Did you modify the lines to have one single hose going to the middle of the axle, with the hard lines going to the calipers, or did you get longer soft lines and use the stock lines?

you can do it either way, I just got longer lines and ran one to each wheel since I stil have my abs crap in there.

On the ABS thing i removed the line that went to the drivers side and plugged it. I used the stock 78-9 d44 brake lines and connected them so that i only have one line coming down on one side of the pumpkin.. Much cleaner than when i had one line to each wheel.. (p.s.. just took out the abs box)

Like Dustin says -- it works either way. I kept the stock setup and I'm using Skyjacker extended lines. Works fine.

The biggest reason I can see to switching to the "older" style is that you can hack off the crossmember and not worry about rerouting the brake line, and it would work if you had gobs of suspension travel. It's also a little cleaner and it's easier to keep the tires from chewing on the long flex lines.

pulled the abs computer out and bent up new front line to a center drop. I like it much better than having the lines hanging out, tho it doesnt really matter.
your ABS working well dustin?:goodfinge

Originally posted by plug ugly
pulled the abs computer out and bent up new front line to a center drop. I like it much better than having the lines hanging out, tho it doesnt really matter.
your ABS working well dustin?:goodfinge

yeah works great, locks up and skids just fine:toothless

Both ways work just fine. I kept the 2 lines but I made new brackets to retain the hard lines.

Dustin, I can't remember how we mounted yours? Post a pic here.

Mine
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=86899&toggle=fullsize&f=008_Lower pan hard mount.jpg

Brian Solderblom went the old school way
http://soderblom.net/bronco/tech/D44solid/brk03.jpg

Check out his site for more pics of his set up.

basically the same way yours was done I think.

I can get a pic later

here is where my line comes down. i mounted the bracket to the under side of the crossmember in back, and then ran he hard line like Brian S.

http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=44376&toggle=fullsize&f=pumpkinlines.jpg

Like you said scott, it all works

pulled the abs computer out
did that cause any problems? i unplugged my ABS computer harness once and the tranny no longer shifted and the speedo/odo no longer worked, so I'm curious about what exactly you did :shrug

I'd like to rip all the ABS stuff out and rebend my hard lines, is any of it worth $ on eBay? I bet it ain't cheap at the stealer$hip!

no probs, I just unplugged it at the hcu and tied the line out of the way. Pulled the wheel sensors/wires out and sold the hcu on ebay. No probs other than the idiot light is on.

Originally posted by plug ugly
No probs other than the idiot light is on.

That got old real quick, pulled my bulb out the next day

Like Damon says -- unplug the hydraulic module and replumb the lines. You can't ditch the ABS computer b/c the ECM gets its speed information from it.