Best Flaring tool?

[texastrendz]

man now i am totally confused, what the hell to use. lol. i want to do it once, not leak, look good, and last forever. whats it gonna take? what are the builders using, maybe i will ask nate over a porterbuilt what he uses. keep the suggestions coming.

[Shane]

i bought mine prebent ... polished them up some more and bolted them on.

[ERASER5]

I just re-tubed my Durango from the rear ABS to each wheel cylinder. This was not a show job, just a it-has-to-work-every-time job.

Tubing-- AutoZones nickel/copper/steel alloy in a 25 foot roll. This stuff is the greatest! It bends nice, it can un-bend for corrections (try that with stainless!), and it will not rust.

Flare nuts-- Get 4 or so of the correct size. MC flare nut may be different sizes.

Bender-- I have specific size benders, I have cheap multi size bender, I have a nice multi-size bender. For the Ni/Cop tube, I like my Eastwood bending pliers. They work very well. About $30.

Flaring tool-- Unless you are going to adapt every inverted flare fitting to AN fittings, you will need a double flare kit. I recommend the KD Tools double/bubble flare kit (KDT41880). This is a very good flaring tool. You may not need the bubble flare tools on your truck, but you may need it on something else. My Durango had bubble flares, so I needed it. The KDT41860 is about the same as the KDT41889 but only double flare, and the cheap one is the KDT2199. I have had the KDT2199 for years, it works, but it can drive you to cussing. The clamp and flare hoop are different, as in inferior to the KDT41860 and the KDT41880.

I have Ridgid 45 degree and 37 degree flare tools. For single flare, there is none better. Neither work well for double flares. I've tried, the are just not made to use the belling anvil. The KD tool really works well.

[texastrendz]

wish i could buy prebent, i have a stepnotch in the rear and a porter built crossmember up front. nothing stock on the truck, if i bought prebent i figured i would spend more time changing them then just bending new ones.

[texastrendz]

is the poly amor line any good, i used a short piece in a pinch before but never plumbed a whole truck with it. it was nice to be able to correct the bends as needed. just don't know about putting it on vehicle for a complete brake system. i have seen also sold at oriellys here in houston.