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which braided brake lines kits for ls400 calipers and supra rear calipers?

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Old 09-13-12, 07:15 PM
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do you guys just get SC SS braided lines or do you all get supra lines? my lines have a lot of cracks in them and i need to replace them.

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I dont know. Take your brake line to Bonaco or Technifit. I hope you're in california.
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nope in new orleans.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-St...#ht_2968wt_988

anyone tried those? only $62 bucks vs goodridge are $126
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I used the sc300 ones and they worked for my ls400 calipers. Not sure if the sc lines will work with the supra rears but I would assume they would.
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Im also interested in this. Ive been looking around for some brake lines myself but havent figured out which once i need yet.
Old 09-14-12, 10:30 AM
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I run these with my ls400 bbk http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-St...3c9ec6&vxp=mtr
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How's the quality on those? I have a problem line that is seizing up my caliper and i was looking into those.
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Actually it is good quality but it's just a braided line with crimped ends so kind of hard to screw up, I have run these on my evo and my last 3 Lexus cars with no issues and the evo saw heavy track use so it's safe to say you will not have any problems with them.
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i was thinking of those but i noticed they only had a 1 year warranty while goodridge has a lifetime. not sure if it is worth 2x the price though but i got scared and ordered the goodridge since i run those on my supra and motorcycles.
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Yea they should put a lifetime warranty on these as they will never wear out unless abused and cost pennies on the dollar to make but I had the goodridge on my supra as well but the previous owner had installed them there was very minor differences in quality but nothing that would affect how it functions.
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Goodridge brake line kit from a Supra. Worked beautifully. The cheapest I've found is from Hinson Motorsports.
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I would assume the Supra or SC lines would work without a problem, but I have not verified this personally. And in regards to the lines themselves, I do think it is worth it to pay a bit more and get a DOT and TUV approved kit, as they do have to go through pretty extensive testing to get that approval. I figure with something as important as your brakes, it's best to get the highest quality kit you can.


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Originally Posted by pieisgude
How's the quality on those? I have a problem line that is seizing up my caliper and i was looking into those.
Your brake line is not seizing up your caliper. Its the piston in the caliper. Pry it out. 9 times out of 10, it's in there crooked. Once its out it should be able to slide in by hand.
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I don't know what my lines are, can someone tell me? (They came with the car).


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