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03-22-2012, 12:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: rochester, mn
Posts: 579
|  tubing size for body work?
what size brake line do you prefer for bumpers, sliders and cages to work with? i have a hobart wire feed welder i was planning on using or maybe do some brazing. i was at ace hardware last night and they didnt have any small enough tubing so i think ill just go to napa and get some steel brake line.
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03-22-2012, 03:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
Posts: 2,236
|  Re: tubing size for body work?
3/16" brake line or solid rod. I typically use solid rod for all the stuff that is going to take a beating as well as the main tube work on my cages and then fill it in with tubing for the braces and stuff to keep the weight down.
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03-22-2012, 05:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA
Posts: 2,507
| Re: tubing size for body work?
i've been using 1/4" brakeline for rock sliders on my clod bodied build and shock hoops....i found they are a bit better at handling bumps over 3/16".........bob .... |
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03-22-2012, 08:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: olympia
Posts: 435
| Re: tubing size for body work?
check this stuff out... lil more expensive but no coating to sand off and its a lil thicker than brakeline... not to mention its an alloy steel instead of a mix of things like brakeline is...also got a 25% discount on my first order https://www1.mscdirect.com/eCommerce...rchandizedOk=Y Last edited by brandonwalsh420; 03-22-2012 at 08:57 PM. |
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03-22-2012, 11:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Commiskey
Posts: 585
| Re: tubing size for body work? Quote:
Just sayin  Got my first order from these guys today. Came home to find an 8' cardboard tube on the porch.  Thanks CHUD for the heads up in the other thred.  | |
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03-23-2012, 02:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: rochester, mn
Posts: 579
| Re: tubing size for body work?
ok thanks guys. im gonna try to pick some up this weekend.
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03-23-2012, 04:41 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Farmington, NM
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Let us know how that stuff works out. I'd like to get some uncoated stuff so I can powder coat
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03-23-2012, 08:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA
Posts: 2,507
| Re: tubing size for body work?
i've been getting un coated brakeline from napa auto parts ........bob.... |
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03-23-2012, 08:45 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Commiskey
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