Pre-Bent Break Lines

[cowboyffa84]

where can i find Pre-Bent Break Lines at i called LMC and they said they dont have any for rangers they have them for older model chevys but not for rangers its a 1983 ford ranger 4x4

 

[Jason]

Probably no place unless its newer, then the dealer perhaps. Doubt that even. Just buy and bend yourself. It's super easy and will save you at least $100.

 

[Ranger44]

Really no such thing.

Parts stores don't have them and dealerships won't ship or stock them.

Just buy a piece and go to town bending.

 

[Jason]

Really no such thing.

Parts stores don't have them and dealerships won't ship or stock them.

Just buy a piece and go to town bending.

I am the dealer and I order them in all the time. I know Ford though. You won't get it if the vehicle is more than a few years old.

 

[Ranger44]

I just asked them the other week while going my front and rear brakes.

Their own technicians have to make their own lines.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

I just asked them the other week while going my front and rear brakes.

Their own technicians have to make their own lines.

Yes we do make our own hard lines, MOST of the time, there are few times i've ordered prebent lines, but pretty rarely. Its not like its hard to bend and flare.

 

[philS]

I just did all new lines in my 87.

Autozone (like others) has flared lines in various lengths.

The long line from the master to the rear hose has to be a few lines union-ed together since the longest line they sell is 60" I believe.

 

[lil red]

and you can buy straight peices with ends on them already
there is one like thats bigger on one end, napa has the adapter for that

 

[KELLY88]

Bending brake lines isn't hard at all. It's good to get a bender to avoid kinds but you can even do it by hand as long as you're careful. I helped my neighbor redo the brake lines on his early 90s F-350, just carefully remove the old ones and then bend the new ones to match.

 

[Boggin]

why dont you just buy rubber ones

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

why dont you just buy rubber ones

They are not as durable, and where there is hard lines from the factory the risk of an aging/deteriorating rubber line is unnesessary.

 

[cowboyffa84]

ok see the problem is i work weekends and on weekdays i have alot of odd jobs i do for ppl and with what little time i have i work on this truck at nights id like to just have something i can drop into the spot without having to go threw all the bending and tubing and im kinda a noob when it comes 2 messing with thins like this i dont want to be driving down the road one day and lose my breaks im putting around 3 grand in those truck so why not put a lil Xtra in on good break lines. my goal is to rebuild it from the ground upi have all the parts for the frame all i gotta do is find the prebent break lines and break cables and gas lines then im done. thanks for the help so far.

 

[cowboyffa84]

Break Cables

oh yea i for got to ask yall some thing about the break cables i dont know which one to get in the LMC catalog they have a (Front Break Cable) thats 104"WB
108"WB
114"WB

Which one is for my ranger i have a 1983 Ford Ranger, 4x4, single cab, long bed with a 8 inch suspension lift kit and a 3 inch body


Sorry for being such a noob my dad is the one thats does most of the car work im trying to do all this on my own just for myself thanks.

 

[88mudder]

oh yea i for got to ask yall some thing about the break cables i dont know which one to get in the LMC catalog they have a (Front Break Cable) thats 104"WB
108"WB
114"WB

Which one is for my ranger i have a 1983 Ford Ranger, 4x4, single cab, long bed with a 8 inch suspension lift kit and a 3 inch body


Sorry for being such a noob my dad is the one thats does most of the car work im trying to do all this on my own just for myself thanks.

Get out your tapemeasure and measure the wheelbase to findout..center of front wheel to center of rear wheel. It only take a few seconds.

Id also recommend that you pre-bend your own brake lines. It would be cheaper than buying pre-bent ones (if u have luck finding them) Go out and buy a large spool or brake line and buy abunch of fittings and go to town. All you need is a brakes flare kit and a tubing cutter. Remove the old line and just bend up a new one, copy the old one as best as u can. Bending em with your hands is an easy task if your careful, just dont bend one section too sharp without supporting the line with your thumbs..or else it will kink. Its a good experience to bend em yourself, so you will learn it for the rest of your life.

Goodluck on your build and post some pics

 

[philS]

Id also recommend that you pre-bend your own brake lines.

THat reminds me of the George Carlin rant on the word "pre"

I bend them by hand. It goes rather quickly. It should not take more than ten minutes to bend each line (taking your time to avoid kinks), since most of the time is spent test-fitting after each bend.

I buy the ones from AZ that have the flared ends already done.

On the 87 at least, there is a fitting already in place to go from the hard line to the wheel cylinders in back. Other than that, and the larger fitting at the master, the ends will match each other, and you might need a union to join pieces.

Just be sure to round up to the nearest length when measuring the lines that you have now.