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**mr48chev** · 01-12-2016, 02:04 PM

I'm not a big fan of those green lines from the parts houses as they seem a bit brittle to me.

For years I used the standard issue Snap On tube flare tool that I bought in the early 70's off the tool truck but I bought the Eastwood tool on sale last year http://www.eastwood.com/professional...14caAkJw8P8HAQ and love it. The only issue with it is that you really need a vise close at hand to use it with and you have to take the line to it rather than flare the line on the rig.

I've always bought lengths of tubing at the parts house and then cut and flared the pieces I needed to have fit in a specific spot to get just the right length but have been looking pretty seriously at buying the tubing by the roll and getting a tube straightener from Eastwood as I have a number of brake line jobs to do in the next couple of years.

01-12-2016, 02:04 PM	#8
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,819	Re: Brake lines options I'm not a big fan of those green lines from the parts houses as they seem a bit brittle to me. For years I used the standard issue Snap On tube flare tool that I bought in the early 70's off the tool truck but I bought the Eastwood tool on sale last year http://www.eastwood.com/professional...14caAkJw8P8HAQ and love it. The only issue with it is that you really need a vise close at hand to use it with and you have to take the line to it rather than flare the line on the rig. I've always bought lengths of tubing at the parts house and then cut and flared the pieces I needed to have fit in a specific spot to get just the right length but have been looking pretty seriously at buying the tubing by the roll and getting a tube straightener from Eastwood as I have a number of brake line jobs to do in the next couple of years. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.