NEW MAIN BRAKE SET UP

[NewClearSports 0]

Just wondering what most riggers recomend for the buyer to do when the lower brake lines need lengthining on a new main?

I just bought a new JVX with HMA and need to lengthen the lower steering lines a few inches. Should I ask Daedalus to supply the lower lines or will my rigger have this stuff?

Thanks

[PhreeZone 20]

HMA? Probally better to have them supply it since its still fairly new in the field and not all riggers have it laying around to do work on the same day like they do spectra.

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[Spizzzarko 0]

I have felt teh JVX brake settings to be pretty much right on. The canopy does have quite a deep flare stroke for a 9 cell and if you lengthen them to much you could be having to flare more in your transition from rears to toggles causing you to loose some altitude, and in distance runs altitude is your friend. The brake lines on the jvx are Vectran I believe. I do not like the seperate lower control line that the JVX has, but I have not changed my entire steering line out. If you are having trouble with tail deflection durring a front riser input then you may want to only use fronts for teh first part of your turn and then transition to a harnes turn to finish it off. The jvx really responds well to the harnes input.

[flyhy 0]

Are your lower brake lines HMA like the rest of the lineset?? If so you'd want to replace them anyway as HMA isn't endurable enough for the wear lower brake lines have to handle.. I've seen a guy's lower HMA brake line snap on landing, not nice.
So your rigger should be able to replace them with spectra or vectran and make them slightly longer at the same time.
If they are not HMA you might even be able to lengthen the lower part without replacing the line depending on how much longer you want them and on how much line is fingertrapped inside the lines.