Topic: re brake hard lines

[OVRAROK]

does anybody know where to purchase brake hard lines that run entire length of standard cab short bed 1984 toyota 4x4 pickup
  any help would be appreciated    thanks dave

[toyyota]

Funny you should ask...I found that there are three styles of factory style brake lines. All are available from napa if you ASK. What you want are metric japan lines, not US or european metric. (I ran all new lines, and they leaked, because they were not japan metric). Any way, check with napa and ask for the right part. 

[bleakhorizon]

unless you get a good parts guy. take an example of what you have IE the ends with the flare.  with you.  some people just dont get the metric/standard bubble/inverted flare thing lol

[toyyota]

Thank You, That is what I was trying to say.

[yoshaleng]

you can get them from local wrecking yard for bout $5-$7 each. people usually never touch them.

[OVRAROK [OP]]

are these pre-bent lines or these the ones you bend yourself

[yoshaleng]

if you buy them from auto part store, you have to bend them. it's fairly easy...just use a small tube bender. cost about $10 for the bender.

[VLP]

i got my bender from eastwood as part of a promo, works well. i am unsure of the retail price, but the bending is the easy part, getting the guy behind the counter to understand what you are talking about and get the right part is the hard part.

[bleakhorizon]

I just went into a local place here and asked em for two metric to standard unions... you should have seen there faces    I had to go back and show it too them....

[Mnmstoy]

I bought a roll of 3/16 brake tube from advance auto parts to run new lines from the rear to the elbow fitting on the passenger side frame rail up front. I good double flare tool is key to keep from anything leaking. Well, that and making a quality double flare. I reused the small brackets that held up the original brake line. I did have to remove the gas tank to route it properly.
in my application: the rear was standard Chevy fitting and on the front side I used Toyota metric fitting (one ton swap).
I even used 3/16 brake line going from the passenger side mount to the MC.

A few random pics.

Made small adapter to go from Chevy stuff to Toyota metric using 3/16 brake line.

In my opinion you don't need to search for metric tubing. It's been working fine 2000 miles ago. Even drove 500 miles around trip and no leaks.

[KyTrash]

I got my roll of steel brake line from Speedway. I used 3/16 line and just used my old metric ends. But ,I have a flaring tool and a bender from Speedway too. I think that my lines look neater that the old hand bent and twisted lines.

[SloCrawler]

i need new metic inverted flare fitting for my front and rear axles, anybody know the correct size? I think M10x1, the other side will be 3/16 whats the threaded size that screw into the callipers?

[4RunnerChevy]

You are correct Sir m10x1.0

[SloCrawler]

thank you, now i have to find who carrys them