dkirk

Stainless Steel brake lines...are they worth the cost?

Jim De Arras

My S4 stops without 'em! ;-)

eLmEr_FuDd

Ok, braided stainless lines and kevlar lines offer this advantage over stock brake lines:

The lines do not expand as much as the stock ones when brakes are applied. All of the hydraulic force is transmitted to the brake piston and is not wasted expanding the stock rubber lines. There is little (if any) mush in the brake pedal. The lines give a firm feel to the brake pedal.

I had the kevlar lines on my sport bike and with the over-sized iron rotors, racing pads, and DOT 5.1 fluid, they gave me two finger braking under ANY conditions. Supposedly, the braided stainless lines are maintenance intensive and require a special wrap around them to prevent abraision. I do not know for sure about the maintenance part, but they do need the wrap. Personally, I would upgrade the lines, pads, and possibly the fluid before going to bigger or fanicier calipers and/or rotors..........