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Old 02-09-2007, 01:59 PM
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A saw on the Grove site that you can have the drilled brake lines come out the front, back, bottom of the gear leg. Can anybody tell me which one is the best route to go for with the brake system? Also how strong are these gears compared to the stock Vans?
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Old 02-09-2007, 02:50 PM
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I believe that Grove's standard is to have the brake line connection come out the front of the gear. The problem that you wil run into is that since the gear is wider, there is less room between the gear and the cross members to get a fitting in. MIckey COggins has some pictures on his website showing what he did for this. Personally I think the best place to exit the gear is on the top, although I'm not sure if this will work on the 2 piece gear since they angle inward. If you can exit on top, you can drill a 3/4" hole in the bottom of the tower the AN4 fitting will extend right up into the tower and you can connect the brake line inside the tower.

I have a 1 piece gear from Grove and that is what I did on mine, but it is straight across all the way without the angle toward the innner bolt.
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Old 02-09-2007, 02:58 PM
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the gear comes with the Fuse kit,

you need to eliminate part# U-801-l, U-801-R, 2) U-803-PC and 2) U-804-PC
from your order


I was credited a total of $561.54 on my order (this is last years prices)
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Old 02-09-2007, 03:08 PM
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A saw on the Grove site that you can have the drilled brake lines come out the front, back, bottom of the gear leg. Can anybody tell me which one is the best route to go for with the brake system? Also how strong are these gears compared to the stock Vans?
If a direct comparison can be made to Van's stock gear, I'd be interested to review the results too. Grove gear is fashioned from 7075-T651. This alloy according to Alcoa is a very high strength material used for highly stressed structural parts. I'm told the alloy is susceptible to corrosion so short of a full blown paint job when the time comes, I plan to at least prime vulnerable areas on the legs. I already epoxy primed the (included) 4130 steel brackets because 4130 steel will rust if unprotected. As to the ideal placement of the drilled brake lines....I dunno....I hope Grove drilled for the most appropriate locations! The blue plugs on the leg are protecting the brake line holes.

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Old 02-11-2007, 07:31 AM
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Thanks guys. That helps a lot. And they do look good in the pics. I guess when it comes to hole placement, I will just have to have faith in Grov and trust that they know where to put them for best results. Thanks again.
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Old 02-11-2007, 09:37 AM
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I've got a couple of articles on the brake line installation with the Grove airfoil gear on an RV8 here:

http://www.rv8.ch/search.php?query=g...ll&mode=search

All very easy, and I believe the gear is really excellent. On my next RV8 I'll install their single piece gear, which should be even better.
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