Stainless Steel Lines for Brake Lines
Stainless Steel Lines for Brake Lines
They do have less expansions and there are some valid reasons to go for them. I've just had a set made for my car (about 100€) - and as soon as the bloody bleeders & hard lines have soaked some more days in penetrating oil they'll go on. They have a black rubber sleeve - and are far from any "bling".
That said - rubber brake hoses are much cheaper and for normal every-day driving they are more than adequate! If maintained well (i.e. replaced every now and then). In my case - my car needs to park in two areas with different martens - that's caused trouble in the past... So I'd rather have armored lines ;-) And then I also like to take my car for a very fast spin through the mountains...
Anyway; everyone needs to make they'r own excuses to fit expensive brakes lines. But there are good reasons that speak pro braided lines.
DiseaselWeasel
07-04-2014, 04:26 AM #9No. It's there to protect the teflon liner underneath and stop it from expanding (tie it together so to say). And there are more aspects... Rubber gets soft under heat influence - teflon/braided lines don't. There's less expansion especially under hard conditions (hot brakes & hot fluid). Rubber ages - braided lines have an almost infinite life. And last but not least, they'r less prone to damage by foreign objects.
They do have less expansions and there are some valid reasons to go for them. I've just had a set made for my car (about 100€) - and as soon as the bloody bleeders & hard lines have soaked some more days in penetrating oil they'll go on. They have a black rubber sleeve - and are far from any "bling".
That said - rubber brake hoses are much cheaper and for normal every-day driving they are more than adequate! If maintained well (i.e. replaced every now and then). In my case - my car needs to park in two areas with different martens - that's caused trouble in the past... So I'd rather have armored lines ;-) And then I also like to take my car for a very fast spin through the mountains...
Anyway; everyone needs to make they'r own excuses to fit expensive brakes lines. But there are good reasons that speak pro braided lines.
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