JTtheDude

Dude here,
Let me start off by saying Hi to everyone. I've been reading threads for some time now and getting great info on the 8 but never posted anything. I have ordered a new brake kit with goodridge stainless steel brake lines, hawk hps pads and slotted and drilled rotors. I'm confident that my friend and I can get the pads and rotors on with little to no problems (if there are any issues you guys know of I need to be aware of before I start please let me know!). I have never done brakelines before so I don't know what I'm getting into there. I'm assuming that when I unhook the current brakelines I'll have brake fluid pouring out, which I currently have nothing to fill it back up with. Has anyone ever installed these or know if it's easy? Is it as simple as hooking up the new lines and pouring in more brake fluid and if I need brake fluid is there a good brand to get? Any info on this would be greatly appreciated! I'm hoping to get some pics taken when we do the upgrade so I'll post them when I get them.

poorman

For brake fluid you could use ATE Super blue. Its a Dot 4 rated brake fluid. Depending on where u order the fluid the price ranges from 13-16 per liter.

As for the actual swap. It should be pretty much a straight forward swap. However if you don't want a bunch of brake fluid on the ground, you could try a trick someone recommended on this website (I forget who, but i used it too. Thanks). You put a rubber glove with a rubber band over the brake reservoir. This lowers the amount of brake fluid that escapes.

When you are done with the actual swap of the lines, you will have to bleed brake lines, the master cylinder, and the clutch to get all the air out.

Since you have to bleed the lines, most people will just recommend you swap out the brake fluid entirely with STE Super Blue.

dsmdriver

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Unless you're actually going racing, just fill up with Valvoline Syntec fluid. It's DOT 4, pretty good, and only $4-$5 per liter. The other stuff is overkill for any street driving.

Bleeding the brakes can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing, so I'd reall research this first. You may want to consider getting speedbleeders and a bleeder bag first, which makes it much easier.