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I suspect newer road treatments like the stuff Tommy mentioned. The call it brine up here. Anytime before a storm they go out with these tanker trucks and you see the lines on the road where the streams of this juice are laid. I don't think the stuff is very good for any metal.

I would love for my trucks to get a hard lune and strap overhaul for free. I'm just not convinced that GM ownes the problem or solution. The fact is, I own the 2001 truck and the 2000 Yukon and they have been really great trucks with a low cost of ownership. Other than this one issue- the trucks have exceeded all expectations.

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Alot of local towns around the Chicago area are starting to use the brine treatment.State and county roads i haven't seen this yet.My truck has been a good truck also,except for a wheel bearing replacement at 23,000 miles,not good.Waiting for the other one to start making noise.I hear this is a common problem with Chevy trucks.

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I think all this rusty brake line talk jinxed me! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

It's been an eventful day to say the least. I was heading down south to pick up my latest acquisition this morning. I got five miles out of town with my 1995 K2500 Suburban and 24 foot enclosed trailer. I went to stop at a 4 way major intersection when the light just turned yellow. The brake pedal went to the floor. The front steel line burst three inches from the brake hose. Luckily there was no one in the intersection and I was able to stop the truck with the trailer brakes.

The other lucky part was that I was 100 yards from my buddy's garage and he was able to create a new steel line, remove the old one, install it and bleed the brakes, all in one hour. I was then on my way, again. I got down the Southern Jersey and picked the car up and got back home around 4:00 PM. I'm exhausted.

Does anyone make brake line kits for these trucks or do we have to fabricate the entire system from scratch?

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Call Right Stuff. I got new lines for my 93 chevy truck. Roger

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1995 K-2500 Suburban! With a Big Block there is nothing like them. Ordered my first (1993) then a 1999, then a 2005, and I just got a 2013 with a the biggest engine they make, a 6.0 dreaded Small Block! It is constantly hunting for a gear while towing, sounds like a Circus Organ. My dealer told me GM is no longer making a 2500 Suburban ever again, so it was now or never. Some of the main fuel lines are still available, but we have not been able to get any brake lines through Chevrolet, we make our own.

Bill

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I bought the 95 K2500 Suburban brand new. I loved that one-year-only Atlantic Blue color. 120,000 miles on it now. Spent two years in Florida and the rest up in the East Coast. Luckily most of the rear lines are good due to GM's standard self-rustproofing option (leaking rear end seal). I used that truck to bring my kids home from the hospital when they were born and just dropped my daughter off at college with that truck. (When we dropped her off at college, she said if I told another person that &quot;hospital story&quot; again, she would scream.) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Looks like Classic Tube sells the kit for the K2500 Suburban: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cs...s/?prefilter=1

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Big Block Bill</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a 6.0 dreaded Small Block! It is constantly hunting for a gear while towing, </div></div>

Not with a 4.10 gear! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

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Every Big Block K-2500 Suburban I had previously was ordered with a 4:10 gear. In 2013 the only gear available was a 3:73. I can't complain about the fuel mileage when I am not towing a 10,000 lb. Boat or 8,000 lb. Car Trailer though, 17.5 mpg verses 12.5 mpg with the Big Block. This new Suburban does has a 6 speed transmission and it is better appointed inside with Navigation and dual DVD's. You got to Love technology, but I sure miss the torque of the Big Block!.

Bill

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Fyi,

Remember to check your spare tire cables too. I had one break on my 94 and always check and lube the one on my 04. The hook rusted right off and I lost the tire at 70 MPH , while trailering. It kicked up and jammed under the tongue and made a heck of a mess.



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