STAINLESS BRAKE HOSE FOR T1 356A

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Larry Denning
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STAINLESS BRAKE HOSE FOR T1 356A

#1 Post by Larry Denning »

Anyone know of source foe stainless brake line for T1 356A ?
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Wes Bender
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#2 Post by Wes Bender »

Larry, a word of caution on those stainless brake hoses. They look nice and are good for race purposes where they get replaced on a regular basis, but aren't particularly recommended for street vehicles. Regular reinforced rubber brake hoses fail gradually and the failure is noticeable visually because they leak. With age the stainless steel lines can break and the failure is quite sudden.
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....

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#3 Post by George Krompecher »

Another bit of info:
My mechanic races a genuine 935, between 750 and 1000hp depending on tune. Brake lines? Factory rubber...

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#4 Post by Jim Clement »

and.. the factory rubber ones look more correct..
 

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