Brake line differences - support through strut Options

[echocanyons]

I’m swapping the struts/brakes from a 75 Carrera to a 75 914.
The hole that the rubber brake line at the strut end doesn’t seem to be large enough to support my existing rubber brake line. Also, there looks to be two different support clips.

Could someone educate me to the difference and what I should be using to connect my brake lines to a 1975 strut.

[Eric_Shea]

Hey Kelly,

Early (70-72) cars used a spring clip that integrates with the hard line to create spring loaded pressure to hold it in place. These are generally tabs (strut and rear control arm) with a simple hole in them. The body clip was different. Early 914 struts share the same front hose as 911's from 64-89. So... two different clips (upper drawing in your diagram).

Later cars use the clips that Mark pictured above on everything. These will have a journal in the line end and the tab on the body, strut or rear control arm will have a forked or split tab for those type of clips (lower drawing in your diagram).

Why? Economy of scale always dictates production and products. Why use two clips when we can use one (in bulk) and save time and money.

This affects people like you who have late model rear arms and added 911 front struts. That combination of brake line kits do not exist (remember, 911's used the early style clip through the 89 MY)

So... you need Early 914 front lines or 64-89 911 front lines to make that work.

Hope that makes sense.