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Low69CST · 10-11-2004, 06:15 PM

First time i've been on the board in a while...things have changed a lil. Anyway, i'm running brakes on my 69. I bent some steel lines, but I don't like them at all. I saw in a catalog that you could buy 30-55 inch long braided steel flex lines. I'm considering running those on my rear end. Anyone see any problems with doing that?

**lolife99** · 10-11-2004, 07:42 PM

Check with "Inline Tube" or "Classic Tube". I think you will be happier with a factory steel or stainless steel line. jmo. Lolife99.

Low69CST · 10-11-2004, 10:25 PM

I should have mentioned that I have a custom rear end with disc brakes. So I have to make the lines up, can't buy any repro's.

68LSS1 · 10-12-2004, 12:12 AM

I was going to run Aeroquip braided fuel lines for my project but I was told that on a daily driver (which mine will be) dirt and crud will work it's way between the braiding and hose and "work" on it possible causing leaks. Couldn't get a answer on how quick this could happen and I don't even know that this is true for sure. I was thinking I could just change them every 5 years like we do with some aircraft hoses during inspections. I need to run brake line also as I'm running a disc equipped 8.8. I decided to go ahead and go with stainless hard lines. I would think that running the braided lines to the T should be OK and run hard line forward. I'm interested to see what others say.

fastbagged68 · 10-12-2004, 02:35 AM

Running steel braid line instead of hardline is going to make your brakes squishy. Steel braid gives you more firmness in your brakes when you use it where the factory used rubber. But where ever factory used hardline I recommend using hardline. I have a buddy who used steel braided off of his master cylinder and it looked good but didn't work good.

10-11-2004, 06:15 PM	#1
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Opinions on this kind of brake lines First time i've been on the board in a while...things have changed a lil. Anyway, i'm running brakes on my 69. I bent some steel lines, but I don't like them at all. I saw in a catalog that you could buy 30-55 inch long braided steel flex lines. I'm considering running those on my rear end. Anyone see any problems with doing that? __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

10-11-2004, 07:42 PM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,683	Check with "Inline Tube" or "Classic Tube". I think you will be happier with a factory steel or stainless steel line. jmo. Lolife99. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

10-11-2004, 10:25 PM	#3
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	I should have mentioned that I have a custom rear end with disc brakes. So I have to make the lines up, can't buy any repro's. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

10-12-2004, 12:12 AM	#4
68LSS1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,191	I was going to run Aeroquip braided fuel lines for my project but I was told that on a daily driver (which mine will be) dirt and crud will work it's way between the braiding and hose and "work" on it possible causing leaks. Couldn't get a answer on how quick this could happen and I don't even know that this is true for sure. I was thinking I could just change them every 5 years like we do with some aircraft hoses during inspections. I need to run brake line also as I'm running a disc equipped 8.8. I decided to go ahead and go with stainless hard lines. I would think that running the braided lines to the T should be OK and run hard line forward. I'm interested to see what others say. __________________ '68 Short Step LS1/T56, Hydratech, Fatman Fabrications Stage III, Baer, Hot Rods to Hell, US Body, S&W, etc

10-12-2004, 02:35 AM	#5
fastbagged68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tri Valley California Posts: 792	Running steel braid line instead of hardline is going to make your brakes squishy. Steel braid gives you more firmness in your brakes when you use it where the factory used rubber. But where ever factory used hardline I recommend using hardline. I have a buddy who used steel braided off of his master cylinder and it looked good but didn't work good.



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