Hello everyone, I find myself coming here for solutions and typically find them. But now it would seem I can't simply be anti-social any longer, and so I have joined. I'm hoping this will be as easy as someone insulting my intelligence and showing me something I'm blind to, so here goes.

BRAKE LINES! I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 regular cab with the 5.9l. I had a brake line so deteriorated that it finally popped a hole out of the rust, and upon inspection, I noticed the others were sure to soon follow, and so I purchased a pre-bent kit for the front. https://www.ebay.com/itm/283964578646 <--- This kit.

I got the kit and went through it replacing lines that come off the master cylinder and the other immediate lines I noticed as being a match, and after replacing 3 lines, nothing else matched that I could see. I've been digging around looking at individual lines and other matching brake line kits for my truck and now I'm convinced that for whatever reason, my truck is the only truck with a special brake line on it, OR everyone advertising brake lines for my truck is wrong. Now in my pictures you'll see the brake line in question, and me pointing at the install point. Notice how the bends are similar until the end? Not to mention the fittings don't match up. And the final picture is all the other brake lines that didn't go anywhere as far as I could tell, but they sure match up with every other kit I see online. Not that it matters, because I just need this one and the line that travels along the frame from behind the wheel on the driver's side to the rear near the tank.

Hopefully I've provided enough information to move this to the part where someone calls me an idiot and lays out a part number for me or offers some advice. As much as I like saving money for gas, I don't like having to bum a ride. Thanks for taking your time to read, I know time is



precious so any help is very much appreciated!

 

Maybe the difference between 2 or 4 wheel ABS??

 

https://www.sstubes.com/collections/...-Ram-1500-2001

This lays out numerous options for AWABS or RABS and 2wd/4wd. You've gotta scroll down quite a ways to get to 2wd options, if that's what you need.

I purchased the rear axle line from these guys and even then the angle of entry into the wheel cylinders from pre '00 vs '00+ gave me slight fits. I detailed that a bit in post #5 here, but it'll only help you if you're doing the hard lines on the rear axle:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...fferences.html

 

Smart! I hadn't even considered or noticed ABS as being a factor. I'm really not sure if I have AWABS or not. I'm assuming I do, being that the Off-Road edition is fully loaded if I'm not mistaken. Regardless, I looked at the pictures for a match, and while I found something that looks similar, I simply cannot confirm by looking at a picture. So I guess this would be a good time to explore other alternatives to my matter. Would splicing using compression fittings work? And if so, should I use the same material the brake line is made of, or would brass be fine?

 

Personally, I'm not a fan of using compression fittings on brake lines. You should be able to find the necessary brake line stub with fittings from a well-stocked parts store, such as a NAPA. You can also check/speak with these folks, as I purchased all of the pre-bent stainless steel lines from them - https://classictube.com/ - My motto is to take my time and do the job once, especially when dealing with brake lines on a 3/4 ton truck...

 

Here in michigan, it is illegal to use compression fittings on brake lines. They simply aren't designed for the kind of pressure the brake system generates.

 

Good thing since compression fittings are illegal for brake lines. The same with copper tubing. Do the extra work and use a flaring tool and make your own lines.