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Is it a good idea to do the ls brake upgrade without the ss lines?

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Old 10-03-11, 02:20 PM
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In general that is correct, unless stated other wise.

For USDM car, start at the passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front and finally driver front. Bleed the entire system every time the system is opened. I always test drive afterwards and bleed once more to be sure.
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i have ss lines on my rb240sx. and i track/daily/street race on them and iam very happy with how thier holding up. and bleeding the system is equally important also. i use "mighty vac" and i swear by it. its 30 beans and you can't beat the results..
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The correct order is from longest to shortest brake lines starting at the ABS modulator.

passanger rear
driver rear
driver front
passanger front
Old 10-03-11, 06:51 PM
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What stainless steel lines do you guys recommend? Goodridge, Techna-fit etc?
Old 10-03-11, 07:04 PM
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I've got stoptech ss lines with my ls brakes.
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Originally Posted by Durrby
What stainless steel lines do you guys recommend? Goodridge, Techna-fit etc?
techna-fit Supra lines custom ordered with the PVC cover for extra protection blows good ridge out of the water
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Originally Posted by Tabaka
So we should start with the passenger side rear, work to the driver side rear, then jump over to the passenger side front, then back over to the driver side front? Is that the correct order?
not exactly true. for a car with out ABS you do the furthest way from the master cylinder moving to the closest.

for a car with ABS it all depends on the balance on the ABS and how the ABS is setup.
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I did the Supra TT front brake caliper swap on my car and held off on installing SS lines because I was afraid of stripping the old hard line fittings with my tools. The car braked amazingly with the high mileage stock rubber lines but once I got used to it over time I decided to have the SS lines installed by my mechanic. Very mild but noticeable difference in pedal feel. It became a tad more linear.

Bottom line: you can get away with this as long as those lines are in decent shape for their age, however the best thing is to install the SS lines and be done with it since you're already in there.
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Is it better to do the LS upgrade or the Supra TT front caliper swap? I have an Sc400 and it is a daily driver, so I don't need excessive performance, but I do want better stopping power for those weekend splurges.
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^, Price point, you're far better off with the LS swap.
Performance, in terms of pad selection, the TT swap is preferred.
Old 10-23-11, 11:55 AM
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I kept my original brake lines it's going to be 1 year next week and so far no problems.
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