Where would you guys get replacement hard brake lines for your Chevy truck?

I have a 2000 Chevy k2500 that decided to surprise me last Saturday with brake failure. To add insult to injury, the line that failed was recently "repaired" by a local shop while the truck was over for something else.  They ran the repair up against the edge of the fender..

So I'm going to do the job that I paid someone else to do. 

At this point, I'd like to just replace all hard brake line, but I'm having trouble sourcing it.  

Where do you buy a kit with all the hard lines?

We got a full set for an '03 right from GM..

Price was reasonable and no screwing around.

Trans_Maro said:

We got a full set for an '03 right from GM..

Price was reasonable and no screwing around.

Right on.. I'll give em a call tomorrow, then.  Thanks!

If you want stainless sets as an upgrade check out LMC. They have them for almost any truck made at reasonable prices.

Classic tube never let me down. 

WonkoTheSane said:

  They ran the repair up against the edge of the fender..

Wait. What? The original brake lines are nowhere near the fenders. Do you have any pics of this "repair"? 

Classic tube all the way. In stainless. 

Never put pre-bent brake lines in a vehicle. I tend to grab some of that Nicopp line and make all new lines. It bends and flares so easy you can get it pretty much close to OEM with a basic bender and flaring tool and it's corrosion proof.

LMC! Never had issues and it's quality stuff.

This is so common the GM makes complete pre bent/flared kits for very reasonable prices.  The material seemed much better than the lines I took out of the truck.  I bought my OEM GM set on Amazon.  For installation, it really helps to undo the body bolts and lift the body up a few inches for access. 

I redid the entire front brakes on my Ranger including all new lines and went with a pre-bent kit from SSTubes.  Quality and fitment was top notch.  My truck also had prior brake line repair done with what looked like coated copper lines.  I would say carefully inspect how the OEM lines are routed and if anything has to be removed out of the way.  Remember that when they ran the lines on the assembly line, they were most likely fitted to a bare chassis.  

Inline tube in stainless.

or The right stuff around Columbus. Send them the line you want duplicated and they send you one back.

gearheadmb said:

WonkoTheSane said:

  They ran the repair up against the edge of the fender..

Wait. What? The original brake lines are nowhere near the fenders. Do you have any pics of this "repair"? 

Yeah, it's pretty spectacular...   It's the new looking line on the right.    It starts up high at the ABS unit, and loops all the way to the front (for some reason!?) then down and back to the soft line connection.

What you can't see in this picture was the OEM brake line they cut and left there because it would be "above" this picture towards the cab. . It's no where near here.  

Thanks for the links to LMC, guys, I'll check them out.   I'm not interested in trying to make my own at this point.  I've done that before, but I don't have time for a project like that at this point in my life..

Inline Tube, Classic Tube or Right stuff, like others mentioned, have the line kits for the GM trucks, since rusty lines are a problem on them. LMC gets their kits from one of them, so check the ones mentioned before hand, may save some green. Plus LMC doesn't have all the line kits available, my 2003 Burb 2500 is one they don't have, but is available.

Good news!  Apparently nobody makes a kit for my truck, and GM doesn't list any of the hard lines anymore, so it looks like I am making them now.  

Where was that thread about which tool was the best for making the flares?

Depends how much you want to spend on a flaring tool. I have this basic one and it works fine. 

https://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-14800-Double-Flaring/dp/B000IHIAHU

Are you sure?  Look for the AC Delco brake line replacement kits.  There are lots of them out there, something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-22932592-Original-Equipment-Hydraulic/dp/B00B4KUG36/ref=pd_day0_263_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00B4KUG36&pd_rd_r=0NPWDT6B5AP9JDX3VE7Y&pd_rd_w=SndaV&pd_rd_wg=b8ADX&psc=1&refRID=0NPWDT6B5AP9JDX3VE7Y&dpID=41R191dMSGL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=detail  

When I had to do the lines on my Dakota I got the lisle tool that requires a socket or wrench to tighten the tube in the block. The wing nut ones never get tight enough to hold the tube in place and just lets it slip out.

Sonic said:

Are you sure?  Look for the AC Delco brake line replacement kits.  There are lots of them out there, something like this:

Not 100%, obviously, but after talking to Chevy, thanks to all of the suggestions on the thread I've looked at:

• Ac Delco's website
• Inline Tube
• Classic tube
• The Right Stuff

The truck is a 2000 (old body style) K2500 long bed with the 6.5 diesel and ABS.  Most of those guys didn't even have listings.

Edit: I did just see that Stranger2000 suggested SSTubes, that looks promising!   I'm going to call and confirm that this actually fits my truck..  But for $250, I feel like I might just buy the Eastwood flaring tool and roll my own.

Classic Tube and Inline Tube should make for darn near everything.  They bought a bunch of CNC profiles and the rest they make from patterns pulled off of old cars.

You can probably send them your old ones and they'll bend new ones for you.

Bending your own isn't difficult.  Its getting the proper flare.  you can double flare a 1/8" steel line and it will look great and not leak, but its hard to see if you cracked it or got it perfectly square.  Then you go for a panic stop and it blows.

Inline tube can duplicate what you have

Or they also have them listed for K2500 in ext cab short bed which would be within an inch or so of a reg cab long bed.

WonkoTheSane said:

But for $250, I feel like I might just buy the Eastwood flaring tool and roll my own.

 

I've never regretted buying the prebent kit.. not matter how much of a pain it was to find someone who did them...  keep looking.

Fueled by Caffeine said:

WonkoTheSane said:

But for $250, I feel like I might just buy the Eastwood flaring tool and roll my own.

 

I've never regretted buying the prebent kit.. not matter how much of a pain it was to find someone who did them...  keep looking.

Yeah, I've done a few with cheaper tools, and it always sucked. 

But, I was looking through Inline's catalog again thanks to Curtis,and it looks like I missed my truck because for some reason the Ext. cab 3/4 ton is mixed in with the 1/2 tons on their website.  SCTB0296 for $289

This gives me hope that the others might have it, and I just missed it due to their layout.

I was looking at the newest Summit catalog last night and noted they have a few brands of the rotary station type flaring tools now.  I've got the master cool unit but there are times i still use my small Lisle unit.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-900314/overview/

I recently bought Dorman 919-103 from Amazon for $79.  It's for the newer 99 body style but maybe that part can help you in a good direction?