1985 C30 Brake line
 

I am static dropping my 85 c30. I currently have my 78 c30 taken apart so I am swapping the front end parts over to my 85.

I bought new rubber brake lines that go from the frame to the caliper. The 78 banjo fitting has a shoulder that faces away from the caliper. The shoulder faces up towards the hood. With the banjo oriented like that, the metal bend at the banjo routes the line down to clear the nut on the upper ball joint. This makes sense.

The new lines I have from ac delco, in the same orientation as stated above will have the hard line portion pointed up and hits the spindle/control arm. I cant even get it close enough to get the bolt in it.

The new line matches the old line, but i cannot for the life of me figure out what I am doing wrong.

Re: 1985 C30 Brake line
 

Update: did some digging on google. Seems you have to bend the hardline that the banjo is attached to. I bent everything to clear.

Re: 1985 C30 Brake line
 

Common when lowering (aftermarket spindles).

Re: 1985 C30 Brake line
 

Always learning

Re: 1985 C30 Brake line
 

If I remember correctly, on my '89 Squarebody dually I might have even swapped the lines side to side for a slightly better angle w/the hardline. It might have been manufacturer specific, but I recall swapping the lines so I didn't have to pry on them as much to keep things out of harms way.