SoCaLKiDz Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 So i need new brake hoses for the front of my truck. I have been looking everywhere and found the cheapest on rockauto. How well do do thy fellow ratsun'ers know rockauto. And now the maor question is there seems to be three lines. Two outer lines and one inner. Where in the world does the inner one go/stop? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Rock auto is as good as any I guess. If you have two brake lines exactly the same and one is cheaper, by all means get the cheaper one. Now if you substitute the word parachute for brake line do you see how your first two sentences sound? Cost should not be the deciding factor with brake parts. Try for the best quality you can afford. (sorry just saying) There should be a flex line from each wheel to the body, that's two. I'm looking at a diagram and I don't see another on the front brakes. There is one for the brake line going back to the rear brakes. It is a flex line from the cab to the frame. Quote Link to comment
SoCaLKiDz Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 im not going for the cheapest but i heard about them through here so i wanted to check them out. So should i just get the outer ones? Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I bought the clearence brake hoses from Rock Auto for my truck. I have had no problems with Rock Auto. Quote Link to comment
SoCaLKiDz Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 alright ordered then last night they are on route to my house Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 What did they say about the mystery third hose??? Quote Link to comment
SoCaLKiDz Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I called Pep boys, Autozone, Checkers, Merls, and BAP. They all had no idea. Called Nissan they had no clue. So as far as i know its a mystery hose... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 They probably didn't look closely at the picture. I think it's for the ear. Quote Link to comment
SoCaLKiDz Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 They probably didn't look closely at the picture. I think it's for the ear. Well if it was for an ear we might have a problem :rofl: But i ordered em so ill wait and see Quote Link to comment
Yedi Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Well if it was for an ear we might have a problem :rofl: But i ordered em so ill wait and see Nah I am sure you will finger out the problem LOL :rofl: Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 There are 5 flex/rubber hoses total for a 720 datsun/nissan, the two front ones to the calipers, a short one from the cab to the frame mount rear brake line, I suppose this one is for vibration purposes, the long one to the rear axle, and the clutch slave cyl. line. There might be another short one having something to do with the right front and that brass block that somehow ties the rear proportioning valve into the front brakes, I don't recall what that system looks like, cause I pull it out and replace it with the 85? system if it is on one of my trucks. wayno Quote Link to comment
jun Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I thought I'd add to this thread as I'm replacing the front hoses on a '85 720 4WD chassis. Mainly the hoses that go from chassis to caliper, but I might as well do the whole thing at some point. I'm a bit stumped here as this thread (great infomation, btw) shows that the L/R sides of this hose are different. link to 720 front brake hose replacement But my local stores list 1 hose that is supposed to work with the L or R side. For example, this Dorman part: H38526 Rock Auto seems to have the same thing. I ordered the ones from my local Pep Boys, since I can return them if they don't work out. Just wondering if anyone else has used this supposedly "one hose fits both" because from the pics on that thread, it's clear the L and R sides are different. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment
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