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Old 06-26-2014, 07:51 PM
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Unhappy tires rubbing brake lines

So the pictures are self explanatory, I just had the 6 inch lift done by Outlaw Off Road, its a 6 inch BDS suspension. The tires are 35x12.50R20 on federals. I'm still waiting back from them to see if they can correct it. Any suggestions? I've never even heard of this happening. Thanks guys





It makes a pretty bad noise when I am decelerating or stepping on the brakes
 

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Old 06-26-2014, 09:28 PM
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Usually in this case there is some type of relocation bracket or the like so this doesn't occur.
 
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Old 06-27-2014, 11:13 AM
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I would imagine so, I'm waiting back for outlaw to contact me to fix this. It's the e-brake line so i disconnected it and secured it to the top of the leaf springs where it wouldn't be pinched, rubbed, frayed, or anything. It's only a temp fix until I get it corrected.
 
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Old 06-27-2014, 11:16 AM
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Doesn't look like there was much slack in that cable either which could have been an issue all by itself.

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Old 06-27-2014, 04:40 PM
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Well, Outlaw called me back and fixed it, they just mounted the e-brake line in a different position and it seemed to work fine, they also put in a spacer and apologized for missing it when I left the shop. No harm no foul. All is working as it should again Major shoutout to the guys at Outlaw Offroad for awesome customer service
 

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Old 07-03-2014, 10:11 PM
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mine was the same way after lift i used a zip tie to hold it off the tire has worked for about 4 years now
 
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Old 01-24-2015, 10:22 PM
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I had the same thing happen a 2" all around lift installed(trail master). I had **** Cepek GM7's with Goodyear Duratracs 285 75 17. My back brake line did the same thing. Unfortunately I didn't notice until I drove it for 500 miles, kind of pissed at the shop that installed the lift they should have known and informed me. Anyway the brake line housing was rubbed down to the inner steel. That was almost 3 yrs ago, at the time I had a ford mechanic look at it and he said it's cool. All my major dealer services didn't raise any flags since then either. What I did was get a steel zip tie and anchored to the steel bracket holding my fuel tank in place. I have not had any problems since but I do need some brake work done in the near future and I may see if my dealer can fab a quick fix here. I'd like to go with a 12" wide tire when these duratracs are worn, but won't until the brake line issue is resolved.
 



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