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Old 03-30-2022, 02:24 PM   #8
71meangreenc10
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Re: Disc swap - Soft hoses to front or leave in back?

I have seen two "rubber lines to the rear" converted trucks brake lines fail. Just as Bry593 stated above, the lines when going lock to lock get stretched and separate. One is a member here who was lucky to have his brake system fail in a parking lot and was able to prevent an accident from happening. I actually hauled his truck back to his house on my trailer. In the past when I convert my front drum trucks to disk, everything gets swapped over to 71/72 style. I order my lines from inline tube and then change the master/valve to meet the same model. I have not done a deep dive into why this is happening on the failing parts, but I have never had an issue doing it the 71/72 way. I am trying a 73 style on this 68 stepper since the crossmember came out of a squarebody. Not a fan of the valve location for the squares that is for sure. The truck is down to the frame so it is easy to overhaul components at the moment.

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