87'. looking for steal braided barke lines, need specs/help!!!!

[Kody165]

i have a 2.9,4wd 87 ranger xlt. its not lifted at all...frankly i hate rubber brake hoses...and they tend to burst on me XD lucky i havent been in an accident yet....anyways im looking for steel braided lines and found some sources... my only issue is idk what the ends are...i think theyre both female, i believe one is a 100 mm banjo excet its not round (idk what its called) and the other end im totally lost on...i see -3an alot, no clue what it means... has anybody done this swap or does anybody know what i may need? id rather not rip the hoses on there off to find out unless i have to

 

[ronclark]

http://www.jamesduff.com/broncoII/drivetrain.html

There is one place you can get braided lines.
you might want to see if there is a hydraulic supply that makes lines also, a lot of them can make break lines too.

 

[swynx]

I just go to my local 4x4store they know what I need

 

[Andy D]

The stainless sleeve is a protector. The pressure is held in a rubber hose under the braid. It contributes very little to the hose. except looks. I have one original on the Rat. I should replace it, but it didnt destroy itself getting it off the hard lines I was replacing. It, the front parking brake cable, and the MC are the only original brake parts left. The hoses on most 20 yr old cars should prolly be changed. That said, I have only had one brake hose fail. It was a 25 yr old hose on a 58 Bug.

 

[JoshT]

For the front hoses it'll use a 3/8-24 inverted flare on the frame end and 10mm Banjo bolt on the caliper end. May be 3/8 banjo caliper, but most aftermarket hoses use the same fitting for both. You'll have to figure out what lengths you need.

Parts store websites can be useful for specs, that was where I found the info when I was thinking about running braided hoses on my street truck project. Decided to stick with rubber hoses. It was only for looks and I would have had to have a rear hose custom made, couldn't find a local shop and wasn't worth the expense. You will notice no difference swapping from new rubber hoses to new steel braided hoses, going from old hoses to either will get the same improvement.

frankly i hate rubber brake hoses...and they tend to burst on me XD lucky i havent been in an accident yet....

That's amazing. I've driven 15 year old trucks with stock rubber brake lines and never had one burst. I've driven 30 year old trucks with stock rubber brake lines, and haven't had one burst. Not saying those didn't need to be replaced, just that they never burst on me. I've even driven a 46 year old truck that's been slightly lifted and still on (old) stock replacement rubber brake lines, and haven't had one burst yet. So that begs the question of what are you doing (or not doing) that makes them "tend to burst"?

 

[KnockKnock]

I busted a caliper hose in my GMC back-when = no-fun Braided lines are advertised as lasting longer, though I'm not sure since by my figure the hoses should dry-rot at about the same pace, but their true advantage is that it's supposed to take the sponge out of the brake pedal and stiffen the feel of the brakes because the braided stainless sleeve does not allow the hose to expand like the plain rubber hoses do, but you only see this alleged advantage when you change all of them on the vehicle, and I believe the Ranger has three (though it may have as many as five - dunno). If you succeed in finding more helpful info that the rest of us can use, please share! Kk