Steel Braided Brake lines to replace the Steel line?

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Mar 5, 2004 | 08:21 PM
  #1  
is there such thing? i know summit has bulk steel braided line that they sell and the fittings.. i was wondering has anyone tried this??

i was installing the earls lines that replace the shabby rubber ones, and i snapped the brake line in the rear from the master cylinder. i spent 8 hours trying to bend tube to make it work and i just said **** it...

so does anyone know where i can get hose? is there any precut stuff?
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Mar 6, 2004 | 12:22 AM
  #2  
The braided steel line is flexable. You don't want to replace your whole steel hardline with that.
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Mar 6, 2004 | 12:39 AM
  #3  
Why not snag the hard lines from a junkyard car?
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Mar 6, 2004 | 01:30 PM
  #4  
cause chances are the junkyard car is rusted all to hell... whats the point of using rusty *** lines to replace rusty *** lines?
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Mar 6, 2004 | 05:21 PM
  #5  
more then likely only the outside has some surface rust and not the inside. I would rather put a hardline then to replace it with a braided line. Your rear brakes are probably gonna get a little weaker also if dont use the hardline. Extremely weaker?...maybe not but there will probably be a difference.
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Mar 6, 2004 | 05:47 PM
  #6  
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Originally posted by HamSpiced
cause chances are the junkyard car is rusted all to hell... whats the point of using rusty *** lines to replace rusty *** lines?
Si!

To answer your original post, I do not believe that a ss braided is a good replacement for hard lines (ala Justin). Particularly if this is the main trunk coming from the master cylinder (is this the case?).

I would check inlinetube.com or similar. I know they offer ss hard line, I think they may even offer stock lines as well. They are around $155 (OEM) to $180 (SS) for a set. From my own experience, make sure they get the thread pitch correct. There are other suppliers: classictube.com and so on.

If your stock line broke, it might be an indicator of trouble to come. Maybe time to replace them all? I can't tell without seeing them.

Anyway, with new hardlines and the Earl's, you should feel some difference over stock.
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S-D
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Mar 6, 2004 | 09:01 PM
  #7  
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Originally posted by HamSpiced
cause chances are the junkyard car is rusted all to hell... whats the point of using rusty *** lines to replace rusty *** lines?
If the lines have brake fluid in them there wont be any rust at all.
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Mar 7, 2004 | 02:47 PM
  #8  
well... then i guess im gonan check the prices of local brake shops to see how much theyll charge to put new hard lines in for me...

in the mean time ill put a plug in the single line that goes back to the rears, just os i can drive it to the brake shop.......
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Mar 7, 2004 | 03:13 PM
  #9  
i just went to the Inlinetube.com place and it looks like i may go with them...

their stainless steel lines are only like 180, and its a 7pc set????

i dont get that....
2 for the front,
one from the master to the rear axle
then from the middle of rear axle to each wheel

thats... only 5???

wheres the other 2?
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Mar 7, 2004 | 04:04 PM
  #10  
I think:
2 from the MC to the prop. valve.
2 from the prop valve to each front disc.
1 from the prop valve to the rear (rear main trunk).
2 to each of the rear wheels.
=7.

Make sure they get the threads right, particularly with the ones that go from the MC to the prop. valve.

S-D
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Mar 7, 2004 | 07:25 PM
  #11  
they said the threads for the car are exact to what the factory had... pretty good deal imho
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