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rear brake line help
Hey all,
I was going to install some stainless steel lines on the rear brakes of my SC last night (fronts are done), but i ran into something that concerned me. I noticed that the stainless steel lines are roughly 2-3 inches longer than the factory rubber lines. don't get me wrong, i could still install them, but i would have to have a little "S" shape in them. I've heard this is very normal, but i'm not so sure. any thoughts? Kyle. |
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06-04-2003, 10:37 AM
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When I recently installed large Brembos on my SC, the steel brake lines were simply straight lines that I needed to bend into the correct shape, so you can put any bends you want into 'em, as long as you use a good tubing bender and they end up reaching form Point A to Point B. (Don't try to do it with your hands, you'll just kink them.)
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06-04-2003, 10:55 AM
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i'm actually talking about the stainless steel lines that replace the stock rubber lines, not the hard lines. I replaced the front lines with the braided stainless steel lines recently. the replacement stainless lines are exactly the same length as the stock lines. so i assumed that i had done this correctly. I called my local Porsche shop and they said that often the replacement lines are longer than the stock lines, and not to worry about it. but i don't know what to think now.
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06-04-2003, 11:12 AM
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as long as there is no oppertunity for them to kink you should be ok. the fronts are a bit longer though as peter notes, maybe you put the rears up front and now are left with WAY extra pipe in back?
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06-04-2003, 11:24 AM
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O man, that kills me. I hope that's not the case.
I really don't want to go through all that work again. |
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06-04-2003, 11:29 AM
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I think they come a little longer because they don't bend as much as the rubber lines. They are not as flexable.
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06-04-2003, 06:20 PM
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Hold the phone, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. I think the shop where i got the lines from made a mistake. I picked up the front lines one week and the rears the following week. I think they actually gave me 2 sets of front lines.
I'm heading there today to find out. Kyle. |
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06-05-2003, 04:46 AM
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Kyle,
Sounds like you are on the right track ... front and rear flex hoses AREN'T the same length, as the rears don't have to move as much!
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