Steel Braided Brake Lines. Are they worth it?

[Sammich]

believe me...i know about bleeding brakes and overtime rubber loses its stiffness

[RL...]

believe me...i know about bleeding brakes and overtime rubber loses its stiffness

Yeah I think I'm gonig to go with PBS. I'm curious to see how the steel lines will affect my pedal feel. Hopefully I didn't just waste $130 lol.

[yudalicious]

Yeah I think I'm gonig to go with PBS. I'm curious to see how the steel lines will affect my pedal feel. Hopefully I didn't just waste $130 lol.

...I don't understand how ppl STILL think that it's the metal lines that are improving pedal feel AFTER they tear down the system and flush the whole system with new fluid. you can't gauge how much of a difference the lines make if you change more than one parameter. I'm sure they help, but I'm also willing to bet that 99% of the people will never notice a difference between a freshly bled system with old lines vs a freshly bled system with steel lines. this is getting pretty pointless, in the end, it's still only $120 that can't hurt your car. steel lines or not, just make sure to bleed your brakes often with good fluid. that is the most important key to having good pedal feel.

[RL...]

...I don't understand how ppl STILL think that it's the metal lines that are improving pedal feel AFTER they tear down the system and flush the whole system with new fluid. you can't gauge how much of a difference the lines make if you change more than one parameter. I'm sure they help, but I'm also willing to bet that 99% of the people will never notice a difference between a freshly bled system with old lines vs a freshly bled system with steel lines. this is getting pretty pointless, in the end, it's still only $120 that can't hurt your car. steel lines or not, just make sure to bleed your brakes often with good fluid. that is the most important key to having good pedal feel.

You might be right, but you migth be wrong. I flushed and bled my whole brake system the other day and still noticed my pedal felt a little mushy. I don't know if the steel lines will help, but I'l let you know in about 2 weeks...