Stainless Steel Brake Lines
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08,'12-'13
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Do they really make a difference ?
Are they worth it ?
I have just put on the c6 z06 brake setup and contiplating doing stainless lines while i have it apart !
Are they worth it ?
I have just put on the c6 z06 brake setup and contiplating doing stainless lines while i have it apart !
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I'll probably get flamed for it, so flame suit on.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
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Originally Posted by corvette pilot
I'll probably get flamed for it, so flame suit on.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
I put some on an 8 year old C4 and noticed a small difference. Maybe because the lines were older, maybe because I changed the fluid and bled the brakes at the same time, or being realistic, maybe because I wanted to notice a difference.
I've put them on a motorcycle where the entire brake line was reinforced rubber and that did make a diference.I would need to see a double blind study where stock systems were bled with fresh fluid and compared with steel braided lines by drivers that didn't know which they were driving. Then maybe I could get on the steel line bandwagon for newish cars.
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Originally Posted by corvette pilot
I'll probably get flamed for it, so flame suit on.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
as well but I want those Z06 brakes.
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I just put some on today. Pedal seems a "firmer" than before. I need more time behind the wheel for a more acurate response. I do know the one's I got didn't fit and my installer had to "adjust" the mounting bracket on the car to get them in.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08,'12-'13
I thought so
Ill save my $120 and not get them.
I had them once on a motorcycle and it made a difference.
But have heard no reason to do on the car unless tracking !
Ill save my $120 and not get them.
I had them once on a motorcycle and it made a difference.
But have heard no reason to do on the car unless tracking !
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Originally Posted by corvette pilot
I'll probably get flamed for it, so flame suit on.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
I've put them on 3 different cars now and have never been able to feel a difference. Maybe its just my club feet, but to me, its a waste, unless you are replacing the stock ones due to age.
We drove with the ss lines both on the street and also on a road course track. (To be fair this was some time ago, towards the early part of both my friends and my track experiences.)
Maybe on a Corvette the experience would be different, but it didn't seem to make a difference on a C32 or a M3.
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For heavy duty use, as on the track, when the rotors are getting above hot several 100 degs F and the brake fluid is getting hot the steel lines are said to maintain a firm non elastic pressure to the brake pistons. Personally I believe it and my garage will have SS lines ( along with tons of other mods) waiting for my new C6 Z51 to arrive.
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Originally Posted by C5ontrack
For heavy duty use, as on the track, when the rotors are getting above hot several 100 degs F and the brake fluid is getting hot the steel lines are said to maintain a firm non elastic pressure to the brake pistons. Personally I believe it and my garage will have SS lines ( along with tons of other mods) waiting for my new C6 Z51 to arrive.
Heat causes the brake lines to expand losing some braking ability. Fluid heats up (rubber retains heat vs ss for starters) and breaks down, bubbles, reducing pressure).
You proly wouldn't notice on the street because the fluid tends to stay at cooler tempatures due to less braking frequency. The track is a far different story and worth it for a "good" SS line in my opinion.