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Old 08-01-2009, 11:16 PM
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stainless brake lines

Trying to get ready for another salty NY winter.Has anybody used stainless brake lines for replacements on their truck.Is it ant harder to flare ? Also is their a good flare tool out there ?
 
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I thought they used a special fitting for Stainless... Hot Rod shops use them alot because they dont rust and can shine like chrome.

I think the issue is, they are so hard they are brittle. SO when flairing, they tend to split. I thought they used a special fitting instead of a flare. You might want to look into that.
 
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i did my whole 67 f250 in stainless. No problem flaring. they work great. its when you get to the 1/2" stuff you mite get into problems. Ill never use non stainless again. get the stainless fittings to.
 
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where did you get the tubing and fittings ? Did you just buy bulk tubing ???
 
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25' role and fittings from summit racing
 
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