Andrewfus

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Does anyone carry an off the shelf steel braided brake line that replaces the pre bent line on rear end?

Firebirdmuscle

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Check out ws6 store

Chris_B

This would create more deflection in the brake system and a softer brake pedal. Unless that is what you are looking for, never replace hard line with hose, even if braided. But replace every bit of rubber with quality stainless steel braided hose, if you can.

Chris

Firebirdmuscle

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Okay, misunderstood your post at first. Yes, with the fellow above said, I wouldn't replace hard line with braided line. Never heard of anyone doing that either but replaced everything that's rubber hose will be a good idea if your already in there replacing stuff

1 FMF

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there are some articles on the web talking about the cons of steel braided brake lines, and why they some are not DOT approved. the biggest con being susceptibility to erosion and for the internal hose under the braid to get punctured and leak. so you would not want to replace any hard line with any type of flex line especially braided.
only use flex line where you need to.
hard line is actually cheap, the hard part is when you are making a custom length that isn't available and you are flaring the tube ends.
inlinetube and classictube probably have pre-bent exact replacement hard lines for your application.

Chris_B

In an attempt to avoid confusion, the DOT doesn't approve any aftermarket parts. They set or adopt a standard (in this case FMVSS 106), and it is up to the manufacturer to meet that standard if they claim to. Unfortunately, many don't, especially the cheaper brands. The "whip test" is particularly difficult to pass with lesser equipment. If you claim to be up to spec and your part causes a crash because it's not, you could be in it pretty deep if there is a competent attorney involved.

For street vehicles, it is wise to install braided lines with the external coating, which is very helpful in keeping small pieces of debris from getting under the braid and piercing the Teflon. They get changed out at regular intervals on race cars, so there is less of a concern there.

Chris

Siciliano15

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go to classic tube website. they have hard lines there. they also offer it in stainless steel. i got the entire kit on my car because the lines were rusting out. looks great and not too expensive.