Era brakes Upgrade

[Dangerous Doug]

Originally Posted by davids2toys

Doug, In your first paragraph you said "I didn't need the rear one as the one provided by ERA was already braided stainless steel." That ERA rear flexible line is definitely rubber and ERA does not have a braided line replacement for this or know of a part number. Could you re-think this a bit, or look on your car for a braided rear flex line. Maybe we are talking about two different things here?
I am ready to place an order with Summit and this damn thing is holding me up. I can't make sense out of any pics on Summit vs what I need in the car...Ugh!
I definitely want to replace my old rubber hose now while I have all this access to everything with the interior out.
Thanks...Dave

I'd recommend taking your existing lines and matching them for length and fittings to available kits, starting with a 72-76 Camaro. If I recall correctly my ERA rear suspension had a braided flexible line. I could check, but I wouldn't want you to wait for me to report back. I think your best bet is to do your own sizing and matching.

Doug

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

I'd recommend taking your existing lines and matching them for length and fittings to available kits, starting with a 72-76 Camaro. If I recall correctly my ERA rear suspension had a braided flexible line. I could check, but I wouldn't want you to wait for me to report back. I think your best bet is to do your own sizing and matching.

Doug

OK Doug,although my skills in this plumbing area, size, nomenclature etc, stink, I will do the best I can.
Thanks

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

I'd recommend taking your existing lines and matching them for length and fittings to available kits, starting with a 72-76 Camaro. If I recall correctly my ERA rear suspension had a braided flexible line. I could check, but I wouldn't want you to wait for me to report back. I think your best bet is to do your own sizing and matching.

Doug

Do you have the ERA rear with outboard brakes or the standard rear with inboard brakes? I have the standard rear, so perhaps we are talking to different animals here?
I have just gone thru 2 full days and totally struck out on getting a braided line for the rear. Even Pegasus could not adapt fittings to one of their lines because the female has no circlip provision and the nut is 9/16 and will fall right thru the tab on the frame. Camaro is NG because the threads are 7/16 and I need 3/8.
Also talked to Bob Putnam 2 days ago, he had no info for me either

[Dangerous Doug]

Originally Posted by davids2toys

Do you have the ERA rear with outboard brakes or the standard rear with inboard brakes? I have the standard rear, so perhaps we are talking to different animals here?
I have just gone thru 2 full days and totally struck out on getting a braided line for the rear. Even Pegasus could not adapt fittings to one of their lines because the female has no circlip provision and the nut is 9/16 and will fall right thru the tab on the frame. Camaro is NG because the threads are 7/16 and I need 3/8.
Also talked to Bob Putnam 2 days ago, he had no info for me either

I have the outboard brakes setup. The flex lines to the calipers are BSS, as is a flex line from the subframe going to the steel lines on the frame. Came from ERA that way as I recall.

You've found a kit for flex lines in the front, yes? On the rear, can you find an adapter that will allow you to mate 7/16 and 3/8?

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

I have the outboard brakes setup. The flex lines to the calipers are BSS, as is a flex line from the subframe going to the steel lines on the frame. Came from ERA that way as I recall.

You've found a kit for flex lines in the front, yes? On the rear, can you find an adapter that will allow you to mate 7/16 and 3/8?

So you having the outboard brake set-up is a whole different animal as I thought!
I wanted a replacement SSB line for the rear to fit just like it was originally from ERA. I don't know enough about lines as I said earlier.
check this thread out:
Rear Brake Flex Line
This guy hooked me up with the exact line that he will build.
No I did not find the lines for the front yet, I wont be doing the front brakes until winter. I want to upgrade to the SSBC calipers, SSB lines, and new rotors.
As for the rear rubber line / SSB replacement.Going for a kit and trying to get the dimensions and fitting info for the one line I needed was almost impossible. The lines are not identified individually. Russell's own techs could not even do it