Rear Brake Line Help Needed For Gravel Rally Car

[casnell 0]

Hi guys, my 205 gravel rally car had rear brake probs the other night when the lines wore thru from the fuel tank guard rubbing. Half the reason for the guard going back that far was to protect the lines,how do you guys protect the fuel tank/brake lines? Do you re-route the lines? They seem vulnerable to me where the metal pipe comes down and forward b4 bending back.

 

Any suggestions? Esp pix?

 

Cheers, Chris

Edited August 25, 2007 by casnell

[Jrod 7]

Can you not run them inside the car?

Edited August 25, 2007 by Jrod

[casnell 0]

Can you not run them inside the car?

They do run inside to a point, it's after they come out, then at a bracket attached to the shocker bolt they change into solid pipes that start off angled forward, then turn and go back to the caliper. At the point where they turn they kind of hang down a bit which is where they wore through. Also strikes me as a vulnerable spot if they hang down a bit...

Cheers, Chris

[Baz 421]

Not braided then?

[casnell 0]

Not braided then?

Not braided...maybe that's the go? It wore through the actual metal pipe tho, would that have happened with braided? I presume braided would be better for absorbing rock impacts?

Cheers, Chris

[gti_al 1]

Is the tank guard sitting how it should? It didn't want to go back right when the rear was raised, did it? I think andrew said it was worse when he fitted the bars...

[philfingers 5]

Go for one long one (i'm assuming 1900 discs and calipers now!) instead of the 2 lines (per side). Should be easier to route out of the way and also 2 less joints to leak/ give problems ect ect

[casnell 0]

Go for one long one (i'm assuming 1900 discs and calipers now!) instead of the 2 lines (per side). Should be easier to route out of the way and also 2 less joints to leak/ give problems ect ect

Yeah, I'm getting custom braided lines and I'll do the rears with 1 line to replace the a/flexible line into b/metal pipe into c/ flexible line.

 

And yes, after fitting the 21 mm bars I think the guard was rubbing more, oh well, the last event was really a shakedown for the Alpine Rally in November...