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Old 11-16-2012, 04:40 AM   eBay Motors  #1 (permalink)
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Stainless steel brake lines

Has anyone tried to make their own stainless steel brake lines? I haven't really tried to research it yet. just a thought I had this morning. I was looking at getting some but quite expensive
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Old 11-16-2012, 04:47 AM   eBay Motors  #2 (permalink)
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Inline tube has kits for my truck was around 300 on there site for every brake line I don't think that's to bad other then I could prolly make them all my self out of regular line for under 100
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Old 11-16-2012, 04:48 AM   eBay Motors  #3 (permalink)
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idk if a normal flareing tool will do stainless
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Old 11-16-2012, 06:17 AM   eBay Motors  #4 (permalink)
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Has anyone tried to make their own stainless steel brake lines? I haven't really tried to research it yet. just a thought I had this morning. I was looking at getting some but quite expensive
They are only around $300 for the whole kit from Clssic Tube and you'll spend quite a bit of time making those lines from scratch so it's worth getting them prebent IMHO.
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The stainless flaring kit is $395.00 from Classic Tube . . . pre-bent may be the way to go.
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Old 11-16-2012, 02:30 PM   eBay Motors  #6 (permalink)
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okay. yeah i was just thinking about the rubber pieces that go from the frame to the caliper. something on a low scale
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Old 11-16-2012, 03:01 PM   eBay Motors  #7 (permalink)
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The rubber lines? You just buy a Russell's kit. Like $130 and goes on super easy.

You can't replace rubber lines with metal, you need the flex. Use the stainless Russell's lines


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^^^ I been thinkin' . . . and it looks like this is what might work for me. The hard steel lines look pretty good (no rust/road salt corrosion):

Russell 672440 Stainless Steel Brake Hose : Amazon.com : Automotive Russell 672440 Stainless Steel Brake Hose : Amazon.com : Automotive

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SB1015-SS Speed Bleeder

Rotors are good - so maybe the Hawk LTS pads front & rear.
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I run speed bleeders on my harley and they are sweet.


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^^^ I been thinkin' . . . and it looks like this is what might work for me. The hard steel lines look pretty good (no rust/road salt corrosion):

Russell 672440 Stainless Steel Brake Hose : Amazon.com : Automotive

and these:

SB1015-SS Speed Bleeder

Rotors are good - so maybe the Hawk LTS pads front & rear.
yes that is the kit i was referring too. just curious if someone has made some. are those speed bleeders really worth the money? man those things are $15 a piece. Those the ones that can fit a chevy?
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