miller511
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Hi all,
I ran into a strange thing while in the process of installing the new brake line assembly (from the frame rail to the caliper) on the driver side...Stopped at the moment because of this issue!!
The old part has the angle bracket mounting holes at 1.25" center to center. This also matches the only set of threaded holes on the frame rail. The far right hole is a clearance hole that is unused (there's a matching one on the passenger side also).
The new brake line angle bracket mounting holes are at 1.50" center to center.
I thought that maybe I ordered the wrong brake line parts. However, I looked at the passenger side and it measures 1.50" on the old part and on the new part.
Long story long...Is the 1.25" center to center on the driver side correct? It seems wrong to me. The parts on each side are basically mirror images of each other. But did Ford also make the hole centers different for each side for maybe no-brainer assembly? If so, I've got the wrong new part for the driver's side.
Check out the pictures for reference.
Any insight would be much appreciated.
-Jeff
I ran into a strange thing while in the process of installing the new brake line assembly (from the frame rail to the caliper) on the driver side...Stopped at the moment because of this issue!!
The old part has the angle bracket mounting holes at 1.25" center to center. This also matches the only set of threaded holes on the frame rail. The far right hole is a clearance hole that is unused (there's a matching one on the passenger side also).
The new brake line angle bracket mounting holes are at 1.50" center to center.
I thought that maybe I ordered the wrong brake line parts. However, I looked at the passenger side and it measures 1.50" on the old part and on the new part.
Long story long...Is the 1.25" center to center on the driver side correct? It seems wrong to me. The parts on each side are basically mirror images of each other. But did Ford also make the hole centers different for each side for maybe no-brainer assembly? If so, I've got the wrong new part for the driver's side.
Check out the pictures for reference.
Any insight would be much appreciated.
-Jeff