Someone told me they were marinal for street use due to fine dirt and sand granules got in between the braids and eventually ground away and compromised the integrity of the teflon inner lining. That was enough for me to pass on using them for the daily driver. That, and the cost..... DM&FS At 01:10 AM 4/23/2011, Don Hanson wrote: >On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:23 PM, Sullivan Scott <se7en.scot@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Give Earl's a call. Tell them what you have and what you are looking > > to do. Worked with them many years ago. Very knowledgeable. > > > > All chemical lines should be replaced after a number of years. This > > includes break lines. > > > > You might be happy using these for your breaks. > > > > Scot > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote: > > > Good to know. I am only persuing this project because I lucked into a > > cache > > > of -04,-05 and -06 AN fittings. Otherwise it would have been cost > > > prohibitive. I was hoping to get away with only buying the hose. > > > Thanks, > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > SS braided lines on brakes are a great improvement for pedal feel. With >standard rubber hoses, when you mash the pedal, the lines expand a >bit...making the connection between your foot-force and the actual hydraulic >forces at the pistons a little bit nebulous....Less brake line >expansion=better direct connection with pedal pressure to the brake pads and >the discs. > > I had them on racecars...good for a few seconds per lap on a 2 minute >laptime...Just being able to 'feel' your braking better.. > > They are a little 'fussy' making all those AN connections, and you should >be really careful assembling them. I never encountered any "creep" or >leaking in two seasons of about 30 track days per year..Motorcycles use them >almost exclusively. |
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