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SS brake lines... specifically, rear, stock replacements... Where to find??

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Title says it all. Have looked at many "performance" sites; the Goodridge catalogs, and others, but can't find any, specifically for the stock rear brake replacements.... nothing fancy.

Anyone have a source?? Appreciate it.
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I don't believe there is anything available as we speak. Might I ask why you are looking for some Stainless Steel Brake Lines?
 
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I don't believe there is anything available as we speak. Might I ask why you are looking for some Stainless Steel Brake Lines?
Symmetry with the front... All my cars have SS lines... on most you can feel the difference, others not as much. Hoping they help the Ranger. Will be hard to tell as a good bleed seems to cure the softer peddle feel which of course will need to be done with the SS line install, so which was it??? ?

PS: I found a set as part of a rear drum brake to disc kit but not separately.
 

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Thanks to the ABS I would recommend doing the brake bleed. That said I would also recommend making sure that the Brake Fluid is changed regularly. To many times have I seen the Brake fluid become overlooked and not get changed. That as we know likes to cause poor brake pedal feel and take out different brake components like the brake master cylinder.
 
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Thanks to the ABS I would recommend doing the brake bleed. That said I would also recommend making sure that the Brake Fluid is changed regularly. To many times have I seen the Brake fluid become overlooked and not get changed. That as we know likes to cause poor brake pedal feel and take out different brake components like the brake master cylinder.
Yep, a brake fluid flush is what I'm planning while I have all the bleeder equipment out and the truck in the air. Good advise.
 


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Yep, a brake fluid flush is what I'm planning while I have all the bleeder equipment out and the truck in the air. Good advise.
If you have the stuff don't forget about the ABS Bleed. That will help quite a bit too
 
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If you have the stuff don't forget about the ABS Bleed. That will help quite a bit too
I think I saw a thread that said how to do that but I don't recall what I need to do to activate the ABS to do the bleed. One of my cars has diagnostic software that has a procedure to do that process, not sure about the Ranger. FORScan?? or it's easier than that??
 

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Looking for SS brake lines, or stainless braided hoses? big difference.
 

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I think I saw a thread that said how to do that but I don't recall what I need to do to activate the ABS to do the bleed. One of my cars has diagnostic software that has a procedure to do that process, not sure about the Ranger. FORScan?? or it's easier than that??
It is possible with Forscan
 

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hoses for sure... just the flex ones
If you know the thread attachment on both ends and length, I've been successful finding hoses that work, or have them custom made.
 
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UPDATE (sort of): After looking up stock rear brake hoses for the Ranger (and crawling around under the truck for a up close and personal look see), I now understand why there are not a lot of after market SS options. My other vehicles are IRS type rear ends and don't need flexible lines from chassis to diff to account for the diff movement. There is only the chassis to caliper flex hose.

On the Ranger non-IRS setup, there is a left hose, a right hose (of course) but also, effectively, 2 middle hoses for chassis to diff connection. The left & right run from caliper to diff to meet up with them... thus very long AND made of part flex hose and part rigid line.

The two middle hoses are simple to duplicate in SS braided hose as the are just "C" clipped to the mounting brackets.

Left & right however have the mid-point mounting bracket "molded" (not seperatable) into the line where the hose changes to rigid line. Also, the 3" long caliper end has a complex curve in it as well as a number of bends in the hard line portion.

Left "hose":
L rear brake line.webp


Right "hose":
R rear brake line.webp


Middle two hoses:
Middle rear brake line.webp


Will now have to check with the various custom brake hose/line makes and see if this doable by them. Not optimistic.
 

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Title says it all. Have looked at many "performance" sites; the Goodridge catalogs, and others, but can't find any, specifically for the stock rear brake replacements.... nothing fancy.

Anyone have a source?? Appreciate it.
not needed! The lines are braided inside.
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