Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?
 

I was at the exhaust shop earlier and took the opportunity to inspect the underside of my truck while it was up on their drive-on rack. The thing that immediately grabbed my attention was that the driver side brake line was smashed against the McGaughy 2.5" dropped spindle. Dafuq?? I don't know how I hadn't noticed it until now, but I suppose that's neither here nor there... The passenger side is tight, but not like the other side.

My question is, can I just slightly bend the hard portion of the line until it clears the spindle? Using minimal pressure and without kinking the line, of course... Can I turn the banjo fitting 180º? Has anyone had this issue before??

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Driver side:
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps0d9e53d8.jpg

Passenger side:
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/x...pse86868f1.jpg

Thanks in advance!

Re: Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?
 

Bend it very carefully, just a bit to clear. When I put mine on I ran them like that for a bit and then replaced the lines with new ones, and did not reattach to the a arm, I did not have that problem anymore.

Re: Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?
 

Awesome, I'll do the same. Thanks for the help!

Re: Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?
 

Looks like you could use some mew line bud. Just sayin.

Re: Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?
 

Yep, already got a new pair of lines ordered.

Re: Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?
 

Yep, I've always had to bend the hard line at the calipers with drop spindles.

Mike