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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Brake Lines
Where are you getting your brake lines? Are they prebent and ready out of the box? Does anyone have source for diagrams routing the lines for our trucks (Its been so long since I've had it apart, would be nice to have a reference again.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ottawa kansas
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Re: Brake Lines
I pushased some pre-bent stainless steele lines from LMC about a year or so ago.They were right on the money as far as fitment.I sold the truck 4 months ago.I don't have pics,but once you lay it out its a pretty easy install.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: canton ga
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Re: Brake Lines
If you want made in USA lines you might check Right Stuff Detailing .The owner is Dave Roberts ,his business is in Sunbury Ohio .I got to tour his place last year with a group of Chevelle clubs and he is a standup guy. I will probably be using his lines real soon. He will also do custom orders .Tech support 740-965-8720 toll free order line is 1-800-405-2000 or www.rightstuffdetailing.com. Hope this helps.
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Re: Brake Lines
We carry all the pre-bent steel & stainless steel brake lines, transmission lines & fuel tank & engine lines for all Chevy & GMC trucks, Blazers, Suburbans & Panel trucks that are manufactured here in the USA using state of the art computer technology and a laser scanner for precise bends and safety inspection. You can find them on the following pages of our web site
Brake Lines & Hoses http://www.gmcpauls.com/brake_lines_&_hoses.htm Engine, Transmission & Fuel Lines http://www.gmcpauls.com/fuel_tank_&_related.htm GMCPaul Jr. |
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Location: Lake Stevens, WA
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Re: Brake Lines
Making my own using the jegs flair kit and 1/4" and 3/16" rolls of lines - all from jegs. It is a bit cheaper and a good learning experience, plus I have the tools for any other I need to do, but it is a pain in the butt for sure. It's what I had to do though since the old pathways put them right on the header and it is turning out pretty good! Now that I finally have the hang of it though, I am done - lol...
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Location: Kirkland, WA
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Re: Brake Lines
Did you use SS and if so was it hard to flare? Rolling your own lines is really super cheap, and not that hard. I did the lines on my grand marquis last summer and bent them all by hand. My flaring tool sucked, but it got the job done. I re-used all the fittings, they rarely go bad unless you crack them or round them out.
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Re: Brake Lines
I just used this since it included the 3/16" line and the kit:
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/63030K/10002/-1 And this 1/4" line/fittings for the rest. http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/63032/10002/-1 it is just galvanized zinc, but it bends pretty easy, flares no problem, and will last for years until I get eager to do a full frame off resto...With 40 year old fittings and brake lines, everything was rounding off even with flare wrenches and a penetrating lube - better to just redo it all... Last edited by Beatcoaster; 04-09-2010 at 03:44 PM. |
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Re: Brake Lines
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But you can bend your own Brakquip sells annealed s/stl tubing which is easier to bend and flare than normal stainless tubing plus all the stainless fittings. They also offer the easybend tubing kits that never rust. It exceeds DOT standards used on a lot of European cars. I like bending my own. Of course we sell all tubing in bulk lengths and fittings to but you can find a Brakquip dealer in most all major cities Last edited by mbgmike; 04-09-2010 at 08:31 PM. |
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Re: Brake Lines
i used inlinetube.com when i didthe hard line on my fram rail tot eh back of the truck. i bought the whole kit for 155 buxs my only problem was my truck has a different rear end in it i think forma 72 and i ordered the kit for a 71 i sent back the axle tube lines that didn;t fit plus my old ones and they sent me the new axle tube lines
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Re: Brake Lines
Good info!
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