Front brake line clearance issue with dropped spindles?

[bob_o]

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??



Driver side:


Passenger side:


Thanks in advance!

[Sodell]

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.

[bob_o]

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

[jjzepplin]

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

[bob_o]

Yep, already got a new pair of lines ordered.

[Mr.Chevy4x4]

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

Mike