8 3/4 rear end Brake lines

[illrad91]

hello i got stainless steel brake lines for the rear end from ss tubes but i think they are for drums. I have big bolt disc brake setup in back. They reach to each end but wont screw in so what do i do? which ones are the correct ones for disc setup? im thinking about selling them and getting the correct ones. thank you

 

[Scody21]

We all have not idea what parts your working with so Post photos of the tube ends and connection of the calipers….

 

[illrad91]

These are the lines I have and these are my brakes sorry dont have a clear pic

 

[Cal Tonsley]

I appreciate that this may not be the answer you’re hoping for but having fitted disc brakes to the rear of my car, the absolute best option is to make your own lines. Money spent on a cheap bending and flaring tool will prove to be an invaluable investment and deliver the best outcome for your car.

 

[Dana67Dart]

I have big bolt disc brake setup in back.

Contact the manufacturer of your rear setup and get input from them.

Also unless your rear disk are fixed caliper, meaning the caliper does not slide on pins or rails you need a flex hose to connect from the hard lines to the caliper.

Also Stainless steel is notorious for being hard to get to seal, so if you replace them you might want to consider standard brake lines

 

[Professor Fate]

Those calipers *appear* to have a banjo bolt connection, so standard flare fittings are not going to fit- you will need a short hose with the proper end fittings in order to make the connection from the hardlines to the caliper; and this will involve welding or clamping an anchor bracket to each of the axle tubes.
You really need to contact the manufacturer or vendor of the brake kit you used (what brand and model is it?) to see what hoses are recommended.
And as Cal said, you're going to have to bite the bullet and get a tubing bender and double-flare kit to bend up your own hard lines: and you'd best use standard steel or NiCop lines because as Dana mentioned stainless can be notoriously difficult to seal. Not only that, but it is harder to bend and can tend to crack when you put a double flare on it...
Nobody (except possibly the brake vendor) is going to offer pre-bent lines for this- think about it: it is a non-standard custom brake setup made to fit a variety of applications, very few are going to be the same. Even A body 8.75 rears can have different brake "T" fitting/axle vent hole locations, multiplying the variations. You wanted a custom brake setup, you need to do some custom work to get it functional.

 

[illrad91]

I see thank you so much for the help yall seriously learned alot. I think it did come with rubber lines but i had the ss ones. Also I contacted ss tube and they said I could send these back and get them cut to size with no charge. So I will have to know exactly where im going to put them. Does anyone have pictures of there setup with disc so I could get a idea of how it supposed to look and where to weld the tabs?

 

[Cal Tonsley]

I see thank you so much for the help yall seriously learned alot. I think it did come with rubber lines but i had the ss ones. Also I contacted ss tube and they said I could send these back and get them cut to size with no charge. So I will have to know exactly where im going to put them. Does anyone have pictures of there setup with disc so I could get an idea of how it supposed to look and where to weld the tabs?

This is about the best photo I can provide at the moment, still unsure what kit you are using but mine is by Dr Diff and the brake line tabs are bolt on with this setup. As mentioned by others it would still be a good idea to contact the manufacturer of your brake kit to obtain some further guidance / instructions.

 

[340sFastback]

Dr Diff 10.7 inch rear disk kit. I had to bend flare the 3/16 inch hard lines myself.

 

[illrad91]

Dr Diff 10.7 inch rear disk kit. I had to bend flare the 3/16 inch hard lines myself.

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Do you have a closeup picture of the calipers how you bent it there?

 

[340sFastback]

There is bracket that hard line routes to where it screws into a flex hose. Then flex hose hooks to the caliper

 

[Dana67Dart]

Do you have a closeup picture of the calipers how you bent it there

Remember each setup is not the same.

One man's bends and solution might not fit yours.

 

[Professor Fate]

Agree- OP still hasn't said which disc brake kit he actually has...

 

[illrad91]

Yea im gonna get a flare ans shorten them. It's just a random a body speedway kit. It can with cubes but im just gonna welt the tabs on the rearend and have them connect to calipers to hardline since I have them like how 340s looks thanks everyone for your help

 

[str12-340]

If you have trouble sealing the SS lines, there are copper flare fitting gaskets (work like the factory copper washers in your front disc brakes. I got a box of them from Granger and it solve my issues. The SS lines are really hard compared to mild steel lines.