Someone once commented on the taughtness of my centre rear brake hose when i posted up a pic but the axle wasn't actually connected to the chassis by much else at the time , its never been a problem for me but swb might be different from lwb .
As for the handbrake its a running joke that all cruisers only have one until you do a little off roading , readjusting goes right along with washing the mud off .
Speak to @karl webster he might be able to ship you some.Man I want a set of 80 series alloys on my truck... They look great.. can't be found for diamonds o'er this way..
Got to be worth a try! My wonder is whether the sleeve is too short.If your going to mess with the handbrake , i have long held a theory that the slack is in the hand lever then to move the cable up the lever pulls taught with lesser leverage and goes slack with lesser leverage .
Not something i've ever got under the truck to investigate but if the principal can be put into practice i can't see why 3 or 4 inch extra cable wouldn't remedy the problem ?
Ah found it thanks to an @diggerdave post.... One I could find on ebay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/182331180147 it is 76 degree and for a 90. Toyota part is 90916-03119Grrr looks like I ordered the wrong stat! It's a bit too big to seat in the block. Can anyone point me at the right one... Have a feeling its 72 degrees not 76 as well