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Which brake lines to buy?
Im about to upgrade the brakes a bit. I already have rotors, ceramic pads, and Im looking for which brake lines to buy.
Ive tried searching but didnt find a complete answer. Im looking for brake lines that are a direct swap for the OEMs and fit just as OEM lines would. |
Do you track the car? Are the original brakes lines damaged in some way? If not, then you won't notice a difference with "upgraded" brake lines. Save your money. Just my $.02.
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Like the OP said, I'm not sure you will feel the difference. But if you are doing a complete swap out and you don't mind spending the money then go ahead. It can't hurt. That being said I have Earl's all around on mine.
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Originally Posted by altiain
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Do you track the car? Are the original brakes lines damaged in some way? If not, then you won't notice a difference with "upgraded" brake lines. Save your money. Just my $.02.
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whatever you choose, be sure that it's DOT approved
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really. i assumed that the squishiness of the brakes were from the oem lines, and earls would improve brake feel--at least that's what happened in my old mr2.
so getting the brake master cylinder support or an MS front strut bat would remedy that, yes? |
Originally Posted by restiller
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really. i assumed that the squishiness of the brakes were from the oem lines, and earls would improve brake feel--at least that's what happened in my old mr2.
so getting the brake master cylinder support or an MS front strut bat would remedy that, yes? |
Interesting. What is a master cylinder support? Anyone link me to an example? I was thinking of upgrading my brakes a bit, but people seem to say that the oem brakes are good, and I think so too. My bro said I might want steel braided lines for improved feel, but it sounds like this would be a better way to go since you guys said the lines don't make much difference to the feel.
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Never fear, Jedi is here!
here's the thread for Richard Paul's MC support: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-wheels-tires-brakes-suspension-55/axialflow-brake-master-cylinder-brace-137321/ |
I have the MS strut with brace and goodridge SS brakelines... I noticed the biggest increase with the brace
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^+1........I agree.............except that I have Russell Stainless Brake Lines.
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I got mine from Racing Brake
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My Goodridge SS brake lines have 92,000 miles on them with no issues. I have tracked my car.
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yeah i did search and read up on the MS strut bar and the AxialFlow one. interesting stuff. not to start a debate on it, but the back and forth arguing about the integrity of the strut bar for the axial flow one bugs me. Makes me want to grab a MS Strut bar, cept thats a lotta money if I'm just doing it for the MC support. And I don't suppose the MS strut bar offers any performance benefits over stock strut bar? Looks purely cosmetic. Whatcha think?
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I went with the MS bar because I liked the look and it had the master cylinder brace. The car did feel firmer in the twisties but that could simply be my faulty butt dyno talking
Also, I got a good deal when I purchased it |
structural integrity won't be compromised by cutting that hole. Richard is an absolute perfectionist and a HELL of a designer when it comes to things like that.
tell ya what: if you buy one and your strut bar breaks because of the brace, I'll buy you a new one. That's how confident I am in RP's stuff. |
I just bought some goodrich stainless steel brake lines from Rosenthal Mazda (forum vendor).
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
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structural integrity won't be compromised by cutting that hole. Richard is an absolute perfectionist and a HELL of a designer when it comes to things like that.
tell ya what: if you buy one and your strut bar breaks because of the brace, I'll buy you a new one. That's how confident I am in RP's stuff. |
yeah people rave about that shifter. i gotta get one at some point, but ive got a lot of other things ahead of me first.
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I say it because I've known Richard for years, I've been to his Shop, and have seen some of the stuff that guy makes.
He's an absolute genius / mad scientist when it comes to metal work. Add to that his obsession with perfection and you end up with VERY high quality stuff. |
BigBrakeParts.net
Got mine there... great quality too... im just waiting on my SS clutch line (yes, i autoX the car) |
aren't SS lines SO much fun to install?!
It was funny because when I did mine 2 weeks ago I kept looking at NYCGPS's D.I.Y. and it said to bleed the Master Cylinder. I was like :ftw: ?! why the hell would I need to bleed the MC?! WHERE the hell do I bleed it from?! There's no bleed screw!!! it was then I noticed that only the '04's had a bleeder on the MC. :D: good times... |
bleeding the clutch line is fun too.. esp if you didnt look at a DIY and tried to figure it out on your own...
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
(Post 2655159)
aren't SS lines SO much fun to install?!
It was funny because when I did mine 2 weeks ago I kept looking at NYCGPS's D.I.Y. and it said to bleed the Master Cylinder. I was like :ftw: ?! why the hell would I need to bleed the MC?! WHERE the hell do I bleed it from?! There's no bleed screw!!! it was then I noticed that only the '04's had a bleeder on the MC. :D: good times... |
okay, apparently 04 and early 05's have it. My car and NgoRX8 did not have the bleeder.
Newcastle (04) did. :scratchhe |
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