Flare tool from Summit Racing worth buying?

[Source3]

I am in the middle of a disk brake swap and will be cutting/flaring my brake lines for the proportioning valve, converting hard to soft lines for the calipers, etc.

I am thinking about buying this flare tool from Summit Racing. Anyone used this before? As stated in my post about torque wrenches, my co-workers gave me a gift card to Summit. Hence the decision to buy from summit.

Thanks for any comments.

 

[Joe_E]

You can't ever really go wrong when something's free can you?
Looks like a decent kit.
I was looking at the kits at Eastwood myself.

 

[DanS HJ-45]

Andrew:

I bent up a new clutch line last night. It wasn't until I was ready to finish it that I realized that I didn't have a metric flare set. I made a few test pieces with some scrap, and I just wasn't happy with the results from the standard flaring set on my metric lines.

I'm actually headed to town today to buy a metric set.

Does summit have a metric version?

Dan

 

[Source3]

Andrew:I'm actually headed to town today to buy a metric set.

Does summit have a metric version?

Dan

Dan:

From what I can tell from Summit's website, they do not have a metric version. I work with a guy who may have a metric flare kit. I will call you within the next two hours to confirm. FYI: Pappy has a flare kit too. He may have metric.

Lastly, after I get my brakes working I will be ready for the engine swap.

 

[bosscat800]

I have the metric kit. Not from Summit, but still the same kit in metric. It does work good. Just need to practise. Was thinking I might need the pliars that eastwood has, for bending the tubing, seems like it would be easier with those.

 

[Source3]

After searching around I think I got my questioned answered but I want to confirm. If I am using 3/16" brake lines I would need a standard flaring tool. If I am using metric line (ie 6mm), I would need a metric flaring tool. I am using the 10x1.0 mm fittings and the standard fittings that came with my Summit proportioning valve. I am reusing my stock (1973 FJ40) hard lines which are 3/16", therefore I will need a standard flaring tool. Is my logic correct?

 

[Source3]

This is an update of my purchase. I bought the flare tool from Summit Racing. After 24 attempts, the double flare was still offset. I tried all the tricks listed in the searches. I stopped at 24 attempts because the threads on the flaring tool wore out. So I went to Home Depot to buy the Rigid flare tool as suggested on other forums. My local Home Depot no longer stocks the Rigid flare tool.

So I bought the Mastercool Universal flare tool (model 71475). Just like everyone else's response, Wow! Perfect double flare on first try with both standard metal brake line and stainless. If I bought this from the start I would have been done with my disk brake conversion.

At least I got a tube cutter and bender from the Summit kit.

 

[craptabulous]

nothing compares to the weatherhead flare kit . to bad its about 300-400$