SS brake lines & brake cooling ducts

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:10 pm

What all is involved in installing stainless steel brake lines all around? Also will any universal kits work better than others? Is it just the lines that i should be getting? Any other things i should know?

I read the article of intrest on the lincon LS. Now its pretty easy with the rotor gaurds on the car to add the cooling ducts. My problem is i only have a quard on one of my rotors in the front.. not sure if the backs have them at all (cant recall right now). Should both of mine have them in the front?

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:11 pm

Anyone?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:26 pm

you should have rotor gaurds all the way around.

as for ss lines, you just disconnect teh rubber lines and put the stainless ones in, then bleed the entire system (you'll loose tons of fluid). i dunno about universal kits, in fact, i've never heard of one

. show me which one(s) you mean.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:41 pm

Audacityracing wrote:you should have rotor gaurds all the way around.

as for ss lines, you just disconnect teh rubber lines and put the stainless ones in, then bleed the entire system (you'll loose tons of fluid). i dunno about universal kits, in fact, i've never heard of one . show me which one(s) you mean.

I dont recall any being on the back.. but really dont remember. But i do know there is only one on one side of the fronts. Weird.

I guess your right. I thought ive seen universal kits but i was mistaken. Can i use a kit from another car?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:23 pm

yes, the fittings may require an adapter, but you should be ok. the factor that changes between ss brake line kits is the length. you have to have enough hose to be able ot turn the wheel as well as allow for suspension travel. keasure your brake line and ask around to companies that make them and see.

as for a rear brake cooling... unless you go over 100 constantly, or are using really high performance pads AND rotors, i dont' see a need for rear cooling. you see it on touring and endurance cars, but not on low-end touring cars (like the lacettis)

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:41 pm

Audacityracing wrote:yes, the fittings may require an adapter, but you should be ok. the factor that changes between ss brake line kits is the length. you have to have enough hose to be able ot turn the wheel as well as allow for suspension travel. keasure your brake line and ask around to companies that make them and see.

Keasure? Anyone you know that sells SS lines that would be easy to communicate with?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:43 pm

measure

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:44 pm

Audacityracing wrote: as for a rear brake cooling... unless you go over 100 constantly, or are using really high performance pads AND rotors, i dont' see a need for rear cooling. you see it on touring and endurance cars, but not on low-end touring cars (like the lacettis)

I may do it anyways. Wouldnt hurt. I get over 100mph the way my car is on every lap of every track ive been on cept one. Plus im gonna start doing alot more tracks in CA which are much faster than the ones here.. most the tracks they have you can get over 100mph on at least two places. Then once the turbos on, sway bars.. ill be seeing much higher speeds.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:44 pm

how do you plan on doing rear scoops?

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:47 pm

Audacityracing wrote:how do you plan on doing rear scoops?

Not sure. The scoop doesnt actually have to be out in open air though to be effective. If i dont think its worth the hassle i wont do it.. but i really dont think it'd require much work. I need every bit of help on the brakes i can get cuz soon they'll be the weakest link

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:23 am

What do i need to ask to make sure SS lines from another car will work on mine anyways? I mean.. its not like anyone knows anything about a forenza

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:06 pm

to be perfectly honest... i think your best bet would be to go to a hydraulics company and take one of your brake lines in with you... then have them custom fab you indentical ones out of stainless. that way you get the same banjos and length.

i don't know about the forenza, but i'm assuming that the rear lines are different from the front, so take one rear, and one front. they should be identical left to right, so get to of each. comviniently, banjo bolts can work left or right.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:01 pm

I doubt thats even worth the money to get them custom fabbed, specialy around here.. its not easy to do stuff like that.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:06 pm

that's why i said go to a hydraulic shop... like one for construction equipment. i had brake lines made for 8 dollars each, plus 12 dollars for the length of tubing

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:09 pm

Audacityracing wrote:that's why i said go to a hydraulic shop... like one for construction equipment. i had brake lines made for 8 dollars each, plus 12 dollars for the length of tubing

wow thats insanly cheap. The problems gonna be finding a hydraulic shop that'll actually do it, or even speaks english