Anyone ever use Inline Tube to get brake and fuel lines from? I need to get an entire brake line set and they seem like they are on the site. I just wanted to hear some opinions about the company and maybe some recent experiences. Thanks!
Can't go wrong with In-Line tube's parts. Did two cars with their tubes. Fuel and brake lines both. Excellent stuff. Ken
I like Classic Tube or Fine Lines better. If Inline gets your order wrong, you have an issue in my experience. Or you can just go to a re-seller like www.thepartplaceince.com.
I used Inline Tube last winter. Replaced the entire set of brake lines on a 71 GS in stainless. They shipped fast, had everything right and the lines were a perfect fit. Make sure you specify exactly what brakes you have - it matters when it comes to the proportioning valve. If you have any doubts, call their support line.
i purchased the brake lines + fuel line from inline tube back in 2001. almost perfect fit. had to bend the brake lines a little at the m/c, but no problem. now the m/c that they sold to me in 2011 was a different story.
Ive been likeing the idea of nicop All the benfits on an ss line but w.o the cons Just have to make/bend them yourself Thinknits also called kunifer?
also looking to get a sending unit from Inline and was wondering if that would work or is there something better?
When I did the conversion from the 1984 turbo/ engine /system, to the 1986 set-up, I had to swap out the fuel lines. No real problems other than having to lift the body off the frame due to the routing and attachment point on top of the frame over the rear axle (GM design). The lines fit PERFECTLY after staightening them out where they had to do a wide, gentle u-bend to ship them. They are LONG lines from the fuel tank to the engine bay, crossing the car and all. Quite pleased...
I just purchased brake lines and fuel lines from in-line and they shipped quick and a perfect fit. No addl bending required.
The bad points: Their rear axle lines do not fit ANY Buick rear without lots of tweaking. Customer service is poor. Buick is not their priority. The good points: Their frame lines are nice. No matter who you buy from, get the OE material NOT stainless. Stainless will not seal as well at the joints and the OE material will outlast us on limited use vehicles.
Last fall I called a order in for my 2000 Silverado 2500. Price was like $289 plus shipping for a total of $313 . 2 days later I saw the same kit on E-bay for $249. 2 days after that I was at the fall Englishtown swap meet and saw their trailer. I spoke to a salesman and told him of the price difference. He called the office and refunded the difference and the shipping to my credit card. Great way to do business. I will be ordering a kit for my 2003 Suburban soon.
Not to beat the dead horse too much but mine back in 2007 fit perfectly in SS and yes had to crank on all the flare fittings to get a seal. I did have to bend a little bit but that is because I put the rear disc kit from inline on the rear. The tube nuts for the drum wheel cylinders fit the new disc calipers perfectly through the braided hoses they supplied as part of the kit.
Installed them on a 70 8.2 and a 72 8.5 and did not fit either rear. They run from the block to the wheel cylinders fine but are above the hold down tabs on the housing.
are u saying that the lines require an extra "S" bend to fall into the holddown clips which would also require a slightly longer line? i wonder if the lines were designed for a gto or 442 olds which the owner does have?
I bought a complete set of brake lines from them and the long one on the frame was wrong. They sent a 1/4" line and i called them and told them that it was suppose to be 3/16" and they argued with me so I sent them the information out of the parts catalog and they still would not replace it . It cost me another $80.00 to buy one out of New York. Bad people to deal with.
is classic tube, fine line, or in line selling brake kits that are exact to a factory original or is there another place that someone knows to find stock matching brake lines?
i get factory brake lines by buying a roll of stock tubing, usually 2 different sizes. Remove my old lines , use tubing bender and make exact copy. I have a hydrolic flare kit that has dyes for almost any type of flare, or connect. For the rubbber lines i have found that Rockauto.com is the best. I highly recomend them. For just about anything thats not high perf upgrade.
You'll see this discussed pro and con, here on the board. I'm in the contrary category. Copper alloys are nowhere near as strong (about 1/3) as steel, and work harden (every time you bend it, it gets harder, and more prone to cracking, which is obviously bad news in a brake line). It also work hardens by vibration, which pretty much happens over the life of a car. Being able to bend it easily and put it on is no excuse for using an inferior material. Expecting hate mail in 3, 2,...
