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#1481227 12/31/2022 7:29 PM
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What brake line size should you run for rear huck brakes? Fronts are converted to disc, cpp master cylinder and booster mounted under floor.


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It really doesn't matter much what size the line is. The only time it makes a difference is if there's a lot of flow causing pressure drop with smaller lines. But a brake system is basically static, meaning that there isn't pressure loss in the lines, and pressure coming out of the wheel cylinders to the shoes is dependent on the area ratio of the master cylinder and wheel cylinder pistons.
I'd use what the original Huck cylinders used (probably 1/4" - that's what the Bendix system on my '51 used.)


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Use the diameter that was original with the wheel cylinders, otherwise you will have to use reducer fittings to change line size, you may have to adapt to a different diameter once you get to the proportioning valve.


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