so went to order sst brake lines for my 250, lady said they have them for a 1/2 ton not a 3/4 ton same long bed. is there a difference in frame? I was thinking spring,rearend that stuff but frame the same need some help!!

 

I don't know the answer to your question since I've never installed stainless lines and, I've always bent my own lines out of steel brake tubing --although, I do have the equipment capable of bending and double flaring stainless lines with.

Since you live in California, you probably aren't at too great of risk of the roads being salted during the winter and thus probably not at great risk of the lines decaying from salt exposure.

Stainless lines look nice but, steel lines, in a non-harsh environment, will also stay looking nice for a long time too and will last for many decades. Steel lines are considerably less expensive to fabricate and are much easier to repair if there is a problem. Without the proper flaring equipment, double flaring stainless lines is difficult without cracking the flares. Steel is both easy to bend as well as easy to double flare.

3/16" steel hard lines I made for my truck.








I have way less than $50.00 dollars invested in tubing and fittings in the fabbrication of all this.

 

Those look nice and new. I am contemplating this right now, mine are all 45 years old. Also, I had to ruin a fitting yesterday getting hard line from the rubber line at the front right wheel. I ended up having to take the line from the truck and put it in a vise on the bench to get apart.

 

Pre lube with PB Blaster next time.