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Old Aug 24, 2015 | 02:30 PM
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pre-bent brake lines?

Does anybody make pre-bent brake lines for our trucks,more specifically my 1996 f250? The line that goes to the front driver's side is rusted out and leaking,and it has 3 or 4 coils at the master cylinder. Was thinking it would be nice if I could just find a pre-bent line and not have to replicate the coils. Thanks!!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2015 | 02:48 PM
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You can get kits with all of the lines, don't know how to source just one line and if you could, it's prob expensive
 
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Old Aug 24, 2015 | 04:19 PM
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As far as I know you can not buy just one line, you have to buy the whole set.

Now with that said, just make ONE. To make the coils just wrap the line around a beer/soda can
 
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Old Aug 24, 2015 | 04:34 PM
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Pre bent Brake Lines by Classic Tube

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I used them for the transmission lines. I bought the pre-bent stainless steel set. They came to the house as specified and installed as they should. I suspect the brake lines are of similar quality. The picture below is the line running to the rear brakes. I fabricated this myself and replaced it.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2015 | 07:36 PM
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I bought some universal line at the part store then used an unopened coke can as a jig to wrap the line around to make the coiled section. Looked almost factory to me.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2015 | 07:33 AM
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I bought all pre-bent stainless lines from Inline-tube. Stuff fit great. It was like 230 bucks for all the lines. If you've got lots of rusty lines I highly recommend them.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2015 | 01:50 PM
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i wasnt able to find pre-bent. had to do all bent-it-yourself
 
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Old Aug 25, 2015 | 04:56 PM
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i will never ever use steel lines again. every brake line i have replace in the past 10 years has been done with the nickle/copper alloy lines. they bend by hand, and can be unbent if you make a mistake without kinking. plus they are the same price or a little cheaper than steel lines.
i used to have to replace brake lines on my trucks every 2-3 years at the most, and since started using the alloy lines 10 years ago, i have not needed to replace one of the yet. a
 
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