Brake parts for 68 Sport Fury

[Furydude]

It looks like the first order of business is to fix the brakes. They currently suck. Taking a look, it does appear some items have been replaced, but not all, including the brake lines. I am thinking of just replacing the hard lines, flexible, wheels cylinders, and put new springs and maybe shoes on them if they need it. Plus take the drums and have them cleaned up. A good nice tune up since I really don't know what has been done over the years.

Can anyone suggest a place to get the hard lines? Browsing around the forum, I see folks use specialty companies for this and that and things like front end parts. Is there a similar source folks use for brake parts? That would help. Or do I just spec the parts out and head to my local parts store?

Thx, Tdube.

 

[Furydude]

Basically trying to source the good stuff on brake parts. The suspension parts I have a good idea on. Brake parts I am not sure about. Specifically what s made in the USA or the china crap. I want USA made.

 

[saylor]

i think one of the advertisers on this site >>> over on the right side/column
sell hard lines already made.
orielies had brake cylinders, vatozone had the pads.

id get a tube bender from lowes, and a flare tool that makes double flare ends, and a spool of 30' of steel line, and go nuts.

HTH.

have fun -

- saylor

 

[67-Fury]

Basically trying to source the good stuff on brake parts. The suspension parts I have a good idea on. Brake parts I am not sure about. Specifically what s made in the USA or the china crap. I want USA made.

Raybestos.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

If you can't find prebent lines or don't care about being perfect I would get a roll of copper-nickel line and make your own, it is very easy to work with, bends easy, double flares easy.

 

[BigFury]

I bought a hard-line pre bent kit from In Line Tube $180 for front and back. Had to fuss with them out of the box to make line up but nice product

 

[Furydude]

Great info. I see inline and RSD have the front to back. I'll check them out and get one. Plus steel or stainless stock. And the tools to bend and flare. I have never done that and it would be cool to learn. I'll look at raybestos. If it's good enough for Nascar. I'll roll with it. Thx. Tdube.

EDIT. inline has a complete set prebent for $180. Stainless. That seems fair to me. Toss in stainless lines and hopefully this car wont need another set of lines for many years.

 

[monaco75]

I too just got some lines from inline tube. Wont go on the car for a while, but they look great out of the box! Shipping was quick as well. Great place to do buisness with.

 

[bulldogchesty]

I just bought a roll of the copper nickle brake line, very easy to bend and flare. From Amazon.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I just bought a roll of the copper nickle brake line, very easy to bend and flare. From Amazon.

That stuff is a Godsend to those of us too dumb to move out of the rustbelt. Took a job that was miserable and made it tolerable.

 

[live4theking]

If you can't find prebent lines or don't care about being perfect I would get a roll of copper-nickel line and make your own, it is very easy to work with, bends easy, double flares easy.

x1000

I just redone basically what you said you are going to do on my '68 NYer. The Ni-Copp line is sweet to work with. I bought 50' of Ni-Copp line and a handful of long and short flare nuts - about $85. You can get an inexpensive double flaring tool for $40-50. You'll have a little line leftover and get to keep the tool. Plus no worries about corrosion in the future.

An aggravation that I found is that Dorman wheel cylinders have metric bleeders... ugh... If you're doing parking brake cables too I'd go with Raybestos over Dorman. I used a Raybestos on the front and Dorman on the back. The quality of the Raybestos seemed better to me. Spring kits are cheap and Autozone was able to order them in and had them the next day for me to pick up at the local store.

 

[saylor]

im no molecular engineer (imma system engineer) but i want to say copper is scary b/c it flexes over time with the general movements of the car and will eventually crack ?

i heard go steel or go home.

i dunno.

- saylor

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Its Nickle-Copper alloy DOT approved, yes copper no good. This was developed because the steel tubing no matter what it was coated with were rotted out in 2 winters with the nasty **** Pa. & Oh. are dumping on the roads nowadays. If you or I spilled that stuff on the road they would lock us up, they put it on the road purposely.