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Old May 28, 2024 | 11:12 AM
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I am going to flush my 91's brake system. I am considering replacing the rubber hoses with stainless steel while I'm under the car. Any opinions on different brands would be appreciated.
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Old May 28, 2024 | 02:13 PM
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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rus-692180
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Old May 29, 2024 | 09:34 AM
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I am going to flush my 91's brake system. I am considering replacing the rubber hoses with stainless steel while I'm under the car. Any opinions on different brands would be appreciated.
We put a set of stainless hoses on my son's 1990 base model when troubleshooting poor brake performance. Bought them from Zip Corvette, but it's clear they were actually manufactured by "Corvette Stainless Steel Brakes" (Brake Parts | Corvette Stainless Steel Brakes, Inc. (cssbinc.com)) They installed easily enough, though they don't have the "block head" shape of the originals, so some effort has to be invested to prevent them from rotating when you're torquing down the banjo bolts. Brakes on the car are still awful, but the new lines look nice and will probably last longer than the balance of the car at this point.
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I used these on mine and they are very good quality. It helped that they are on the shelf at Summit so I just stopped by and got a set.
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Old May 29, 2024 | 10:33 AM
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I like the ones from DRM. Gets rid of the banjo fitting. It's what I plan on buying for mine when it comes time to address the brakes.

https://www.dougrippie.com/c4-corvet...el-brake-lines
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Thanks for the info. I checked Summit's site for the Russel lines. The 692180 is for 93 thru 96 C4s. 88 to 92 take 692020. I've bought from Summit in the past. Their prices are good and their customer service is first class. I'll be getting the lines from them.
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