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*trkklr77* · 09-27-2006, 11:07 PM

ive never bent full lines till now and it wasnt hard to do, i only ruined 1 peice. i just bought a hand full of the 1/4 and 5/16 5' lines and let the fiitting land where they may and kept going on.

do not use the bender that is just a single handle with a catch on the other side, it wont let you be acurate, you can only do that radious of bens and its big, and you cant get bends close together. i got a bender that was a pair of pliers with a replacable guide wheel, it is too tight to do 3/8" though.

i spent $50 and a day and did the front lines and half the rear main that i needed. i did run to lines to the front and i used a 75 prop valve.

09-27-2006, 11:07 PM	#9
trkklr77 Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: vacaville ca, because it as far from indy as i can be Posts: 775	Re: Who has bent thier own brake lines? ive never bent full lines till now and it wasnt hard to do, i only ruined 1 peice. i just bought a hand full of the 1/4 and 5/16 5' lines and let the fiitting land where they may and kept going on. do not use the bender that is just a single handle with a catch on the other side, it wont let you be acurate, you can only do that radious of bens and its big, and you cant get bends close together. i got a bender that was a pair of pliers with a replacable guide wheel, it is too tight to do 3/8" though. i spent $50 and a day and did the front lines and half the rear main that i needed. i did run to lines to the front and i used a 75 prop valve.