Holding up Rubber air lines, suggestions?

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  1. Final Drive

    Final Drive Road Train Member

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    I switched over myself to your set up I've seen some with retractable cords just don't know where to purchase one.
     
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  3. Gentlemanfarmer

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  4. HopeOverMope

    HopeOverMope Road Train Member

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    Thanks never saw those before. Forgot about tracker bars too, might build my own tracker bar
     
  5. Farmerbob1

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    That rubber tie down will potentially wear and be cut by how it is mounted, and the movement of the air lines.

    I you already have two spring retainers. I would mount one of those spring retainers roughly where the rubber tie down is. Then, attach the two spring retainers about 4 feet apart on the air lines, and twist them to make a short loop. Tie the loop with twine or a couple tiny bungees so it doesnt wrap on a a load that encroaches on the cab.

    If something does catch the air lines, the string or little bungees will pop and your two independent springs will have four feet of slack between them. Hopefully enough slack to prevent damage to the lines.
     
  6. UsualSuspect

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    I just replaced mine with the rubber lines, I pull reefers, flatbeds, and chassis with either raildecks or containers. I ended up using a 2 different springs to hold them up on the headache rack, and had to tweak where I had the springs attached to the lines at to get the right amount of slack.
     
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  7. HopeOverMope

    HopeOverMope Road Train Member

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    213B761A-71EC-411D-882E-7817ED344BF2.jpeg F7CDC1D4-8E5D-4541-96A8-072D091105E4.jpeg Ok, so how does this look? It finally warmed up a bit and I got my pick up truck job finished. I tried the loop method, and added the red bungee cord up there to help support the weight on the springs.

    That little blue coolant line I got wrapped around, I’m probably going to change that to a piece about a foot and a half long so when it slides the lip won’t catch the cat walk.

    Only problem I see is maybe that knot getting tighter with enough pulling going on
     
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  8. Farmerbob1

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    That looks like it will work Okay, but I would take out that knot, and connect a second spring on the top of the second loop. Using a bungee as a long-term load bearing vertical support would have me constantly worrying about it.
     
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  9. Long FLD

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    Get another carabiner clip deal like you have. Take the knot out but keep that loop and use the clip to hook it to your existing springs.
     
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    HopeOverMope Road Train Member

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    Ok. Yea with that second spring, the weight distribution could be better. The bungee is barely being tugged on but relieves the springs a bit, I’ll check that out!
     
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  11. HopeOverMope

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    Ten4. I see what your saying. I guess I took the loop method a bit to far lol. I’ll try that out. Thanks !
     
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