CIP rear disc brake kit

I bought the California Import Parts' deluxe rear disc brake kit (P/N ACC-C10-4126) for Christmas and I am just now getting around to installing it. I am having two problems that I need some advice about.

1) On the passenger side, the clearance between the caliper and the exhaust pipe is tight. I installed the caliper on the back side of the axle (9 o'clock position). To gain some clearance, is there anything wrong with installing the caliper at some other position, say 12 or 3 o'clock?

2) CIP's webpage warned me that the existing brake lines are too short for the kit and that I should purchase longer lines. I purchased the lines that they recommended. However, today as I was bending up the new lines, I noticed that the caliper has different threads than the new brake lines. The new brake lines fit into the brake hose, but not the caliper (caliper has coarser threads). Are there adapters out there for brake line fittings? What are the chances of me finding ~30" brake lines with different fittings on each end? I am contacting CIP to see what they recommend since they sold me these parts as a set. If I cannot get CIP to send me the correct brake line and I cannot rotate the calipers (see question 1), I would like to get a 90 degree fitting so that the SS hard brake line does not have to make such a sharp bent. Any advice?

Paul

1) On the passenger side, the clearance between the caliper and the exhaust pipe is tight. I installed the caliper on the back side of the axle (9 o'clock position).

To gain some clearance, is there anything wrong with installing the caliper at some other position, say 12 or 3 o'clock?

No - the only thing you have to be concerned about is making sure that the bleed screw is at the top. This may mean flipping the calipers from one side to the other if you're mounting it in a different location. Remember, bubbles flow UP! If the bleeder isn't at the top you'll ever be able to bleed it. You might also consider wrapping your exhaust pipe with heat wrap to keep the caliper from overheating, cooking the fluid and making bubbles.


2) "CIP's webpage warned me that the existing brake lines are too short for the kit and that I should purchase longer lines" - lotsa yaddas here.....

Why the hell don't they put the right length lines in there in the first place????????????
You should be able to get adapters at a decent auto parts store or a better brake shop. If all else fails, contact Wilwood Engineering; (805) 388-1188 or www.wilwood.com The street rodders are adapting this to that all the time, so I know that they're out there. In fact, I just saw someone using a thread adapter on a caliper in this months Street Truck magazine.
The same goes for a 90 degree adapter fitting. Hopefully CIP-1 has the correct line with different ends (with my luck, I would bend it up ass-backwards and wonder why the threads were still wrong) but if they don't, they should be able to recommend the correct adapter and where to get it from (or certaily Wilwood can).

Gordon

They'll get the right parts to you.....

Notes for your KIT.

Special Notes: On swing axle cars, the original brake lines can be re-used. On I.R.S. and long swing axle cars longer brake lines (approx 30") must be used - they are not supplied. See part number VWC-113-611-724-J - our 31.5 inch long metal brake line - 2 required.