Been thinking about replacing all the brake lines with braided hoses.

 

Firstly, is there enough room under the car to accommodate the braided hoses.

 

Secondly, does any one know how much hosing is required? and also how many and of what type banjo fittings are required? ( i dont have the car with me at the moment)

 

Thanks

 

Neil

No real point of changing to braided all the way through unless your going to be using a race pedal box ect, might aswell just use copper line, if you do do this you'll need just over one roll of copper line if your going to change every single line, need quite a few male 3/8th fittings about 15 or so

pos to much opportunity or chance of flex in the pipe and then the brake peddle will disapear to the floof. i think thats why people dont do it.

pos to much opportunity or chance of flex in the pipe and then the brake peddle will disapear to the floof. i think thats why people dont do it.

Braided brake line does NOT flex and cause the pedal to disappear.

Go to the paddock of any race meeting or service area of any rally right up to WRC level and you will see virtually ALL the cars use braided brake lines.

Normal road cars dont need them and since it is at least 4 times as expensive to buy then very few people use them..

Plus you need to be able to sit down and draw/plan the whole system with the correct fittings and order it. That in itself is beyond many peoples skill set.

i have just gone thru the process for the rally 240Z I am building. Cost around £150 in parts and probably the best part of a day to make it all up.

Compare with a roll of copper pipe and a handful of tube nuts... £25

Why would braided hose be better than copper pipe?

Why would braided hose be better than copper pipe?

 

No idea - maybe it's lighter; so a bit of weight saved on a race car....?

Real head scratcher that one. Wouldn't be any easier to route. On a rally car you could run coppers internally if you were bothered about knacking them on rocks. Steel lines would jiggle and chafe on firewalls.

 

Quick and easy repair and replacement. Snap connector things so you can swap a line really easilly?

Why would braided hose be better than copper pipe?

Copper pipe is weak and fractures easily. Kunifer is better but harder to work with.

Braided hose is just superior in every respect. Strength. Ease of fitment etc.

 

Steel lines would jiggle and chafe on firewalls.

You dont run them thru firewalls!!!

You use bulkhead/firewall fittings.

Welcome to a whole new world of stuff.

Have a look at these pages of the "Rally Desighn" catalogue.

It will give you some idea of what is available.

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Euroquip&x=10&y=9&osCsid=4b25sjbi25b92jbua26i7uuug1

I Got braided lines from bmc to caliper without any breaks. I picked it because I wanted to change how it was routed and it looks better.

 

I've used the reusable fixings with the Ferrells.

 

Also will be routed through the car.