BlkXpress
Senior Member
Short story: When lowering your truck and putting wider tires, double check your rear brake lines are not resting on your tire, and don't just assume the person who put the tire on checked this for you.
You could end up trying to brake and losing brake pressure because a hole has been rubbed into the brake line, and your brake fluid will shoot EVERYWHERE.
Long story:
Belltech 2/4 drop. No issues other than rubbing the fender liner on the stock wheels on bumps.
Two to three weeks ago I put on 22x10 SRT 10 rims with 305/40/22 G force TA KDWs. This solved my rubbing issue, and I have no rub at full lock either way.
Last night I was headed to play poker, and was making a turn going kind of fast. I was pushing the brakes to make my turn, and I lost all brake pressure, causing me to almost go into a wall. After parking I turned the truck off and hit the brakes to see if it held pressure, but my pedal went all the way to the floor.
I heard a hissing sound, sort of like compressed air. Got out of the truck and checked around, where I saw liquid all over my rear passsenger side tires and on my quarter panel. I got under the truck and found the brake line resting against the tire, with a hole burned through it.
The driver's side does not have this issue, the brake lines are completely away from the tire. Today I took it back to the shop who did the tires, talked with a manager, went over the whole safety discussion- "Your shop let me truck leave in unsafe conditions"... blah blah blah.... They tracked down the OEM part and bought it from a dealer and had a shop install, bleed my brakes, whole nine yards. This was free, other than having to spend a few hours during the whole ordeal.
The new part sat against the tire as well... Had to zip tie it to where the line was not next to my tire.
Just a word of caution.... Looking under your truck will take you all of 5 seconds per side, but could save you a **** ton of trouble....
Sorry for any rambling, long day.
You could end up trying to brake and losing brake pressure because a hole has been rubbed into the brake line, and your brake fluid will shoot EVERYWHERE.
Long story:
Belltech 2/4 drop. No issues other than rubbing the fender liner on the stock wheels on bumps.
Two to three weeks ago I put on 22x10 SRT 10 rims with 305/40/22 G force TA KDWs. This solved my rubbing issue, and I have no rub at full lock either way.
Last night I was headed to play poker, and was making a turn going kind of fast. I was pushing the brakes to make my turn, and I lost all brake pressure, causing me to almost go into a wall. After parking I turned the truck off and hit the brakes to see if it held pressure, but my pedal went all the way to the floor.
I heard a hissing sound, sort of like compressed air. Got out of the truck and checked around, where I saw liquid all over my rear passsenger side tires and on my quarter panel. I got under the truck and found the brake line resting against the tire, with a hole burned through it.
The driver's side does not have this issue, the brake lines are completely away from the tire. Today I took it back to the shop who did the tires, talked with a manager, went over the whole safety discussion- "Your shop let me truck leave in unsafe conditions"... blah blah blah.... They tracked down the OEM part and bought it from a dealer and had a shop install, bleed my brakes, whole nine yards. This was free, other than having to spend a few hours during the whole ordeal.
The new part sat against the tire as well... Had to zip tie it to where the line was not next to my tire.
Just a word of caution.... Looking under your truck will take you all of 5 seconds per side, but could save you a **** ton of trouble....
Sorry for any rambling, long day.
