Is it a good idea to do the ls brake upgrade without the ss lines?
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Is it a good idea to do the ls brake upgrade without the ss lines?
Tomorrow i plan on doing the LS big brake upgrade on my sc i was wondering if it would be good idea to do the upgrade with oem replacement brake lines instead of the ss ones. The oem lines are about 6 dollars each and the kit for the ss is 110 dollars. would i see any real world difference between the two?. And what brake pads do you recommend? My sc is a daily diver if that helps.
PS any advice or tips on making the swap easier would be greatly appreciated!!
PS any advice or tips on making the swap easier would be greatly appreciated!!
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My pair is pretty mushy even with S.S. lines but I got used to it after a week because braking became effortless compared to the stock brakes. Perhaps I should have done a comparison between stock lines and S.S. lines to get a better sense of improvements, if there were any.
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Really I replaced mine and they are not mushy I bled the whole system front and rear with a machine and if you don't know that I replaced the calipers you will smash your face on the wheel and mine still on stock lines .
If you bleed the rear also it will make a difference , start bleeding from furthest caliper from the master cylinder and work your way up.
If you bleed the rear also it will make a difference , start bleeding from furthest caliper from the master cylinder and work your way up.
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Quality is real good and the only reason you pay so much for made in the USA is because of all the D.O.T red tape where as Canada does not have this junk.
And btw I have pushed them harder than 99.9% of people who own them as I have tracked my evo hundreds of times with 0 issues.
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Rubber lines will do just fine, once you get use to the difference in pedal feel you're good to go. The only real solution to fix the pedal feel would be swapping out to the Supra 1 1/16 master to push more fluid volume. SS braided brakes lines do help in terms of pedal stiffness but if the system is mushy to being with, they won't do much to help. This is a from a performance point of view.
On the other hand you could go ahead and swap over to the braided lines while you're doing the calipers at the same time to save yourself from bleeding the system an extra time.
On the other hand you could go ahead and swap over to the braided lines while you're doing the calipers at the same time to save yourself from bleeding the system an extra time.
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My stock lines were fine so I just took the banjo bolt and line directly off the old caliper and quickly installed it into the LS caliper, bled the air out from the transfer right there and the LS brakes feel great.
Pedal feels OEM but the braking force is much stronger.
If you are looking for the stiffest possible pedal feel then yeah upgrading to SS is a good idea.
Pedal feels OEM but the braking force is much stronger.
If you are looking for the stiffest possible pedal feel then yeah upgrading to SS is a good idea.
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Really I replaced mine and they are not mushy I bled the whole system front and rear with a machine and if you don't know that I replaced the calipers you will smash your face on the wheel and mine still on stock lines .
If you bleed the rear also it will make a difference , start bleeding from furthest caliper from the master cylinder and work your way up.
If you bleed the rear also it will make a difference , start bleeding from furthest caliper from the master cylinder and work your way up.