Anyone seen SS brake hoses or Goodyear Gatorback belts??

[Black]

I’d like to swap to SS brake hoses and about time for a new alternator belt.
I can’t find SS hoses anywhere nor can I find the Goodyear Gatorback belt for our trucks.
I found the Continental V-Rib belt which is a fine OEM replacement but prefer the Gatorback just can’t find them.

 

[babycakes311]

I think the Goodyear Gatorback is now sold as Continental Elite.

https://www.autoserviceprofessional...-name-elite-by-continental-replaces-gatorback

 

[Black]

Thank you.
I’ll adjust my searches.

 

[1955moose]

Check Summit racing. Their website shows 2. I think yours is the 4 rib 30 inch one, but you'll need to check. I had no problem with getting the gator back for my 2000. That's what's on mine now. Give them a call. By the way what year is your Suv? I guessed and punched in 2010.

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[Black]

Thanks.
I have a 2016 and Summit shows a part number of 4060547.

The picture is correct for the rib pattern on Summit but says actual item may vary.
Picture on Amazon has the straight rib pattern. Guess I’ll call Summit to see if they can confirm which rib pattern before ordering.

 

[1955moose]

I would. I don't like ordering from Amazon or anywhere unless I'm 100 percent sure. It's a pain to remove the belt, just to find out you have the wrong one. Sometimes it's better to pay a little extra locally and have the part in hand. You can match it in store. Nothing more aggravating than to have to reinstall a worn part just to drive to work. Why not just go with the OEM Ford one? Is the Ford one problematic? Haven't heard anything here. I've used the gator back belts on all my 5.0 Mustang motors, except for my 86. That car had underdrive pulleys, so I had to use what Oreillys had on their shelves. Good belts though, hope you find it. Are you looking for silicone upper and lower hoses! Those may be tougher to find.

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[1955moose]

Sorry, misread your looking for stainless brake lines not silicone hoses. I guess in Kentucky you have the same rot out problems that east coasters have. That's a lot of work changing them though. For now I'd keep an eye on them. Here in California, we rarely have a metal brake line go out.

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[Black]

Nothing wrong with the Motorcraft belts in particular. Many moons ago I was fighting some belt slippage on my 92 Mustang tried a couple different brands (including Motorcraft) then I slapped on a Gatorback and had no more slippage.
So I just took a liking to the Gatorback/crosshatch vs the straight rib.
Had new vehicles for the past few years and not needed to swap the belts and did not realize Continental had acquired the line.

As for the stainless. Looking to replace my rubber brake hoses not the steel lines. Hoping that fluid film will keep my brake lines and rest of the underbody from rusting too bad over the years to come. Lots of road salt and they have started using that brine spray pretreatment which is a huge metal killer.

Looking to start using Inox Mx3 on my suspension and underbody components. Only down fall is it can degrade rubber at a faster rate so figure swapping to stainless hoses would get rid of that issue while giving a bit of a firmer pedal as well since the stainless hoses don’t swell like rubber ones.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

I'm looking for slightly longer ss brake lines for the rears since full extension is like max limit on the stock lines.

 

[Black]

Let me know if you find anything.
A little more length would not hurt for me as well.