Replacing brake lines

[buddy]

So last year I purchased a set of stainless brake lines from kirban. I installed all of them except the full length from proportioning valve to center of axle. I kind of looked at it every month and assumed it was pretty much impossible. The full length line sat in a box forever. Last week I install a lift and decided I should man up and give it a try. So after about 40 minutes and some war wounds brake line is in and I feel like a super hero. God, I love lifts!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CzyKats44]

So last year I purchased a set of stainless brake lines from kirban. I installed all of them except the full length from proportioning valve to center of axle. I kind of looked at it every month and assumed it was pretty much impossible. The full length line sat in a box forever. Last week I install a lift and decided I should man up and give it a try. So after about 40 minutes and some war wounds brake line is in and I feel like a super hero. God, I love lifts!!!!!!!!!!
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I just broke the long line at the rear end 90* trying to remove the old flex line. Looks like I'm gonna have to call classic tube. Could you explain a little more about getting it in? There are a whole lot of things in the way did you have to bend it around at all? Thanks

-G

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[NY Twin Turbo]

I just broke the long line at the rear end 90* trying to remove the old flex line. Looks like I'm gonna have to call classic tube. Could you explain a little more about getting it in? There are a whole lot of things in the way did you have to bend it around at all? Thanks

-G

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The further you are off the ground, the better. I bent all my own stainless brake lines on my back in the cold and on blacktop that more resembles gravel. So it's not impossible. But you need the room to maneuver and twist without kinking the crap out of everything.

 

[CzyKats44]

The further you are off the ground, the better. I bent all my own stainless brake lines on my back in the cold and on blacktop that more resembles gravel. So it's not impossible. But you need the room to maneuver and twist without kinking the crap out of everything.

Understood, thanks for the input!

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[buddy]

I just broke the long line at the rear end 90* trying to remove the old flex line. Looks like I'm gonna have to call classic tube. Could you explain a little more about getting it in? There are a whole lot of things in the way did you have to bend it around at all? Thanks

-G

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Do you have a lift?

 

[CzyKats44]

Do you have a lift?

Negative, I still have it as high as I could for body bushings.

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[NY Twin Turbo]

Negative, I still have it as high as I could for body bushings.

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That should do it. If you still have the body separated from the frame, that's even better. But either way will work.