Which stainless steel brake line to get? VOTE
 

JBP SS Brake lines $145.80

http://www.jbodyperformance.com/new/...catName=JP0876

or

Cobalt Addiction Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines $124.98

http://www.cobalt-addiction.com/handling.htm

wsate of money IMO, get a real perf mod

im redoing my whole braking system and this will be something to top it off

i always order from the place closest to me, I have no patience with shipping

r u getting bigger disks? like a big brake kit or something? you planning some rallying?

what im getting is all around power slot rotors and hawk pads with some ss lines to hope that it will fix my braking woes as i have had trouble with my brakes since day one

Brake lines will work wonders. Much less pedel distance to travel since these don't expand line the rubber oem's. Will be a nice compliment to the rotors and pads. I'm doing the same set up. I say get the cheaper of the two. All they are are braided hoses with fittings.

I say go with CA, they seem to have some good quality products for our cars and reasonable pricing also.

I actually just got the CA ones on tuesday. I havent installed them yet but they are goodridge lines.

let me know what you think after you install the ca lines, the reason i was a little worried about them is i heard they arnt a full kit for the back lines like they dont give you enough lines and you end up having to leave some rubber

I say go CA. I have a few parts from them. Good company.

I'm getting the c/a ones next week.,,, I'll let you know how they work out... I just can't wait til they finish their big brake kit.... I could def use that

goodridge is supposed to make an excellent product :twothumbs .... I will be definitely buying a set in the spring....
IMO... this is an excellent perfomance mod.... gotta stop!

Goodridge is great stuff as I have used there lines before.

Goodridge should be released shortly after SEMA. I believe they told me that it will be in October some time....

Find a line that has a plastic sheeth around the outside. Stainless lines tend to trap a lot of dirt in them and when they flex, they wear out the inner coating. Expect them to last 1 year without the covering.

I personally wouldn't do the brake lines just yet. Your oem rubber ones are good for 4 years or so and should be pretty resiliant still to expansion. You'd get better reasults with flushing the system and putting in some ATE Blue instead.

Try and remember, pedal travel has to do with a lot of different variables such as pad softness, brake fluid moisture content, master cylinder seals and yes brake lines. HOWEVER, there really is not any significant difference with new rubber lines and new SS lines. Do some research on the net, you'll see that a lot of people chose not to go SS becasue there is no real added advantage.

Personally, save those $120 and get something cooler or throw that into a bigger front rotor and new carriers. Someone in the suspenion forum was offering 13 2 peice rotors for the front with the carrier that will take the stock caliper and mount it onto the 13 inch rotor. Now that would be worth it!

i dont know what half these nay-sayers r talking about here. But stainless lines help a TON especially if your living down south with the heat like me. I have Powerslot rotors and Hawk pads. my pads r ceramic metallic mix, before the upgrade i had no pedal travel. now i have brake fade like a bitch. it sux. i know the braking power is there but the stock lines cannot handle the added heat and friction. FLuid is fine, i know its the lines becuz it only ONLY fade. nothing else. and theres less of it when its cold out. clear signs of rubber softening and expanding. I paid a crap load of money for UTI and i learned alot not to mention i asked nearly every teacher there bout this and everyone of em said Stainless is a very smart upgrade. i plan on buying some. theyll work. dont let ppl tell u they wont. jsut make sure u do get the ones that have the plastic sheath around it to protect them from dirt and stuff. otherwise good investment. especially if u have good rotors and pads to match.

Um, OK. Because performance only comes in straight line acceleration???? :rolleyes:

Go ask a road racing team what their most imporant system is performance wise. HINT: it ain't gonna be the motor or the tranny.....

Mmmm, no, not if you're doing any sort of hard breaking. IIRC, Doug (the OP) is eventually planning on auto-xing and possibly open tracking the car. The OEM lines are junk. I did one track day for shits and giggles with the stock lines and upgraded fluid and almost put the car into the wall. Expansion was horrible and the brakes went to shit after 1 1/2 sessions. I couldn't even finish the day with them on.

As far as no significant difference, I guess some people might not see a daily driving difference. I did, not a night-and-day difference, but it definitely helped firm up the brakes.

Performance driving - night and day difference. Would NEVER recommend someone do any performance driving with OEM lines. The only exception would be to stay in a stock auto-x class.

well they dot do much for you...ive always heard that braided brakelines bust easy...but if you had to i would sa go with the jbp brakelines which are about 120 a piece

If i were to get some i would want them black so i would go with JBP but thats me the chrome stainless probably get dirty and hard to clean

starting up on this thread again..

Just checked for some braided brake lines..

Goodridge G-Stop are showing 6 lines for the SS , not 4 as the others.

the two rubber lines that are forgotten are shown in this photo I found posted on this site.
Just more info.. don't go half way... finish it right...

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...eedbraided.jpg


http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...action=product

www.cobaltperformanceparts.com Has them also! I got my set from them and they are great!

False, false, and false. They do make a difference, properly manufactured SS lines will outlast rubber lines any day (plus the only way an SS line could "bust" would be a gross error in manufacturing), and JBP didn't replace all the lines. Why pay $120 for an incomplete replacement????

Thank you for the information!!!!! I need to replace my SS lines, but I know the CA only come with 4 lines. I was leaning toward Goodridge anyway since they know what the f they're talking about with brakes. The fact that they are the ONLY ones that make a FULL replacement just sold me on it. Will order them once my paycheck is in my bank account.

I would never buy them from JBP. Go with the complete set...

I have the Goodridge on my car and I noticed a very big difference in the brake feel and travel. Plus I know the stock lines weren't worn since my car doesn't even have 600 miles on it.