Raacerx
08-15-2004, 02:59 AM
Got around to hooking up my brakes today. '75 or '76 Chevy 4WD 1/2 ton calipers. I have the RE Stainless extended lines. The bolt that bolts the brakeline to the caliper on the Chevy calipers is bigger then the ones used on my old jeep stuff or the Ford calipers the D44 originally came with.
Question is, can I just drill out the banjo fitting on the line to fit the larger bolt? Or do I have to buy new lines or maybe just a new banjo fitting? I dont see why I cant just drill the banjo out a little more, there is enough material, but I wanted to make sure before I go and ruin my brand new bling bling shiney brake lines. Sorry, I do not have a digital camera.
PS. Anyone else running Chevy knuckles and caliper brackets on their D44? My brackets come within about 3/16" of an inch of the rim (15x8). I had to remove my wheel weights for them to fit. I also had to grind some off the calipers for them to fit as well, but after that, they fit fine.
Question is, can I just drill out the banjo fitting on the line to fit the larger bolt? Or do I have to buy new lines or maybe just a new banjo fitting? I dont see why I cant just drill the banjo out a little more, there is enough material, but I wanted to make sure before I go and ruin my brand new bling bling shiney brake lines. Sorry, I do not have a digital camera.
PS. Anyone else running Chevy knuckles and caliper brackets on their D44? My brackets come within about 3/16" of an inch of the rim (15x8). I had to remove my wheel weights for them to fit. I also had to grind some off the calipers for them to fit as well, but after that, they fit fine.