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Never knew that it was a valve. I was under there for a while this evening and didn't notice.
I got the new lines installed this evening and they fit great, but I didn't have time to bleed the brakes. One thing that kind of had me stumped though was why the new front brake lines came with...
Just to update - I tried the '94 Chevy brake hoses. They are long enough for the 6" lift, but the short hard line that goes into the banjo fitting looks pretty vulnerable to trail debris as it kind of sticks out. I am also having an issue getting the passenger side hose to seal at the fitting...
Ok I figured out which ones will work. The brake lines off of a '94 C2500 2wd light duty (7200 gvwr) are the same as the stock '85 K30 lines but are about 6" longer (stock is 15.625", these are 21.5"). The ones for the '94 C2500 8600 gvwr are only about 2" longer so they really wouldn't help...
GVWR is more than likely alot more than any 3/4 ton.....
I wanted to get these brake lines as they are less then $20 each where the ones the offroad outlets sell go for about $100 or more.
I am between Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend lakes close to the TX/LA state line.
I read in another thread where Westech stated that brake lines off of a '94 Chevy 2500 2wd were a direct replcement for the lines on the 1008 but were 4" longer. Since my truck is soon to be lifted I figured I would go ahead and get them. I was looking at buying these but there are two versions...