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Disco rear brake hose and lift
« on: March 07, 2004, 19:12:24 »
Hi All,
To raise the back of the Disco I used the Scorpion top shock absorber mount to lower the shox by 2" and 2" on the axle under the coil mount ( for want of a better word) Today, when jacking the back of the vehicle I noticed that as the axle dropped then the brake hose was coming under strain.

To save me reinventing the wheel. Does anyone know of a brake hose that will fit and be 2-3" longer than the original?
I was thinking maybe one off a defender of an LDV van?

Any ideas?

Ed
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Re: Disco rear brake hose and lift
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2004, 20:43:53 »
Quote from: "Wanderer"

Any ideas?


Why not just drop the flexi brake pipe mount on
the body by 2" with a bracket... :idea:
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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2004, 20:55:01 »
Merlin Motorsport (www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk) make extended brake hoses, with a stainless steel overbraid.   This is what I have on Tigger.
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2004, 21:36:50 »
Thanks Paul and Tim,
I'll check Merlin out.
I'd considered dropping the mount. The bottom mounts on to the axle so a bit at each end wouldn't go amiss. Merlin's sound the biz though.

Ed
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RE; BRAKE PIPES
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2004, 23:51:57 »
SCORPION DO AN EXTENDED PIPE KIT.
ABOUT £55+ FOR THE 5 HOSE KIT IN STAINLESS
'DONK' =1993 200 Tdi BEAST- 2"ish BRITPART/PRO-COMP LIFT,MODULARS/BFG MUDS ,K&N FILTER,HUGE INTERCOOLER,SNORKEL/+BREATHERS,MILEMAKER HYDRAULIC WINCH ON A DISCOPARTS BUMPER,STEERING/TANK/DIFF GUARDS,MIDLAND 98 CB,FRONT/REAR ENDS a'lA MAD MAX
'BURBLE' - 1995 DISCOVERY 3.9 V8 ES LPG
3" PRO COMP, 265/75's BF GOODRICH,TDS GOLDFISH WINCH,WINCH BUMPER, TANK/ DIFF  GUARDS, FLEXI ARCHES,CHERRY BOMB!! more to come !!   
'BERTA' - 1995 DISCO 300tdi ES - standard, My Wife's
'VRUM' - SUZUKI 1200 BANDIT -modded ;-)

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Disco rear brake hose and lift
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2004, 19:05:30 »
Thanks.
I'll bear them in mind. I might need some other bits from them as well by the look of things.

Ed
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