Brake line boo-boo/what NOT to do

Ok, this is a chance to learn from my mistake. When you lower your truck, TRIPLE check everything... then have another person (mechanically inclined of course) check it. The reason is this. I've never lowered a mazda before and was very tired. I used de-arched springs in the rear and turned the torsions down in front. Long story short, in the rear, the brake line goes from a hard line along the frame into a flexible one. The line is supported off the frame by this small metal bracket. From the flex line it goes into the usual T-split and hard lines feeding the wheel cylinders. However, when you drop 5" from stock height, that little bracket can hit the lines on the axle. It took mine 2 days before it punctured the metal line but you can see that it had been rubbing for awhile. Sorry for the long post but I tried to explain it best I could for anyone that hasn't lowered their truck yet using a static drop.

David

look out for brake lines when cutting ot your fenders too iff you do cause i let one of my friend cut out my passenger front fender big mistake

Thanks. I guess that goes for any mod, just check it over a few times. Being an installer I should have caught it. Damn I feel stupid, but I hope this helps someone.

i know exactly what u guys are both talking about, i cam a cunt hair away when i was cutting out my wheel wells, and the flex line braket, was going to hit too, but i gave it a little bend and it was good

Also watch out for the brake lines in a stock height truck when your barreling down the street driving thru those big piles of leaves on the side of the road in the fall, lol.

Well I've been driving my truck (toyota) for close to 2 years now, and never any problems.. but today my brakes felt a little spongy and I got out and saw fluid.. my short passenger rear line coming off the T has a small hole rubbed in it from I guess it got bent back a little and didnt go up in the notch with the axle.. so I gotta fix mine. were both havin bad luck..