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 Post subject: Braided brake lines for Ford Falcon EL how many lines?
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:09 pm 
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Hi Guys,

I purchased my braided lines for my Ford Falcon EL sedan and kit came with 4 lines. I thought there was a 5th line but not to sure, can anyone confirm please.


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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:26 pm 
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I bought a kit and only have 4 lines...one per brake caliper....not sure where the fifth would go :?. But if there is a fifth, would be nice to know where it goes.

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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:32 pm 
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I don't reckon there is a 5th. I've been told by two different companies one said 4 lines the other 5 I asked where the fifth one was and they didn't answer me. Maybe they were thinking of the line that comes around the diff but thats not to do with brakes.

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:47 pm 
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how much are the kits? any pic's?
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:57 pm 
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It's been a few years since I installed mine, but from what I remember there is only 4 flexible lines.

There is a single line from the front to the rear, it's T's on the body, and then there is a flexible line from each wheel arch to the calipers (so the brake lines do not run along the diff).
At least that's how the wagons work, I highly doubt the sedans are different.
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:10 pm 
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From my observations, based on my 2 cars, EF sedans have 4 lines, and EA wagons have 5.

The wagon runs one from each front caliper to the body, then from each rear caliper to the diff, then one from the diff the body.

EF/EL (including wagons, i now learn, thanks to twr7cx) run one from each caliper to the body.

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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:00 pm 
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All cars must have a flexible connection from the body at the rear to the diff ! Hence you need 5 lines, or the task is not as good as it could be.

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:26 pm 
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All cars must have a flexible connection from the body at the rear to the diff ! Hence you need 5 lines, or the task is not as good as it could be.


No, not if the line doesn't run to the diff. It can run along the body and then a single flexible line each end from the body to the brake caliper.
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:29 pm 
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Which cars?????????????

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:36 pm 
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EF-EL.
EA-ED have 5.

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:56 pm 
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:53 am 
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Steady ED

Can you clear it up with EF-EL, is that 5 lines or 4 lines?

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:56 am 
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Steady ED

Can you clear it up with EF-EL, is that 5 lines or 4 lines?


ef-el have 4 lines. one at each caliper

ea-ed have 5 lines. one at each caliper plus 1 running from the body to the diff

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:14 am 
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Awsome, thanx for that

 

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