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YOUR RESEARCHSteel braded brakes lines or not?
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I was pondering on the notion of switching out the original brake lines and going with some steel braided ones to replace the 17 year old original equipment ones installed on the brake calipers and chassis.
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Replace 17 year old original equipment ones installed
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I was pondering on the notion of switching out the original brake lines and going with some steel braided ones to replace the 17 year old original equipment ones installed on the brake calipers and chassis.
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if you have to change the lines anyway it's worth doing for improved longevity but I wouldn't make it a huge priority .
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I fitted goodridge phantom braided lines to my car , ( never seen a set for Porsche where the braids weren't sheathed but they must be out there ) , these won't give much of a performance improvement to a 996 as they would in an older car .
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In my case I wasn't able to separate the brake lines without damaging the nut even using penetrating oil and a flare nut wrench.
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I was pondering on the notion of switching out the original brake lines and going with some steel braided ones to replace the 17 year old original equipment ones installed on the brake calipers and chassis.
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I was pondering on the notion of switching out the original brake lines and going with some steel braided ones to replace the 17 year old original equipment ones installed on the brake calipers and chassis.
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I fitted goodridge phantom braided lines to my car , ( never seen a set for Porsche where the braids weren't sheathed but they must be out there ) , these won't give much of a performance improvement to a 996 as they would in an older car .
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Well it is nearing the time to show my stock 996 some love and do a brake job soon. I was pondering on the notion of switching out the original brake lines and going with some steel braided ones to replace the 17 year old original equipment ones installed on the brake calipers and chassis. Guess I would like to increase the "bling" factor in that area. This Carrera is a leisure vehicle with a few spirited drives under it's belt, so it's not a track car. What do you all think? Advantages to the possible change?
If you are under the car a lot and pay close attention, then stainless braided lines are a great idea. If you aren�t paying close attention to them, you might consider getting one that has an external sheathing. The stainless braid collects road crud and can a abrade the internal soft lines. This is no big deal on a car you pay a lot of attention to like a race car, swapping brake lines frequently, but not so great on a �set it and forget it� car like many people have for street cars.
I fitted goodridge phantom braided lines to my car , ( never seen a set for Porsche where the braids weren't sheathed but they must be out there ) , these won't give much of a performance improvement to a 996 as they would in an older car . But it's nice that all the fittings are also stainless so wont corrode making future brake work much more pleasant .
if you have to change the lines anyway it's worth doing for improved longevity but I wouldn't make it a huge priority .
They weren't much more money than oem . Pelican has a few options . I chose the phantom lines as they are black an look stock .
https://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog...pg3.htm#item17
Device 2, I installed the braided lines on my car...I only put 38 miles on the car since so I cannot give to much of a performance feedback you may be looking for but I can say the pedal was like a rock - meaning if felt really good to me as I like to just touch the pedal and get the car to stop on a dime.
Regardless, install on the car was a piece of cake. While I had the car up in the air...access is very easy. Bleed all four corners including the clutch line!
With the minimal cost of some good quality lines out there, may as well get them!
Chris
Just a quick warning. Replacing the brake lines is pretty easy as long as the brass connectors separate without damage. But given their age that might be a problem. In my case I wasn't able to separate the brake lines without damaging the nut even using penetrating oil and a flare nut wrench. Not a huge problem, but I ended up having to order and replace the short brake lines between the caliper and the flexible line for 2 of the calipers.
Plus I've been told that rubber brake lines deteriorate from the inside so visual inspection won't catch potential failure. SS lines don't have that issue.
