RE: What's the straight dope on SS brake lines?

["L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>]

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I have had three or four Sicroccos (depending on how you count it)
and I have put Stainless lines on one of them, and am about to put
them on a second. The improvement in braking response is quite
dramatic. The Scirocco I put SS lines on, had just had the brakes
totally reworked to add 4 wheel disks to an 8v. Originally the new
system had rubber lines, so I had an opportunity to drive for a
little over a month on a new master cylinder, new pads, new rotors,
and new lines, before putting on the ss lines. The difference was
unbelievable! In all honesty, I noticed a bigger difference going to
ss lines than I did going from 8v to 16v brakes.

Do also remember, that aside from improved rigidity, ss lines are
able to carry more heat away from your brake fluid as well, so to
some extent, help reduce fade. I highly recommend getting a set.







The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Ben Channard
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 7:40 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: What's the straight dope on SS brake lines?
> 
> 
>      I had bought the party line that metal braided brake lines
> give a  firmer pedal but if the construction of the SS brake lines
> is 
> like our fuel 
> lines, it seems that there is plenty of space for expansion of 
> the encased 
> rubber line.  Does the braiding limit the expansion of the brake 
> line?  Can 
> you see the rubber line completely fill up the braided portion if 
> you step 
> on the pedal?  If not, a plain rubber line isn't going to expand
> any more  than a SS line.
> 
>      Another reason for my doubting Thomas mode is that I'm
> assuming that  when someone installs SS brake lines, they will be
> replacing possibly  decades old rubber lines which have gotten soft
> and spongy with age and  ozone as well as putting in fresh fluid
> and doing a careful bleeding.  On  top of this, new pads and rotors
> may factor in.  So how much of 
> the reported 
> increase in pedal feel is actually due to the braiding and not due
> to a  general freshening of the brake system or even worse, a
> placebo 
> effect?  If 
> anyone can set me straight on this, please fire away.  benton-----
> 
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