Stainless Steel Brake Line Brands

[Michael]

Why yes, this is a thread about stainless steel brake lines and the various brands that are out there. I've done plenty of searching on installs and reviews but wanted to collectively gather what brands others have installed themselves or plan to install. I know that the Challenge and Dezod brands have the 90-degree bend on the rear lines but I am not sure if the Chase Bays, Goodridge, MTEC, Spiegler, or StopTech brands have those. If you know for sure, please annotate that in a post below.

The reason for this post is to gauge which brand that I may purchase. From reading other threads, some people state that this upgrade is not worth it unless I drive aggressively or take the car to the track. Since I am installing new pads (StopTech Street pads) and fluid, I might as well upgrade my lines at the same time. Seems like a fairly simple process. As of right now, I am leaning towards Dezod or Goodridge lines but I am not sure if the Goodridge lines have the bend in the rear lines.

What brand have you installed or recommend? Does your brand have the 90-degree bend on the rear lines? Any other comments to note?

[ryoma]

they should all have the bend if the lines are designed for our platform. I have Spiegler lines and they have the bend.

[Mr.ac]

Eh, my two cents: your paying more just for a shiny new "protective" jacket over new brake lines.

Save yourself the money and buy dress up s.s. Selves to dress up your brake lines.
If you deem your current brake lines old and just feel like replacing them, and you got a bit of extra spending money, why not? Might as well get some go-fast stickers too.

[stevesnj]

Over the years ive learned SS lines are pretty much a waste of money. If your Master Cyl. is building up such a huge amount of hydraulic pressure than you have a bigger issue than brake lines

[RJasonKlein]

The Spiegler lines are, in my opinion, the best braided brake lines available for our cars.

[Captain Snooze]

I went to a local brake shop and they manufactured, in their workshop, ADR certified ss brake lines for me.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

If your Master Cyl. is building up such a huge amount of hydraulic pressure than you have a bigger issue than brake lines

What does that mean? Google Translate wasn't able to help.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

Over the years ive learned SS lines are pretty much a waste of money. If your Master Cyl. is building up such a huge amount of hydraulic pressure than you have a bigger issue than brake lines

You can absolutely feel a difference in the pedal between the stock lines and stainless lines.

They won't make you stop faster/shorter, but it does make the pedal more consistent, especially with less compressible pads.

As for the original question, I currently have stop tech lines from 2013 and they most definitely do not have the bend in the rear lines. They're a bit of a pain in the butt to get the one slider bolt off.

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by wparsons

You can absolutely feel a difference in the pedal between the stock lines and stainless lines....

Yep, but....
Like I told some kid long ago when he said the same thing, the difference you are feeling is because it's a new brake line. You get that same feeling if you replaced it with a brand new oem brake line.

It's like running in old worn close to its thread life tires, then getting brand new ones. Just they come in a fancy wrapper.

[J.Villain]

I don't agree with that. The stainless steel braid keeps the rubber from expanding under pressure, even new factory lines do that. SS lines improve pedal feel and allow you to apply the braking you have a fraction of a second faster. Is it equivalent to a BBKor even better pads? No. But it is the bang for the buck winner as far as I am concerned.

If you do the SS lines do yourself a favour and get a set of speedbleeders at the same time.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by J.Villain

I don't agree with that. The stainless steel braid keeps the rubber from expanding under pressure,

Exactly. I've worked with race teams, that won't run remote reservoir shocks, because of the flex in that short bit of hose, only hard mounted external reservoirs. Every little bit helps!

[Michael]

Thank you all for the feedback. I've ordered the Goodridge stainless steel lines with the MOTUL RBF600 fluid and StopTech 308 street pads. I did not order speed bleeders but went with the Motive 107 Power Bleeder instead. Should arrive later this week but I won't have time to take care of this until the weekend after next.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Yep, but....
Like I told some kid long ago when he said the same thing, the difference you are feeling is because it's a new brake line. You get that same feeling if you replaced it with a brand new oem brake line.

It's like running in old worn close to its thread life tires, then getting brand new ones. Just they come in a fancy wrapper.

You've never ridden a motorcycle have you? In that kind of situation you can tell exactly what happens when you change to a stainless line. To say they are dress-up items only is a falsehood.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Yep, but....
Like I told some kid long ago when he said the same thing, the difference you are feeling is because it's a new brake line. You get that same feeling if you replaced it with a brand new oem brake line.

It's like running in old worn close to its thread life tires, then getting brand new ones. Just they come in a fancy wrapper.

Are you suggesting my less than year old lines were so bad that they needed replacing already? I swapped to stainless lines when the car was ~8 months old and the difference was noticeable.