SSBC proportioning valve questions

[68 A]

While doing my brake kit i also decided to get new stainless steel brake lines.
Removed them the other night, but i also looked to see where the proportioning valve would mount. It doesn't appear to be much room behind the distribution block for the valve with the included 2 inch long line. Where have you mounted them?

Also, with stainless steel lines, can i cut them and double flare them? or is stainless too hard?

Thanks

 

[daves66valiant]

they are pretty damn hard to double flare. I think I am going to bend and cut all mine first and then take them to a brake shop that has a hydraulic double flare tool. I'll pay them to flare the stainless lines, unless I can find a tool that will do it that is not too expensive.

The cheap tools will not touch stainless. I tried. A buddy has a snap-on tool, so maybe I'll try it first.

Anywhere past the distribution block is fine. Most put it on the frame rail away from headers.

 

[redfastback]

stainless does not need to be double flared. standard steel does because it has a seam that will split if only single flared. dave's right, a regular flare tool will not flare stainless.

another idea is to get a big pipe and roll the brake line over it to create a couple of bends to take up the slack instead of cutting and flaring. in a sense creating an "S" shape.

 

[daves66valiant]

You can make an "s" shape or coil it around a 2-3" pipe if you have lots of extra length. This is what my instructions from inline-tube.com says.

 

[68 A]

ok, i think i'll try bending it instead of cutting it.

Thanks