nosaj

Have a 02 ss camaro. Have some baer rotors for the front. Need some stainless brake lines for front and back with traction control. What are some good lines to get?

V68Sweep

Russell and Goodridge are the beez kneez!

Sam Strano

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I sell Techna-fit, Russell, and Goodridge too.

I used and sell more Techna-fits than the others because they price is right, and they just work as intended. Again, I sell all 3. I don't think Goodridge is currently on my site (because they'd cost the most delivered and don't work any better).

Techna-fits if you have a non-traction control car are $130 shipped.
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=194&ModelID=7

If you have ASR/TCS that kit is $150 shipped.
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=194&PartID=77

Note that Russells are more money and don't have free shipping.

Again, I installed Techna-fit on my own car, replacing a Russell line that broke (though that wasn't really an issue with the part, more of an incident with a curb by another driver that busted it). However, I took the chance to change to the TF's to compare. I see no reason what-so-ever to spend more money on them. But I have those if you wanna.

Mark2002

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Only thing I can suggest is finding a set with a square head on the end that attaches to the caliper. This makes it MUCH easier to torque the banjo bolt by not allowing the line to rotate since it butts itself against the caliper. My round headed Russells were a pain to torque! The J&M Hotpart C5 conversion lines are square headed, so I'd check there for f-body lines. I have no idea about Earls.

Mark.

libertyforall1776

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I have Goodridge on my SS, and may be getting a set for my RS as well, unsure which brand I will choose for that one...

camaroboy14

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Man I am gonna have to order some from strano too

meine96ws6

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My Earls were butter, easy to install...

nosaj

The earls brake lines are discontinued, has anyone used the stoptech brake lines. It says they are 4500psi tested and cheaper than some of the others. Just wondering if they are worth the money.

00firebird

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bump because relevant questions to this thread.

Why does that link to the Earls say it only uses for 4 lines with traction control, but the goodridge and russell traction control kits both have 6 lines?

Also what's better goodridge or russell? Ironically the russell are now only around $130 shipped while the goodridge closer to $170-180 shipped. But I think russell is made by edelbrock which is a meh one size fits all company. I've never even heard of goodridge. Which will install better?

1 FMF

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because kits were weak and only addressed the flex lines at the calipers.
behind the driver's side rear wheel where the sway bar end link mounts to the body then behind that bracket towards the center of the car is the bracket where the brake hard lines are held. from that bracket on the car there is either one or two flex lines that run to the hard lines mounted on the rear axle. you need flex lines because the rear axle suspension- it moves up and down as you hit bumps. traction control cars have 2 separate hard lines coming down the center of the car, one for each rear wheel. non tcs cars had only one hard line, and then one flex line to the rear hard line, and there is a T that splits the one rear brake line on the axle to go to the left and right.
I believe i bought the russell street legal brake line kit from summit, was years ago and around $130 but i got all 6 lines. i remember back then it was hard to find a kit with 6 lines for traction control cars, most brands only offered the non-tcs kit which gave you 5 lines and they instructed you to not use the one line on tcs cars which was gay.

trans_am7935

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i have the Russell lines on my 99 TCS equipped TA. they work pretty good so far. i noticed a significant better pedal feel, but i also bled the entire system cause the brake fluid came out black, so that probably helped too. i take mine to the track every once in a while (autocross) and not a failure yet.

wicknewman

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I have had the Techna-Fit and J&M. I like the J&M lines much better and they matched the factory brake lines exactly.

http://www.coloradospeed.com/jm-stai...s-p-19044.html

99camaro5.7

I ordered mine from sjm when I got my line lock and proportioning valve. No problems and a breeze in install not to mention they look great

COSPEED

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Thanks guy. Glad you like them. We have them all listed here.

GOODRIDGE
http://www.coloradospeed.com/1998200...d=532&sort=20a

J&M
http://www.coloradospeed.com/1998200...d=484&sort=20a

SparkyJJO

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Wait, why do they say without ABS? Do they mean without traction control?

wicknewman

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Yes, without traction control....LOL. Small typo there.

z28bryan

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I got techna fit. They work...

Their customer service rep who I spoke to a few years back was a miserable *insert curseword here*. Maybe I was just unlucky that day.

03Sssnake

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Excellent product, have the J&M front lines on my 99 w/C5 brakes.. You guys corrected my order when you realized I ordered the ones for the F-body (non-c5 conversion), that is customer service!

JakeFusion

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Why are the J&M much better?

I had planned to go Techna-Fit since they are cheaper than Goodridge and J&M. Looks like J&M is the most expensive of all of them. 150 shipped Techna-fit, 160 shipped Goodridge, and 180 shipped J&M. Also, it looks like the Techna-Fit come standard coated, which I think you'd want on a street car...

Anyway, I would spend a few extra dollars on Techna-Fit or Goodridge or J&M over the Russells. Probably nothing wrong with them, but the others are all brake line companies vs Edelbrock.

fixinitup

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So If I'm looking to upgrade to either c5/6 brake package the J&M lines for stock camaro will not work correct? which part number is for the c5 upgrade? Thanks