My 05's brake lines finally gave up after 14 years of Northeast winters and started leaking through. Which pre-bent stainless brake lines kits fit the best ? real world experiences are appreciated ....
Best stainless brake lines
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I used Inline Tube and am very happy with the fit of their pre-bent stainless lines. I live in the Northeast and talked to several mechanics who have used the coated lines from NAPA as well as the upgraded replacements from GM. They say those lines holds up well, but if they gets scratched (like at the retainer clips) they rust out fairly quickly. I decided to spend the few extra pennies and go stainless. 4 years later they still look great.
I just ordered a kit from o reillys have the motor our so I figured it would be easy to swap them out now
Got mine from Summit also, Dorman SS kit.
Fit was OK, not the greatest, but there's only so much you can do with a 20ft line when it's one piece. I would suggest cutting the front right line to make install easier, and I would also drop the fuel tank $.02
Fit was OK, not the greatest, but there's only so much you can do with a 20ft line when it's one piece. I would suggest cutting the front right line to make install easier, and I would also drop the fuel tank $.02
I had my bed off at the time, the one that goes over it would be tougher without the bed or tank off.
Just leave the cover over the end of the line and fish it thru to the rear.
2x having a two-piece RF line. I used the inline tube kit. I found that the stainless were kind of a pain to get to seal correctly at the ABS module, but finally got it done.
2x having a two-piece RF line. I used the inline tube kit. I found that the stainless were kind of a pain to get to seal correctly at the ABS module, but finally got it done.
Oh I fished mine through the back, but wasn't fun with the offset bends. I had no issues getting mine to seal the first time, but have heard of problems with the EZ bend line getting a true sealing surface after it's flared
I had the same problems. I had to tighten the crap out of them to get them to stop leaking
Yeah, I found I had to tighten, back off then tighten again (and maybe a third time) until they settled in. Stainless is a very hard material.
