Stainless braided hoses

[Gary]

Can anyone give some advice as to whether fittin a set of SS brake hoses is a worthwhile investment for a fast road only car :?:

 

[CleRICK]

It will give you a more direct feel to your brakes, i dont think it will help the car stop/slow any better than it already does.

 

[Trung]

Not worth it unless you do trackdays.

 

[dan the man]

think ill get some then! :lol:

 

[kingston]

The ss hoses will prevent heat getting to the rubber tubes (im assuming theyre rubber as ive not looked) which in turn will prevent air bubbles getting into tubes (due to evaporation or whatever you want to call it). However, this sort of thing would only happen at a track day or a race so would only be a cosmetic thing.

 

[Evs]

I thought the main benefit was that they are stiffer and resist expanding under pressure - so when you press the pedal, more of your energy finds its way to the calipers instead of going to waste stretching the rubber hoses.

I've fitted Goodridge ones to previous cars - Strada Abarth and Golf Mk1 16v - and found them to be a worthwhile mod as it does make the pedal feel firmer and the brakes more responsive, even in everyday road use.

Personally I think the DC5 brakes feel a bit 'wooden' and this might address that. I've got some Spoon ones for my DC5 which I haven't fitted yet - part of my large collection of 'attic jewellery'

 

[Duncs]

made a significant improvment to my GTiR and is on my list for DC5 but as usual we will pay through the nose because its a honda, i paid £60 for a set of 4 for my Nissan,

 

[Evs]

as usual we will pay through the nose because its a honda

Hmm... Don't you think £280 for a Spoon set is quite reasonable really? :shock: :lol:

IIRC TGM can make them up, I can't remember the price he mentioned but it was a LOT cheaper than Spoon.

 

[dan the man]

wooden


great ward as thats what i think...(DC2 WHERE ART THOU?!) :cry:

DAN :lol:

 

[Evs]

They are though aren't they?

They work OK when you really stand on them, but the ratio of pedal force to retardation seems non-linear, so in reasonably gentle braking you need to press harder than you think you should need to.

The DC2 probably couldn't generate as much outright retardation but the feel was much more linear. Just one of those anoraky things that makes it such a magic car to drive.

 

[T666YPR]

My brakes are better now I have Mugen braided hoses and slotted rotors. 8)

For the price of some Goodridge ones,I don't see why not fit them,as the price/performance is worth it,even just for fast road.

 

[CoreEng]

I have Mugen braided hoses fitted on my car and the braking distance etc... is alot better (when fitting it is better to use mugen or spoon or anyother comp brake pads (i have spoon).

 

[iDrew]

IIRC the ones from Tom @ TGM were £60

 

[dan the man]

thanks for the price..think i want some now :roll:

 

[iDrew]

Sorry Dan :wink:

You do get better brake feel though

 

[aself66]

metal conducts heat better than rubber !!!

 

[iDrew]

metal conducts heat better than rubber !!!

The hoses are braided stainless with a ptfe lining

 

[aself66]

"The hoses are braided stainless with a ptfe lining"

oh i didnt know. teflon eh? you say?

 

[iDrew]

These factory assembled brake hoses are manufactured from the same Speed - Flex stainless steel braid - protected, extruded teflon hose that is the standard of the racing industry, using crimp and swedged permanently installed hose ends. All hoses are tested to 4000 PSI

 

[f1nal zeros]

I have Stoptech SS line with silicon coating, to think this material is in half of hollywood girls tits. hahahah
Lines make the peddle feel stiffer, and braking is not really improved but during track days I really noticed the difference.