Two piston brake upgrade brake hose

[burdman133]

I'm working on my '94 non abs 2wd Ranger. I'm upgrading the front brakes to newer two piston calipers. It has a 4" drop bracket lift on it and that's why I'm having trouble finding a thread with the correct info to get the right brake line. When I put the lift on it I got 4wd brake lines to give me the length that it needed to deal with the lift. They are the 17" lines. I'm looking for a hose from another vehicle that'll work and I can get at a local parts store. It looks like it'll need to be at least 22-23". I'm in the middle of this and it's my dd. So any quick and accurate info will be greatly appreciated and put to good use. I attached some pics as they didn't show up when I inserted the images.

 

[burdman133]

P.S. The truck is on jack stands on the frame and is not being supported by the jack at the front. It's there just in case

 

[shortzt]

Look in the tech section, they have info for what chevy brake line works and different things

 

[burdman133]

thanks, idk how i missed that in the tech section. I live in there. I'm going to the parts store tonight to get it sorted out.

 

[TxGasRacer]

http://crownperformance.com/

 

[burdman133]

http://crownperformance.com/

$150 for brake lines? No thanks. I'm going with the gm k2500 lines and a t block. At least that's the plan. Im going to the parts store now, didn't make it last nite. I hope it works.

 

[grumpyguy]

http://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/sja-fbl36/overview/year/1993/make/ford/model/ranger

 

[burdman133]

http://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/sja-fbl36/overview/year/1993/make/ford/model/ranger

$110 might as well be the same thing. I picked up the k2500 lines this morning for $35. They are going to fit great. However, I had to order the 3/16 t fitting because no one had it. When it gets here i'm going to throw up more pics.

 

[grumpyguy]

I understand, just throwing it out there.

 

[shortzt]

The t block is damn expensive around me, about $16, I had to take a flap disc to the end of the brake line, or you could clearance your caliper either way its only like a 16th to an 8th that needs to be took off

 

[burdman133]

update

I realize this took entirely too long. I ordered parts after I couldn't find them in town. I bought the chevy lines and a t block and put the t block behind the coil bucket for a factory look. It turned out great, so far, and I'm hoping the upgrade will last the life of the factory style brakes. As it should. Oh, the passenger side brake line decided to get stuck in the hard line that feeds it. That slowed me down the most as I was ill prepared to handle flaring the line after I cut it. So I waited to receive the appropriate tools and handled my biz. Hope this helps someone in the future. This wasn't as cheap as anticipated, however, I have better brakes at a fraction of the cost it would take to replace the stock ones at a brake shop. Happy motoring.

 

[grumpyguy]

So what was the total cost all said and done?

 

[burdman133]

total cost was about two weeks of frustration. haha. I think it was around $160 after the core for the calipers. Oh, plus $80 for the spindles at the junkyard. So, $240 total. In that neighborhood.

 

[burdman133]

i think the spindles lowered my truck a 1/4 to a 1/2 inch.