I got my front Brembo calipers retrofit today, and I noticed the hose sits in a kinda wonky "S" shape where it seems like it would be likely to rub the inside of the tire at lock. Is this how it's supposed to sit, or is the banjo bolt supposed to be rotated down?



I'm sure I could figure it out on my own, and I'll probably play around with the angles tomorrow, I'm just curious what it's "supposed" to be. It seems like the hose might end up a bit short if the banjo is pointed downwards, but I haven't had a chance to try yet. Only photos I was able to find showed the hose jutting straight out of the back of the caliper, almost like it was a different hose.

 

Upwards it seems to be a tad too long. If banjo downwards doesn't make hose to a kink. Then it would be better. Turn the steering to both lock positions and look what the hose does. And what it may do when suspension is compressed.

 

+1 on Vauxi’s recommendation to turn the banjo fitting downwards.

 

The original front brake hoses do not seem to use banjo, neither standard nor R-performance version, but straight connections. Your hoses are probably universal aftermarket.

Standard:

R-performance:

 

That's interesting, because they have the OEM part number label heat shrinked by the chassis side fitting. Unless someone retro'd a banjo onto there which would be really strange, as the fitting strain reliefs look similar on both sides.

But the straight fitting like in your photos is what I'd seen on the few disassembled wheel well images I could find.

Anyway, downwards (not straight down, but parallel to the caliper body in order to clear the tie rod end) was the ticket for sure. It looked a bit short when in the air, but it didn't put any tension on the hose turning lock to lock, and the length looks perfect when the car is on the ground.