevented.

The question is;

Can anyone think of a reason why I couldn't just link up a second set of braided hoses to the ones already on it with a short length of brake pipe, olives and compression fittings?

just get some longer ones made up

this is with plus 5 shocks and +2" braided hoses never had a prob yet

i got 2ft long ones made up for mine sure they were about £12 each

Llama 4x4 wil make then up to a meter long.

Cheers, will give Llama 4x4 a call and get some made up. Don't think ill need a meter long but a few more inches will give me a bit more confidence in the setup.

The rear axle only has one flexible hose mounted in the center of the axle.

Therefore even with the +5 shocks at either end of the axle it all pivots around the the A frame ball joint so your existing extended hose on the rear should be fine.

If you put +5 shocks on the front you may need longer hoses there though

There's a set of +6 hoses on eBay for £60

Gwyn Lewis are about £15 each I think?

got some made up by llama4x4, would recommend them!

discomark10 said:

got some made up by llama4x4, would recommend them!

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Me too.

discomark10 said:

got some made up by llama4x4, would recommend them!

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How much?

I think there 15 a hose upto a meter.

Got 1 for the back, and 2 to replace the copper at the front. . Running down the radius arms and jave a join half way ish... 101quid