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Postby nemoxfishy » Sat May 23, 2009 4:54 am

It's time for me to upgrade my brake lines. Any recommendations? Goodridge is what I have in mind. Any comments?
Also, I don't know where to get them for a reasonable price. Buybrakes.com has them for sale for 113.89. Can I trust that site? Anyone can help me out? =]
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Postby lilm » Sat May 23, 2009 5:02 am

Never heard of the site but goodridge seem to be very popular.
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Postby ASG14 » Sat May 23, 2009 8:26 am

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/results. ... gory=Lines
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Postby SleeperSolara » Sat May 23, 2009 8:43 am

I would say get Goodridge SS brake lines.
Try tire rack and buybrakes.com
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Postby nemoxfishy » Sat May 23, 2009 4:25 pm

Thx guys,
I went with tirerack. They seem to have the lowest cost with shipping included.
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Postby dan99solara » Sun May 24, 2009 2:04 pm

do SS brake lines make a noticable difference?
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Postby panic » Sun May 24, 2009 4:21 pm

If you're replacing a steel line with a stainless steel line, they make a big difference: you have a lot less money afterward.

I actually replaced the steel lines in one of my cars - began leaking.
Of course, it was 35 years old.....
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Postby nemoxfishy » Sun May 24, 2009 5:15 pm

dan99solara wrote:do SS brake lines make a noticable difference?


I have the stock rubber hoses right now. I am expecting lots of difference once I install them! Hope I won't get disappointed... And I'll let you know how it feels after I install them.
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Postby SleeperSolara » Mon May 25, 2009 12:03 pm

You will defninitely feel a difference.
When you're goin' triple digits [not that i recommend it] and brake in a short distance, you'll notice your brake pedal drop lower than normal.
SS brake lines will stop that to an extent, you should do the twin piston swap.
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Postby ~SolaRaSpeed~ » Fri May 29, 2009 7:36 pm

yeah all they do is stop the expansion that normal rubber lines have by putting a braided stainless wrap around a new line that prevents the expansion. you will feel the difference but get bigger pistons with more brake pad area if you want stopping power
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