I just went through the brakes on my 58 2-ton and replaced all the steel lines. Most looked just fine from the outside but, when I was bending them to put them in my garbage can, you could tell by the way they bent that they were pretty thin in some spots. For the 25$ I spent on a roll of brake tubing and fittings, it was well worth it! Interesting thought of bypassing the hydrovac unit!