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Old 06-03-2016, 05:51 PM   #4
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Re: 3/16 or 1/4 in brake line for all drum brakes?

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Originally Posted by jocko View Post
just wanted to confirm - you had 3/16 going to the rear in a 65? My 66 had 1/4 all the way around (all drums), which is what I expected. I thought 3/16 line didn't come into play until disk/drum combos came into chev trucks in 71(?) Interesting.
I don't know if Panels are different than trucks but it surprised the heck out of me. There was the 1/4" line running across the crossmember and when to a tee. The pass front line was a 1/4" to the flex line. The rear line coming out of the tee is 3/16" and runs back to the rear flex line. Lines on the axle are 3/16". I don't know if they did this for a different brake bias due to more weight of the panel or what. Definitely different then my '68 which had 1/4" all around.
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