Pre-bent brake lines
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Pre-bent brake lines
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My front steel brake line blew yesterday, so I'm going to replace them all. Unfortunately, LMC Truck only has lines for 93 and older. Mine's a 95. The dealership can't get them.
Does anyone have experience using stainless brake lines from a different model year? Classic Tube has some for a 95, but they're pricier and I've heard good things about LMC.
Any stainless tube vendors I should look at, or go with the ones for a 93 from LMC, or just order the ones from Classic Tube?
My front steel brake line blew yesterday, so I'm going to replace them all. Unfortunately, LMC Truck only has lines for 93 and older. Mine's a 95. The dealership can't get them.
Does anyone have experience using stainless brake lines from a different model year? Classic Tube has some for a 95, but they're pricier and I've heard good things about LMC.
Any stainless tube vendors I should look at, or go with the ones for a 93 from LMC, or just order the ones from Classic Tube?
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I have purchased from Inline Tube for my 91 S10
Inline tube - Online Catalog - Ford
There is one more source but I need to find it for you.. hope this helps.
Inline tube - Online Catalog - Ford
There is one more source but I need to find it for you.. hope this helps.
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Bend them yourself. Grab some pre made lines with flares/fittings already installed and bend to suit, they are cheep enough that you can practice with one or two.
Or grab some new fittings, a nice coil of NiCopper line and a high quality flaring tool and make your own. After the first one or two you will realize pre-bent "kits" are quite expensive by comparison.
Or grab some new fittings, a nice coil of NiCopper line and a high quality flaring tool and make your own. After the first one or two you will realize pre-bent "kits" are quite expensive by comparison.
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Bend them yourself. Grab some pre made lines with flares/fittings already installed and bend to suit, they are cheep enough that you can practice with one or two.
Or grab some new fittings, a nice coil of NiCopper line and a high quality flaring tool and make your own. After the first one or two you will realize pre-bent "kits" are quite expensive by comparison.
Or grab some new fittings, a nice coil of NiCopper line and a high quality flaring tool and make your own. After the first one or two you will realize pre-bent "kits" are quite expensive by comparison.
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I have purchased from Inline Tube for my 91 S10
Inline tube - Online Catalog - Ford
There is one more source but I need to find it for you.. hope this helps.
Inline tube - Online Catalog - Ford
There is one more source but I need to find it for you.. hope this helps.
If you can do the work yourself and can do a good job with it, I say save a little money yourself....
If you want stainless then bronco graveyard has the set for reg cab. Just needs a connector for other cabs to connect front half to back half.
$190 for stainless lines
1980-96 Ford Truck/Bronco Metal Brake Lines F150 & Parts - Brake Parts F100, F150
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Thanks for the links, but I can't seem to find lines for my truck. You think lines for a regular cab, regular bed 2wd would be common, but I can't find 'em.
I've thought about bending my own, but I'd rather spend more cash and not have to mess with the time involved in bending the lines. That time could be better spent elsewhere on the truck, IMO.
I've thought about bending my own, but I'd rather spend more cash and not have to mess with the time involved in bending the lines. That time could be better spent elsewhere on the truck, IMO.
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Pre bent lines for any truck are hard to find.
But you didn't mention 2wd earlier, but maybe call both places suggested and ask. Maybe they are close or interchangeable. Only difference I can think of is the front brake hose connection. I would assume routing is the same because the frame and crossmembers are in same spot. Never owned a 2wd so I'm not sure.
But you didn't mention 2wd earlier, but maybe call both places suggested and ask. Maybe they are close or interchangeable. Only difference I can think of is the front brake hose connection. I would assume routing is the same because the frame and crossmembers are in same spot. Never owned a 2wd so I'm not sure.
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You need to use stuff designed to be brake lines. Most parts houses have the alloy. Its a goldish color. Bending your own lines isn't hard, just be patient and go slow. Trucks are easy, small cars and some vans are a pain to do.
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25' should be enough to do a reg cab pickup. Do yourself a favor and get a couple packages of 3/16 nuts too