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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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i have a LT1 with LS1 front brakes and the driver side brake hose busted.

is there somewhere i can buy a longer hose locally? the stock hose i have now seams a little short for where the bracket hooks up on my car. Or is there a way to mount it or use a different bracket to extend it?

like i said... i need it locally like autozone or something so i can get it back on the road for the track this weekend.

just to verify, is it an ls1 hose or lt1 hose that i should be looking for?

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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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I think people that do the LS1 brake swap use C4 hoses.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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thanks, that might have helped.

I ended up cutting off a part of the ls1 bracket to allow for a me to drill a new mounting hole to extend the bracket closer to the caliper thus making the hoses "longer".

also, the bracket fitting where the hose fits into has a smooth area allowing for the hose to only sit at one position got fixed. i took a grinder to it and made it more of a full hex rather than the hex with a smooth are so i could twist the hose as needed.

btw, i used the stock ls1 hose again.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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I was gonna say the c4 hose also. If I was you I'd order up some SS braided lines. They make a difference in pedal feel
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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I used a brake line kit from Kore3, worked perfect for the ls1 brake swap.
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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I used C5 hoses. They were a full 3" longer than the LT1 hoses.
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