Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

[welndmn]

I've been talking to Jim at Wild Horses and he was able to put together a heavy duty line kit for the ARB for me.
The line is the same material they make the braided brake hoses out of, so you know it's strong.
The lines have a -3an fitting on them and you get to pick the length.
90 degree and straight hose ends available.
If you want to use your own line, WH also sells the adapters from ARB to -3an separately.

Call them for pricing, it can be cheaper than the blue hose and 2 of the fitting kits directly from ARB.

[pipelayer]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

That's nice!

[plug ugly]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

I always look at the blue hose as a fusible link though. Rather break the blue than tear the fitting apart.

[CityHick]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

I did something similar using all parts from McMaster-Carr to plumb my ARB air lines. Braided stainless hose rated to pressures that far exceed the (regulated) PSI required to operate an ARB locker.

Word to the wise - the ARB fittings are 1/8" British pipe thread. Kind of an oddball, but adapting that to -3an is doable. I did not spend a fortune by any means on my air plumbing. Just leave enough slack to more than account for how much your axle can travel, route it somewhere safe and it'll just work.

[welndmn]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

I've never ripped or pulled a blue line, my issues with the blue are always from changes near it. It gets too close to the exhaust, a welder gets too close, ETC.
Having braided line removes all those issues for me.

Tony, I've not seen the BPT fittings before, I do get distracted on their site trying to find something they don't sell. I was known to just drill my solenoids to 1/8 NPT, but then I have to remember to do that on my spares too.

[CT Performance Inc.]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

? thought these have been available for years, my EB has had SS arb lines for at least 15 years.

[blwngsket]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

I have them as well.

[welndmn]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

It's not a new product to the market, it's new to WH, the main benefit from getting it from WH is getting the exact length you want.

[blwngsket]

Re: Good bye blue plastic ARB hose

I hear that......