Right Stuff detailing Brake kits and line, need to buy their lines?

[bigmanjbmopar]

Looking at getting this factory style kit but in the instructions it says the new adjustable proportioning valve needs to be
'spliced" into the line leaving the distribution block to the rear brakes.

My ? is is it easier to just cut this in? do you need to flare the end and put a fitting on it? or is it easier to just buy the whole rear line set up with the all included stuff?

 

[Meep-Meep]

I have a ton of their stuff for several cars I own and it's all good. I also have the adjustable prop valve with new line to the rear and that comes with a stub section you connect to the metering valve. If your existing line is good then you can splice in the valve and double flare the ends. Not a big deal.

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

I think the line to the rear is good? never had any issues but have not touched the brakes in 2 years either lol Do you have to remove the whole line in order to get the splice done right? looks tight doing it in place.

 

[Meep-Meep]

There should be enough room to bend the line away from the frame to flare it.

 

[67 coronet]

i have done this several times.use a small section of line to connect the new adjustable valve to the block.take the rear line and put a loop in it.no need to cut any lines that way.

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Ok, I will assume use a tubing bender to make the loop? Why make a loop anyway is it for pressure?

 

[67 coronet]

Ok, I will assume use a tubing bender to make the loop? Why make a loop anyway is it for pressure?

not at all,just saves the need to cut the line shorter and reflair it.

 

[snakeoil24]

Don't cut corners on brakes. A good double flairing tool for Lines is less than 35.00 and the savings in a life saver. Using pre bent lines from Inline Tube is really good quality.

 

[65NUTCASE]

Lines

Heres how I did mine . But my engine bay was empty. My ptop valve is on a bracket. As long as the prop valve is between the M/C and the rear brake line you should be good. That's what the guy's at the right stuff told me . Also their stuff is nice the stainless is a little tougher to seal but it can be done. Good luck

 

[kb67mopar]

It' not hard to flare a line. And you can easily pull the line away from the frame by taking it out of the clips. Personally I'd never put new brakes on the car without running new lines. 45 years of corrosion will eventually lead to problems down the road.

http://www.surrauto.com/documents/SUR307-14BrakeLineSalesSheet.pdf

I used this brake line here on my Coronet and have to say I was IMPRESSED. Really easy to bend, easy to get a good flare and will NEVER corrode. Not to mention the price is so much cheaper than the pre-bent stuff. I basically flared the end by the master cylinder and started there, bent as i went all the way back to the rear axle bracket. I didn't use a bending tool for most of it, just my thumbs. I did the whole car in 2 hours and it came out great. If you have a good set of original lines you can pull them out carefully and bend them on the floor of your garage to match and be 99% of the way there before you ever put them in.

But in my opinion an extra $100 for brand new lines is worth more than the upgrade package to the brakes themselves.