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BonzoHansen
01-02-2008, 08:44 AM
Hey all you dirty Jeep guys. A guy I work with needs a new front to rear brake hardline for his 96 Grand Cheroke (nice, rotted through in 10 years). Dealer cannot get him a pre-bent one. I checked the old car brake line companies to no avail. Any idea where he can get a full pre-bent line, or is he going to have to make one?

bad64chevelle
01-02-2008, 09:47 AM
I cant believe you cant find a pre bent for that jeep, however is making it that out of the question? If they need a hand, Ive done alot of them let me know, I can come help out.

BonzoHansen
01-02-2008, 10:09 AM
I've made some too. I don't even know what kind of flares are needed (bubble flares, 45*, etc.).

At this point I am looking for the part for him, I wasn't planning on doing it. Thanks though.

Featherburner
01-02-2008, 10:42 AM
Have him call Trenton Brake. See what it would cost for them to bend and install a new line.

The Fixer
01-02-2008, 11:07 AM
Hey all you dirty Jeep guys. A guy I work with needs a new front to rear brake hardline for his 96 Grand Cheroke (nice, rotted through in 10 years). Dealer cannot get him a pre-bent one. I checked the old car brake line companies to no avail. Any idea where he can get a full pre-bent line, or is he going to have to make one?

The aftermarket sucks for getting pre-bent hard lines on newer stuff. My brother-in-law and I had to replace a few sections of rotted brake line on our father-in-law's '96 Chevy pickup over the summer, and wound up making our own lines and flaring them in. I believe you use the bubble flares when you make brake lines.

Tru2Chevy
01-02-2008, 04:05 PM
See here: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=464386

- Justin

GP99GT
01-02-2008, 04:51 PM
not hard to bend your own...you can buy it in sections already flared and stuff, unless you have your own flaring tool.

BonzoHansen
01-02-2008, 05:09 PM
See here: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=464386

- Justin
That link is perfect. Classic Tube will make them too. Fine Lines is the only one I did not check.


not hard to bend your own...you can buy it in sections already flared and stuff, unless you have your own flaring tool.Eh, I have made lines. I don't have a bubble flare tool, just a 45* set. Besides, that is a long piece, I bet over 10' in material, local auto parts store won't have it. And I ain't doing it. :lol:

GP99GT
01-02-2008, 05:17 PM
at the auto parts store i worked at, we had...8", 12", 20", 30", 40", 51", 60", and 72". so basically you mix and match til youre close to what you need, and if its a tad too long add a couple bends to make it what you need

BonzoHansen
01-02-2008, 05:36 PM
Hell, if I wanted a spliced one I'd just fix the one in the car now. LOL

GP99GT
01-02-2008, 05:49 PM
its not splicing...it comes with tube nuts on it so you connect it to your existing good line. splicing would be using compression unions or something

BonzoHansen
01-02-2008, 06:13 PM
A coupling is still a splice! :lol:

If it were mine I'd probably just splice it with a small line & some coupings, assuming i could get the right size line & unions.

GP99GT
01-02-2008, 06:42 PM
A coupling is still a splice! :lol:

youd be using the same union youd use if you got a prebent line

BonzoHansen
01-02-2008, 07:07 PM
Prebent lines don't have them (unless we are talking about totally different things). I'm assuming the line runs from the MC (or maybe ABS unit) to the rear flex hose, probably 10' in tube (120"). I think the one for my 77 was a hair under 11' in line. You can't make a 10' tube out of smaller ones w/o a union - but me thinks we is on different paths, LOL.

Screw it, duct tape & go! Brakes don't make you go faster!

GP99GT
01-03-2008, 02:51 PM
well i thought you were jsut replacing that one section...on a lot of cars they are in sections instead of one long line.

btw, you can get 25 foot rolls of brake line and cut and flare it yourself, if you really wanna be that way. :p

BonzoHansen
01-03-2008, 04:17 PM
No way, screw that, it ain't my ride!!!

BonzoHansen
01-04-2008, 09:36 AM
FYI Jeep Guys: Classic Tube makes pre-bent line kits.