Project_Daily

I installed a rear end from a 99 Z28 into my 94 Firebird Formula and had a relatively minor issue when putting everything back together. Both the bolt hole locations and sizes were different where one would attach the brackets to the rear end where the hard brake lines become flexible lines. So as of right now, the brackets on both sides are butted up relatively snug, but neither are bolted in. Could this cause significant loss of braking ability from flexible line expansion or some other cause that I haven't considered? Both were held in by small bolts that weren't torqued very tight, so I didn't think they were crucial.

pdxmotorhead

No but the flapping of the lines will eventually break the hard lines,, and you can guess the rest..
Hard lines don't like movement, thats why they usually have a bracket at the transition.