Any noticeable difference using Braided Brake Lines?
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Any noticeable difference using Braided Brake Lines?
After some recent work my brakes are great...installed a new MC and proportioning valve work. I now have great braking power. The peddle also feels good. Been thinking about also upgrading to the flexible lines.
Question to those of you who have upgraded to braided lines from rubber, did you find any difference? opinions please.
Question to those of you who have upgraded to braided lines from rubber, did you find any difference? opinions please.
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Hi Doug,
I've used both and really could feel any difference. If you're driving a nice street car the rubber lines will be fine in my opinion. Sounds like you have the car ready to drive now- that's what I would do. You know if you hang around with your neighbor too much he's going to have you installing a blower and roll cage
Gary
I've used both and really could feel any difference. If you're driving a nice street car the rubber lines will be fine in my opinion. Sounds like you have the car ready to drive now- that's what I would do. You know if you hang around with your neighbor too much he's going to have you installing a blower and roll cage
Gary
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Originally Posted by gtr1999
Hi Doug,
I've used both and really could feel any difference. If you're driving a nice street car the rubber lines will be fine in my opinion. Sounds like you have the car ready to drive now- that's what I would do. You know if you hang around with your neighbor too much he's going to have you installing a blower and roll cage
Gary
I've used both and really could feel any difference. If you're driving a nice street car the rubber lines will be fine in my opinion. Sounds like you have the car ready to drive now- that's what I would do. You know if you hang around with your neighbor too much he's going to have you installing a blower and roll cage
Gary
I too feel that normal rubber lines in good shape are all you need.
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How's the cage coming? I'm with you on the SS flex lines. I don't think that the minimal bulging of the rubber made much difference. I'm not down on c-3 brakes though. I'm using PF carbon metalic. once they get hot they really get grabby. I don't know if it's a sound or a feeling first. But I stomp on the brakes at high speed and you glance in the mirror and I'm leaving blue smoke and wide long black marks. The car stays straight.
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Originally Posted by gtr1999
Hi Doug,
I've used both and really could feel any difference. If you're driving a nice street car the rubber lines will be fine in my opinion. Sounds like you have the car ready to drive now- that's what I would do. You know if you hang around with your neighbor too much he's going to have you installing a blower and roll cage
Gary
I've used both and really could feel any difference. If you're driving a nice street car the rubber lines will be fine in my opinion. Sounds like you have the car ready to drive now- that's what I would do. You know if you hang around with your neighbor too much he's going to have you installing a blower and roll cage
Gary
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Thanks for all of your posts!!!
I really did not want to open my brake system to replace my two year old rubber lines without good reason. But I would not hesitate todo that if consensus was that the braided lines did make a noticable difference. I see a few people thought it did, but many more did not find a difference.
Based on your input, I will not bother to replace them now...I will wait until sometime in the future when I have the system back apart for service. Thanks again.
I really did not want to open my brake system to replace my two year old rubber lines without good reason. But I would not hesitate todo that if consensus was that the braided lines did make a noticable difference. I see a few people thought it did, but many more did not find a difference.
Based on your input, I will not bother to replace them now...I will wait until sometime in the future when I have the system back apart for service. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by gkull
How's the cage coming? I'm with you on the SS flex lines. I don't think that the minimal bulging of the rubber made much difference. I'm not down on c-3 brakes though. I'm using PF carbon metalic. once they get hot they really get grabby. I don't know if it's a sound or a feeling first.
I'm trying to get it ready for NHIS practice on next Monday. Somehow, we need to establish a C3 road course subculture to help improve these cars for that purpose.
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Two year old lines are fine. If your talking nearly 30 year old lines then of course SS braided lines would be noticable.
Over the years i've tried all kinds of pads. Hawk and carbon metalic if you don't mind the dust ans sqeaks are about the best I've seen.
Over the years i've tried all kinds of pads. Hawk and carbon metalic if you don't mind the dust ans sqeaks are about the best I've seen.
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Originally Posted by gkull
... I don't know if it's a sound or a feeling first. But I stomp on the brakes at high speed and you glance in the mirror and I'm leaving blue smoke and wide long black marks. The car stays straight.
IMO - Next time you do your brakes instal the DOT S/S lines.
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I installed them all the way around and the difference was huge. In fact, you have to lighten your touch on the pedal because the brakes engage NOW! I can't imagine how some people didn't feel a difference with them. In my case the difference was dramatic.
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Originally Posted by carguy4sure
Thanks for all of your posts!!!
I really did not want to open my brake system to replace my two year old rubber lines without good reason. But I would not hesitate todo that if consensus was that the braided lines did make a noticable difference. I see a few people thought it did, but many more did not find a difference.
Based on your input, I will not bother to replace them now...I will wait until sometime in the future when I have the system back apart for service. Thanks again.
I really did not want to open my brake system to replace my two year old rubber lines without good reason. But I would not hesitate todo that if consensus was that the braided lines did make a noticable difference. I see a few people thought it did, but many more did not find a difference.
Based on your input, I will not bother to replace them now...I will wait until sometime in the future when I have the system back apart for service. Thanks again.