Im in the middle of getting all the parts i need to rebuild my front end. What brake lines should i get? I also need to find new bolts for my control arms.

 

Go with braided stainless lines. You can get them from places like summit and jegs. I got all my brake lines from www.inlinetube.com They are pretty good people to deal with. As for the bolts for your control arms, any parts house should have what you need.

 

if your looking for just the fronts i have a set of earls that i'd sell you for 45. you can get the complete kit through summit for 98. i highly recommend them as they did wonders over the stock pieces. i'd still be using them but my baers came with their own set.

i've heard that ssbc makes a decent set as well but i can't vouch for them. stay away from russel though as they are too many people who have problems with them falling apart or breaking easily.

 

i didnt see anybody respond about the bolts you need. i just did the front end thing not too long ago and i got my bolts from gmpartsdirect.com the part numbers i ordered were:11502603 (need 2 of these), 11500952 (2 of these), and 11516073 (these are the nuts you can only buy in quantities of 8)
the bolts are very exspensive but worth it in my opinion, good luck with the rebuld!! if you have any other questions email me or pm me!

 

as for bolts just go to a hardware store and get grade 8 bolts. they should be fine.

 

actually that wont work, the control arm bolts are shouldered, they are special cut bolts and are also grade 10.9, that sounds better than grade 8, just get the right bolts and youll be much happier

 

then i guess my suspension should fall apart soon

 

just sharing the research i have done one here.
im not saying it will fall apart but there is something to be said for doing the job right!

 

no i am just saying that i should look for it to fall apart. not attacking ya at all. actually i was kinda saying thanks for the heads up.

 

did the bolts you used go in the holes in the frame loosly?? or snug?? if they went in snug id say you were alright... didnt mean to get on your case

 

they werent tight but they werent loose either. yeah i would say snug.