LS1 rear swap (more brake questions)
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LS1 rear swap (more brake questions)
Okay I bought a 3.23 posi rear-end off a '98 TA vert today and it came with rotors (gonna replace em though), calipers, swaybar, and brake lines/cables.
Anyways, I see how the shocks mount up and springs (identical to our cars), and I know how to replace the teeny tiny swaybar with mine and my bushings. Haven't looked much into the brake cables, but I'm not too worried about that anyways.
What I need to know is how I should work with the brake lines. They have 4-channel ABS, so they have separate brake lines from the front for each wheel. How should I "T" them together and connect them to my car's hardlines?
I'm bought an adjustable prop valve as well that goes inline with my rear brakes, so I'm going to do that too. Should I worry about T-ing the lines together and hooking the rubber up to my hardlines, and then just cut the hardlines and put the prop valve in there then?
Anyways, I see how the shocks mount up and springs (identical to our cars), and I know how to replace the teeny tiny swaybar with mine and my bushings. Haven't looked much into the brake cables, but I'm not too worried about that anyways.
What I need to know is how I should work with the brake lines. They have 4-channel ABS, so they have separate brake lines from the front for each wheel. How should I "T" them together and connect them to my car's hardlines?
I'm bought an adjustable prop valve as well that goes inline with my rear brakes, so I'm going to do that too. Should I worry about T-ing the lines together and hooking the rubber up to my hardlines, and then just cut the hardlines and put the prop valve in there then?
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Awesome, sounds good, I haven't really looked too much into it, just was looking at it a few minutes. Thanks for the help though
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Make sure the lines you get are "IS0" bubble on both ends when using your original "T"
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I to reused the stock T and ran new hard lines. I think I used 24" on the drivers side and 36" on the pass side.
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