Stainless steel brake lines should be a must do mod
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Stainless steel brake lines should be a must do mod
Let's face it. The oem brake feel and ability is pretty poor for a top of the line car. Volvos and toyotas feel better. I read someones post here about how great the brakes felt after a stainless steel brake line upgrade. I did and wow. They allow to brake with a lot confidence. I highly recommend this upgrade. It should be a must do mod. b
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KamakazieP did this on his ride. ECS Tuning sells a kit to upgrade the rubber(?) lines...
from the car's steel lines to the caliper to stainless lines. That's one stainless upgrade. The other would be to yank all the lines on the car to the ABS box and replace them with stainless.
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Yawn.... Good MORNING! I can fill you in..
Well basically its a 1hr job.
Supplies/Tools needed:
Metric Wrench set
Phillips and Flat Screw diver
Bucket to catch fluid
1L of ATE Super Blue Fluid (highly recommended)
4 Stainless steel lines
1 foot of 1/4 inch clear tube
I highly recommend the Motiv Brake Bleeding system that Randy suggested. This will prevent any air from getting the lines. Or you can build one yourself..
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Basically you have to replace the 4 rubber lines. (1 per tire) The brake lines are approx 18 inches in the front and shorter in the back.
In my procedure i changed all the lines out first without bleeding any fluids. I wanted to make sure there were no leaks by the time i got around to bleeding the system. RR, LR, RF, LF sequence (longest run to shortest.)
Each line connects to the caliper and the steel line on the frame. Its as simple as unscrewing the old hose and replacing the new one. The front is easy. Everything is Right there.. However the rear brake lines require you to remove the rear wheel wells in order to expose the part of the frame that holds the connection from the steel frame line to the rubber hose.
Most importantly bleed the system thoroughly when you change the lines. Make sure you get all the old fluid out if you are changing fluid types.
The reason why ATE super Blue is great to use is that all you need to do is wait until the brake fluid is blue before you need to stop.
Supplies/Tools needed:
Metric Wrench set
Phillips and Flat Screw diver
Bucket to catch fluid
1L of ATE Super Blue Fluid (highly recommended)
4 Stainless steel lines
1 foot of 1/4 inch clear tube
I highly recommend the Motiv Brake Bleeding system that Randy suggested. This will prevent any air from getting the lines. Or you can build one yourself..
<a href="https://www.audiworld.com/tech/misc24.shtml">Click Me </a>
Basically you have to replace the 4 rubber lines. (1 per tire) The brake lines are approx 18 inches in the front and shorter in the back.
In my procedure i changed all the lines out first without bleeding any fluids. I wanted to make sure there were no leaks by the time i got around to bleeding the system. RR, LR, RF, LF sequence (longest run to shortest.)
Each line connects to the caliper and the steel line on the frame. Its as simple as unscrewing the old hose and replacing the new one. The front is easy. Everything is Right there.. However the rear brake lines require you to remove the rear wheel wells in order to expose the part of the frame that holds the connection from the steel frame line to the rubber hose.
Most importantly bleed the system thoroughly when you change the lines. Make sure you get all the old fluid out if you are changing fluid types.
The reason why ATE super Blue is great to use is that all you need to do is wait until the brake fluid is blue before you need to stop.
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