Corp 14 bolt brake line difference question

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I have two corporate 14 bolt ff axle as a result of a 4x4 conversion i'm working on. I mention this because they each have different brake lines/routing and I can't seem to find the set I need.

On the RCLB donor chassis, the brake hose between the chassis rail and the axle sits right above the bolts for the diff cover. The left and right lines bend up around the pumpkin and attach right in. Inline Tube shop has these in stock, no problems.


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Now the question, where I'm having a hard time. The brake hose between the chassis and diff on my 1981 CCLB truck has nearly the same configuration but the splitter is on an L bracket that about 8" long and points toward the front of the truck. Inline tube does not have these. I can't seem to figure out how to search for this as all my searches return the above as if the 8" arm doesn't exist. What do I need to search to find this?

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The bottom rear is from a 1 ton, as you can tell by the shock bracket placement. (In front of axle on passenger side on 3/4t, behind axle on pass side on 1t. Both srw and drw axles are this way) Maybe the difference in lines is 3/4t vs 1t? Or one with the load equalizer valve and one without?
 
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The bottom rear is from a 1 ton, as you can tell by the shock bracket placement.
Yep....ditto that.

Also, the spring perch widths are different from 3/4 ton to 1 ton. The spring perch width (center to center) on your installed axle should be 42.5 in. The 1 ton axle in your second pic should have a 40.0 in. width.

Just thought I'd mention that in case you were planning on swapping them out.
 

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Ran into the same problem on my 80 GMC 3500 single wheel, I bought the wire shield and bent the lines up myself.
 

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