are there any advantages in getting braided lines made up?
im looking at a 2pot calipers for the front, with slotted rotors and good pads.
is it worth getting the braided lines made up? or just using my current standard ones?
cheers
-Brent

From another forum


the thing with a braided brake line is it supposed to handle better under harsh stopping conditions. the brake line is made of metal tubing until it gets down the the strut, then it is flexible rubber/hydraulic line to the caliper, (this is so it moves with the turning of the wheel). anyway, under high performance braking condidtions, the rubber line actually expands a bit giving the pedal a mushy feel and it kinda hurts performance, so hense the steel braided line does not expand, giving a firm, high perforance brake condition, or so they say

A few members here picked up Braided lines during the DBA Disc group buy.
(Me included but they're not fitted to the car yet)
Did anyone notice a difference when fitted?

This is semi on topic and semi off. Recently I fitted a set of Brembo's to another members car and he had braided lines on the front. What happened though as his brake line clips were missing the brake line had moved and was rubbing on his CV and actually rubbed through the steel coating exposing the rubber. He hopped in his car and as soon as he put his foot on the brake the line exploded. Now I have compared the 2 lines and the STD rubber hose is made of alot harder rubber than the internal lining with the braided stuff. I can see how the braided lines will give a higher brake performance feel but I'm still a bit undecided after seeing this incident 1st hand as to whether or not this is a worth while upgrade.

What about going to a hardware shop and buy some steel wires and wind it tightly unto the stock rubber brake lines? Just a thought.

[QUOTE]What happened though as his brake line clips were missing the brake line had moved and was rubbing on his CV and actually rubbed through the steel coating exposing the rubber/QUOTE]

Maybe the stainless wrap protected the line until you noticed it: any brake line on cv is pretty dangerous. You will find that the stainless wrap is very abrasive if it does rub on anything.

Having run them on my bikes, I definately notice a reduction in the spongy feel at the pedal, more than actual performance increase,
but like anything even brand new standard lines will feel better than your old ones.

It wasnt so much the fact the line rubbed through its just once it did, you could see the rubber and noticed it was alot softer and more flexible than the std stuff

The upside is better brake pedal feel, the downside is you have to inspect them regularly since, as noted, the teflon liner is very soft and any damage to the outer braid will lead to a failure.

Huge improvement to in the ability to modulate the pressure when I did my Eclipse. Coupled with the caliper upgrade should make a world of difference. We got the dual piston calipers standard in the Third Gen and I can't imagine what the single piston brakes must be like. Actually, scary come to mind.

lol i wont say they are scary bad, they are adequate for everyday use. not the best for spirited driving perhaps.

I'm running 2pot caliper fronts with standard lines, slotted fronts and greenstuff pads at the moment. I find these more then adequate for spirited driving.

i was refering to stock single pots

are there any advantages in getting braided lines made up?
im looking at a 2pot calipers for the front, with slotted rotors and good pads.
is it worth getting the braided lines made up? or just using my current standard ones?
cheers
-Brent


I'm running 2pot caliper fronts with standard lines, slotted fronts and greenstuff pads at the moment. I find these more then adequate for spirited driving.

Not sure on the advantages, but as i said, with the 2pot, slotted and decent pads standard lines are fine.

as mentioned before, braided stainless steel lines do not flex or bulge under hard or repeated braking. they will provide better pedal feel as there's no give in the lines, which leads to better brake modulation.

the instance of the CV joint going through the braided line is a bit misleading. sure, the line failed catastrophically once the stainless steel portion was rubbed away, but how long would a normal rubber hose last under those circumstances? my money would be on the braided line. the moral of that story is to keep the lines away from moving parts!

cheers,
.wook