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Old 10-26-2004, 09:14 AM
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Stainless Steel Brake Lines

Which of these brake lines do you recommend?

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Cobb (I don't know if these are cobb, or Goodrdge.) http://cobbtuning.com/sti/brakes-i.html#lines

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i'm going to get mine locally and made custom at hydra-air. they're a hydraulic machine shop and can make any hoses or fittings you need. its located by the airport on the road behind byron's.
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I have StopTech lines have them on my STI and had them on my RS the Goodridge are much cheaper and are just a smaller diameter which some people say is a good thing.
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goodridge doesn't have a plastic coating over the stainless steel so the line can still flex some that is why it's probably so much cheaper.

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Originally Posted by WRXed
i'm going to get mine locally and made custom at hydra-air. they're a hydraulic machine shop and can make any hoses or fittings you need. its located by the airport on the road behind byron's.
Hydra Air is a good company! They just started to participate with AUW!

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See, I am not really comfortable with having something made by Hydra air, unless they actually produce WRX lines. I don't like the idea that they just throw something together with no testing. I don't know if that is how they do it, but it probably is.
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Originally Posted by iNfEk
goodridge doesn't have a plastic coating over the stainless steel so the line can still flex some that is why it's probably so much cheaper.

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The plastic coating over the lines is to prevent them (the lines) from contacting surrounding areas unnecessarily. The plastic will not prevent the lines from flexing any more than the stainless steel.

I could have sworn that the last set of Goodridge lines I installed on my R6 back when I was racing had the plastic coating? *shrug*
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I just looked at some last night and Jon is correct, they have no outer coating.
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Originally Posted by WRXed
i'm going to get mine locally and made custom at hydra-air. they're a hydraulic machine shop and can make any hoses or fittings you need. its located by the airport on the road behind byron's.
approximately how much?





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Yea I have also bought some Goodridge lines for a bike and they were coated but their car SS lines are not..
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approximately how much?
not sure, but i'll let you know. i'm gonna get brakes and clutch line.
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I'm going with the Cobb lines, they are a good price, and are coated on the outside! Hopefully they are in stock, but since it is Cobb I'm sure that I can expect to wait!
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They are probably StopTech lines anyway let me know when you get them I'll help ya put them on. You kinda need a special wrench, well you don't need it but they are made for brake lines. Looked at Cobb's site they are Stoptech lines they are exactly like mine let me know what the total is with shipping.
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I also believe the plastic outer coating is to prevent dirt and debris from getting through the SS braids and damaging/ wearing the rubber inner line. It shouldn't matter that much.
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