[s-cars] stainless steel brake lines

[Mark Strangways]

Where do you live ?
Is it a salty environment ?

Do you maintain your rear brakes well ? Do you ALWAYS use the P brake ?
It seems a well adjusted rear calipers makes a vast difference.
When I upgraded to the 996 TT over 993 calipers, I thought "yeah it's good,
but..." when I rebuilt my rear calipers and installed the larger rotors back
there I said " SHIT, now that's the way it should be."
The pedal is like a rock, and is very modulatable...

regards,

Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Marinello" <smarinello at charter.net>
To: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>; "Philip Mische"
<pmische at comcast.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] stainless steel brake lines


> You know guys, I've got G60's on the S6 sedan and on the urq and Big Reds
on
> the S6 avant.  Yes, the Big Reds are much better.  BUT, I have rock hard
> pedals on both G60 sets; SS lines on the urq, but stock rubber lines on
the
> sedan.
>
> Methinks there's more to it than just swapping calipers and more to it
than
> the usual flush and fill some of you guys are doing.  Or, I'm just lucky,
> just like having a rock solid '83 urq for the last nineteen years without
> all the usual problems everyone else seems to complain about.
>
> Could be the weekly offerings to the Audi gods.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
> To: "Philip Mische" <pmische at comcast.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] stainless steel brake lines
>
>
> > I have run SS lines for some many years I don't remember.
> > It has to be 6 years at least...
> > They look great.
> > They will NOT fix that wet noodle of a pedal, you need to get the G60's
> off
> > and some Porsche calipers on.
> > After that you will like your pedal.
> >
> > hth's
> >
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Philip Mische" <pmische at comcast.net>
> > To: "S-Car List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 11:28 AM
> > Subject: [s-cars] stainless steel brake lines
> >
> >
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > --
> > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > I'm sick of this crummy pedal!  Stiffening up the system should help,
> but
> > what's the long term prognosis for stainless steel brake lines?  I seem
to
> > remember posts about them only lasting a few years.
> > >
> > > Paragon's got a set of 4 for $71.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Phil Mische
> > > 95.5 S6 w/ S6+ rotors & calipers
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