Finally The Answer to my Brake Issues

There are a couple places that will possibly make the replacements.

Chris

JC Whitney carries preformed stainless steel brake lines for 67-83 CJ-5s and 76-86 CJ-7s. They also carry Omix-Ada preformed steel brake lines for early CJs. I think that Quadratec carried preformed brake lines but they seem to have decided that people will buy more stuff if forced to leaf through the entire catalogue. They've deleted the index.

I put pre-formed stainless lines in my `79 CJ-5 restoration. I think it saved me quite a lot of frustration and they fit perfectly.

Mike Roma> I do not think you can get preformed lines for a CJ7. At least up here

Jason Backshall proclaimed:

I think thats pretty much what he said. At some point, the instructions would include dumping the sand and really really cleaning the lines with a detergent to make sure that there is no sand left.

If they really wanted strong, they'd be using explosive forming. Added benefit is a pretty good surface hardening and inner toughening. Of course it tends to get kinda noisy and the forms don't have the longest service life...

L.W.(ßill) Hughes III proclaimed:

Are you implying that the fully boxed Wrangler frame rails are made by spot welding two C channels together? I ask because that is most certainly not how my TJ's frame rails were made.

/Peter

My 86 CJ7's is just two C channels welded. Err, better said split....

Mike

Peter P>

Well Bill, I'd love to oblige you but as familiar as I am with my TJ's frame, I have seen no seam or any spot welds along the length of the frame rails. Lots and lots of grit trapped inside them, and plenty of rust, but no seams or spot welds. Sorry 'bout that ...

/Peter

I'm guessing the operative phrase is "spot welded".

My `79 CJ-5's frame looks like it was welded while moving on the line.

Mike Roma> My 86 CJ7's is just two C channels welded. Err, better said split.... >