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Best extended brake lines?

Mastiff

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I'm curious what people are getting. I have 5-6" lift and a pretty flexy suspension. My current brake lines are about 24" long and they looks like they will limit droop. The ORD ones look good, but a little pricey. I was going to go for their 29" ones, then when I saw $18 for shipping I had to pause. Superlift makes some fancy looking ones, but I can't tell how long they are. They act like telling me how much lift they go with is enough information. :rolleyes:
 
Not sure about the Superlift lines, but the ORD ones have a teflon tube at the core, then a layer of Kevlar braid, then a the stainless braid, and then the protective outer vinyl cover. I'd make sure you are comparing apples to apples with the features before worrying too much about the price.

I ordered the line 25" front line and 18" rear line from ORD for my 78 K5 with 4" lift. The only problem that was run into was the front line was a bit long and I had to have a bracket fabricated to my front U-bolts to prevent the slack of the line from rubbing against my tires.
 
Yeah, I ended up ordering their 29" ones. I couldn't find anything else ready made that seemed as good.

As far as keeping it out of the tire, it looks like a lot of people find a way to mount the line loosely to the shock. I'll be researching that shortly, since the 29" ones will have a lot of slack at ride height.
 
My ORD ones are holding up well on both my trucks. My trail rig used to have Pro Comp stainless lines (what ORD used to sell) and I accidently dropped the caliper once and it ripped the fitting off the line :doah: Also, if you have a local hydraulic hose manufacturer, they could make you brake lines in any length you want
 
I twisted the ORD ones so they naturally pull away from the tire. Doesn't seem like any extra tie-back is need. I might do something anyway though.

Anyone else find dealing with brakes super irritating? Brake fluid seems to get on everything, and will bubble up any paint it gets on. Plus everything wants to leak unless I torque it so tight I feel like it's on the verge of stripping out the threads...

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I'm still trying to figure out the rear brake line. Can anyone explain how my old line is connected to this bracket? There's a nut on the hose side, which seems backwards already (normally it'd be on the back?), and I just can't tell how the line is going to get free. Don't want to be trying to figure it out while brake fluid is pouring in my face.

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I'm guessing this is what I have going on:

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How do you remove that little one way washer thingy, brute force?
 
tare it off.

then got to local parts store and get reg stock replacement brake hose clip . it should fit .
 
Yup, a screwdriver tore it to pieces pretty easily. Whoever cam up with that idea should be shot.

Did I mention I hate working on brakes? Once I pulled that connection, it took about 30 seconds for the entire front of the master to empty down my arm into my shirt (while I hopelessly try to connect the next one fast enough). A mess, and then everything is slippery. Brake fluid seems to have this property where shop rags can't really remove the slippery film. Anyway, I wonder how a competent shop would do the job. Just let all the fluid pour out, then get to work?
 
I would use a vacuum bleeder and pull all fluid out of the system entire brake system before I did brake lines. Your gonna have to bled brakes anyway so why not just replace all fluid while doing brake lines is my theory.
 
brans87 said:
I would use a vacuum bleeder and pull all fluid out of the system entire brake system before I did brake lines. Your gonna have to bled brakes anyway so why not just replace all fluid while doing brake lines is my theory.
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Yeah, makes sense I guess. I wouldn't go so far as to evacuate it, but letting it "bleed out" would have made more sense than taking a brake fluid shower. Call me cray, but I didn't bleed the fronts after doing those lines. I installed the top of the hose first and fluid started coming out of the bottom, then I installed them to the top of the caliper which I could see was full of fluid (D60 banjo fitting goes straight down). Brakes seem firm.
 
Mastiff said:
Anyone else find dealing with brakes super irritating? Brake fluid seems to get on everything, and will bubble up any paint it gets on.
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Mastiff said:
Did I mention I hate working on brakes? Once I pulled that connection, it took about 30 seconds for the entire front of the master to empty down my arm into my shirt (while I hopelessly try to connect the next one fast enough). A mess, and then everything is slippery. Brake fluid seems to have this property where shop rags can't really remove the slippery film.
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Amen to that! My girlfriend laughs, as every time I deal with brake fluid I go around for a day or so whining about how slippery it is and what a royal bloody pain and how much I hate hydraulics, etc, etc, etc. It is miserable slimy sh!t.

And yet somehow I still end up doing brake work... :haha:

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