I am looking for a brake line kit for my 1987 Trans Am. I swapped to rear disk brakes (Iron caliper) and I am looking for a kit that has five lines. Both fronts, both rears and the rear flex hose T. I found a Russel kit for a 1989-92 that has all five lines. Will a 89-92 brake line kit work with the 87 iron rear calipers? If not, deos anyone know of a part number for a five line brake kit for and 87 with rear disk brakes?

 

The 89+ kit won't work with the earlier brakes. You want a kit that has 4 lines, not 5. Try Earl's 28A520ERL.

 

So get the 4 line kit and just buy a replacemnet rear flex line?

 

No, your car only has 4 flex lines.

 

Chose the correct lines from the following (as mentioned, you need four flex lines. One of the rear lines is a hard line):

http://www.spohn.net/?action=shop&pcid=1082

JamesC

 

Sorry, I mean the rubber line that t
"Ts" off into the two rear brake lines.
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This is what I was talking about. I new one.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku


I thought I saw a brake line kit that included this

 

No, your car only has 4 soft lines total. One on each of the front wheels, one from the axle to the body, and one on the left rear.

 

Sorry for all ther confusion. I can build an Ls1 but am new to this disk brake swap stuff. LOL Would you happen to a picture of the rear set up?

The way I was told was get the soft line that bolts to the axle. The soft line "Ts" off into two hard bent lines that i will have to bend myself. From the hard lines into soft line to the calipers.

what am I missing?

 

There's no soft line on the right rear, the hard line connects directly to the caliper.

 

Is that for pressure purposes?

 

More likely for cost savings than anything.

 

So since I want to replace my front lines anyway, should I buy the earl's kit (front and rear lines) and build my rear brake set up off of that?

 

Are you replacing the hard lines too, or just the soft ones?

 

I have to make new hard lines as well. All new in back.

 

The Earl's kit will have the soft lines. You can buy pre-flared hard lines at your local parts store and bend them yourself.

 

Or buy pre-bent lines from one of the following:

http://www.finelinesinc.com/

http://www.classictube.com/

http://www.inlinetube.com/

JamesC

 

If it's just the lines on the axle itself, I wouldn't bother with pre-bent. If it's the body lines, I wouldn't bother bending them myself.

 

Thanks for the time and info guys. I am going to order the Earls kit and bend my own lines on the axel.

Thanks again!