I'm getting ready to do the front brakes on my truck after the install; my question to the group is: What size of line is desirable? Would you prefer the steel braided line from the caliper to go through the frame (cushioned by rubber grommets), or mounted to the outside of the frame and the steel line going through the frame (or any other suggestions are welcomed!)? Finally, do you have a part number for the coil of steel line from Jegs? I sometimes find it near impossible to sort through all the results (ok, I'm lazy and don't have the time....which makes me a GREAT candidate for doing this truck...right?).

 

Can't answer you braided line question - caliper??? What's that????? (original drums on mine, rubber hoses).

But, I found the coil at AutoZone, for $16 - everyone else was well over $20, and it was coated with something, I like it!

R

 

Original? What's that?

I did the front end on the truck earlier this year and installed a Mustang II suspension, but I don't remember how the lines were connected...to the outside of the frame or the inside...

Now that the frame is boxed, I have to decide whether it is better to have the steel line or the braided line cushioned through the frame. Ah, the humanity of it all!

 

You should use a bulkhead fitting of some sort....problem is most are AN type. There are also "THRU-FRAME" fittings (Jegs / Summit sell them) that work well with boxed frames.

Was the Autozone brakeline ok? Easy to bend and flare?

I need to do that but one thing leads to another, started with brakes, removed master cylinder, cleaned frame, stripped front axle / springs, while that was off it was easy to remove the pan, decided to change fluids, strip and paint oil pan, clutch cover......oh yeah....swapped out rear motor mounts too....they were bad!

Somebody STOP ME!!!

I am looking for brake line and the spring wrap for the rear axle lines. So far only place selling it was classic tube if I recall correctly.

Good luck !

 

Don run the braided lines thru the frame... just asking for abrasion and problems later... terminate your hard line inside the frame to a thru frame fitting and then on the outside of the frame use the braided line to the caliper... see mine below...

later
John

 

Stop you?? Heck, you've just gotten started!!

Yes, it was easy to bend, but not so easy as to bend TOO easily, holds it shape very well. Flares are NEVER fun, but wasn't harder than any other's I've ever done. Not sure what the coating is, probably some kind of paint, but it's very good, doesn't scrape off very easily at all, and I like the protection it gives. It's a very dark greenish-gray, and not too obnoxious.

Have fun - sounds like you are!

R

 

John - SLICK lookin'!!!

R

 

John,
That looks very well done! Did you use stainless tubing? Also, did you have to use AN fittings? Those look like the SSBC thru brake fittings.
Did you do AN thru the whole system or use adapters?

Any other good advice or sources for parts you'd like to suggest?

Thanks!

 

Brian,
you're really taxing my old memory... the line is plain steel line... if you go stainless the flares (and flare making tools|) are different. Steel uses as 45° double flare... stainless and AN fittings use a 37° single flare.

The thru frame fittings were stainless but plumbed with standard NPT on the line side and with an adapter match the braided line on the other...best I remember the adapter was NPT to AN... anyway they match the fitting on the braided line... everything else is standard 45° flare fittings from a auto parts store

I got all my stuff frim Inline tube I think. I'd have to search through receipts to be sure. All of this was bought several years ago.

Stainless is pretty but expensive and harder to work with. If your truck won't be over mirrors in the WoW I wouldn't do it. YMMV You can pretty up steel line with a scotch brite pad and clear coat it to keep that look... basically though once you assemble your truck... hardly any of it shows.. here's an article on how I did mine..

http://www.clubfte.com/users/jniolon...iscbrakes.html

later,
John

 

Thanks John !

The 90 degree fittings really make sense rather than trying to bend the lines.

Thanks for the write up! Great information! I will try to put the advice to good use.
Bryan