Brake lines

[hrjaw]

After 8 years of cruising the beaches of the cape and living too close to salt water, the brake lines on my wrangler need to be replaced. Does anyone know of a source for stainless steel lines?
thanks,
Roger

[WFTW]

www.trailduty.com

They carry Crown brake lines in various lengths and their prices are reasonable. Contact name for the place is Phil Day...very helpful and knowledgeable. Tell him Jason sent you.

[hrjaw]

Thanks Jason!
I will give him a call this week.
Roger

[WFTW]

No sweat. Here's the link to the JK brake lines...
http://www.trailduty.com/product_inf...roducts_id=521

I don't know what model Wrangler you have, but brake lines are brake lines. The only difference in them is the various lengths (which he has) and the size of the connectors. JK Rubicons have D44 front and rear, but the JK X has a D30 front. So, he'll probably have what you need and if not he can generally get it.

I ordered a set from him, but ended up not using them because I switched out my D44's for D60's and therefore had to get custom lines made. I'd give you the ones I had ordered, but someone else snatched them up a few weeks ago.

[hrjaw]

No worries Jason. thanks for the help. My TJ is a 97 with a 3" OME lift and
d30/35. the original brake lines look like....crud! I sent him an e-mail so hopefully i will hear from him at some point. one of those things you don't want to put on the back burner.

[jagular7]

For your TJ with the 3" lift, you could easily look into replacing the fronts with YJ's and keep the rear stock. You wouldn't have to change the rear unless you change the length of the upper control arm. The flex line follows the control arm. The front stock YJs are 3" longer than the TJs due to the longer steel line at the caliper end. I replaced my TJ front brake lines with the YJs and haven't had a problem at all.

Since you live and drive in a wet and salty environment, the steel hard lines will be more the problem. Anytime you touch the rusty line, it may crack or break due to the thin wall of the tubing. Replacing these with the stainless steel will be beneficial. However, you will still have the rust problems, just not as drastic. The soft lines have steel leads.

Then also look at if the brake lines go bad, what about the steel bushing inserts, suspension nuts and bolts, and any other nut/bolt on the Jeep.

My Jeep came from OH and when I replaced my front brake lines I had to splice in new line due to the cracking. Same when I replaced the rear axle.

[hrjaw]

Mike,
thanks for the information. I was not aware of how similar the lines are.
Roger