BOXRPWR Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 In the process of going back to stock. Took off the Racing Brake kits and put back on the stock brakes. In keeping with the stock theme, we also removed the Goodridge braided ss lines and put on some very clean, near-new stock brake lines. well, they ended up leaking badly. it seems the Goodridge lines slightly altered (expanded) the flared connections on the hard lines. so no matter how tight they were, the fluid just keep leaking. and not just a few drops but small puddles of fluid. not a good situation. so we put the braided ss lines back on (keeping the stock brake hardware on) and everything seems to be leak-free now. don't know if anybody else has gone back to the stock rubber lines after having braided lines - Goodridge in particular. but it didn't work for me. thought I'd share the experience with the LGT community. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Interesting. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lie495s14 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 thanx there, i'll avoid goodridge brake line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweasel Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 thanx there, i'll avoid goodridge brake line. No need to avoid them, quality product. Just don't put the rubber lines back on in the future. ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hm, interesting. The goodridge lines are superior to stock in every way imaginable, anyway. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 As an FYI, I did BOXRPWR's brake and suspension uninstall, and have since verified with the jsalicru (who put back on the Goodrich lines) that the issue was apparently related to the Goodrich lines. Who knows for sure what caused the problem, but I do feel better knowing that I didn't bork anything! As for the performance of the Goodrich lines, I have them on my car and they perform wonderfully. With this experience, I'll just be leaving them on my car when it comes time to sell. As much as they improve braking feel, they will probably help sell the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 ^^^ Just a small correction, and only because you typed it twice... it's Goodridge. Goodrich is an aerospace company and has very little business in automotive products. http://www.goodrich.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 ^^^ Just a small correction, and only because you typed it twice... it's Goodridge. Goodrich is an aerospace company and has very little business in automotive products. http://www.goodrich.com Whoops! My bad! Goodridge it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 No need to avoid them, quality product. Just don't put the rubber lines back on in the future. I had a goodridge line that I had to replace back to a stock rubber OEM one in the past on a WRX.. no leaks here. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXRPWR Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 I wholeheartedly agree with the favorable comments about the Goodridge ss braided lines - and probably most any other brand. My intent was to inform the community of the "risks" of putting the stock rubber lines back on. I didn't mean to impune the merits and quality of the Goodridge lines. I would highly recommend them as a smart early upgrade to a stock brake setup. In fact, just putting on braided ss lines and some decent pads is probably all the brake upgrade 75% would ever need. So go ahead........take of those rubbers! (Just don't put them back on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I use stock rubber lines on my 911 track car. My theory is that if the Porsche Cup cars come with rubber lines, then that is good enough for me. So for my daily driver LGT, it's only rubber lines for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweasel Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I use stock rubber lines on my 911 track car. My theory is that if the Porsche Cup cars come with rubber lines, then that is good enough for me. So for my daily driver LGT, it's only rubber lines for me. It's been my understanding that SS lines do not improve actual breaking performance on most cars, rather alter the feel of the break pedal by making it more firm. I swapped lines on my other car because I was not happy with the pedal feel. The LGT pedal is fine for my uses. ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXRPWR Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 I guess you could say that I don't like the feel of rubbers then! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wangspeed Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I usually run stainless lines on my track cars. I had an Evo a few years ago, and was out instructing. The rubber seperated from the crimped section due to heat at over 100 mph on the back straight at Jefferson Circuit in Summit Point. No more rubber lines on track cars for me. They may be fine if you aren't railing on the brakes, but if you're on them hard, be careful Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rougeben83 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Could you use teflon tape over the threads like they do with pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joon525 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Could you use teflon tape over the threads like they do with pipes? I believe that's a band aid fix because if you do that the lines themselves are still not sealing. I don't think the fitting is meant to create a seal themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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