Which would you choose?

I really haven't researched on the two major brands but I like the packaging better on the Goodridge, even though you really shouldn't judge like that.

I'll pair it with a set of Hawk's HPS pads.

 

i got earls this time around and so far so good! they are holding up fine!

hawk pads have hella brake dust, but are really good for daily

 

Comptech sells relabeled GoodRidge SS Lines as their own. The was enough endorsement for me to get them, and they've been working perfect for the past year on my daily/auto-x/hpde car.

The only real issue with any braided line, is that they all should be replaced regularly (once a year to every other year), since dirt working its way under the steel will rub the teflon inner line and you will develop leaks (eventually).

 

dang, I didn't know they had to be replaced so often.

What if you slipped some clear tubing over the stainless braid along the entire length of the hose?

 

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I would imagine that would probably help avoid getting dirt in the places you don't want it. However, how much of a real difference it would make I can't say. It might also make it harder to see a leak start if one did.

You would probably be fine leaving the lines on a street car for 4 or 5 years, maybe longer. I've also heard of people who had stainless lines start leaking in under a year of use (of course, these were people who had frequent off track excursions into the dirt).

As far as I look at it, they're brakes, and one of the most important systems on the car. Replacing the lines before issues start, is rather cheap insurance compared to what could go wrong. I also replace my rotors with the pads, since they're $15.95 each at VatoZone, a negligible cost compared to the pads themselves, and my peace of mind is worth well more than the $32.

And if periodic replacement of brake lines is not acceptable to any owners, the stock rubber lines should last the life of the car just fine.

All of this is just me repeating what I have heard and read. I am no brake expert.

However, Comptech recommended annual replacement to me, and while they have a vested interest in selling them, I doubt they're trying to needlessly get me to waste money.

 

For the very reason that dirt gets under the braiding on a DD car, I would and DID go Stop tech. The speed world challenge guys use them. I've had goodrich in the past, and theyre quite good, but Ive heard of them failing from grim inside the mesh.

You missed me by a day! I had a set of brand new still in the package Stoptechs I could have given you for less than the price of the goodrich lines. They regularily go for around $160 for the set or so. If your still interested try http://www.buybrakes.com I had good luck with them.

 

I use the stock OE Honda rubber brake lines. They come free with the vehicle, work great, last well over a decade, and have plenty of attachment brackets to stay secure and out of the way of moving parts. Not to mention, I've never seen the high pressure fittings fail on a stock line like some people have reported with aftermarket parts, and they don't have the dirt entrapment issue that can pose a problem for braided lines without an outer sheath.

Add in the fact that I personally haven't perceived any improvement in pedal feel with stainless lines over a (well-maintained, properly bled) brake system with stock lines in the multiple cases that I've compared, and it just isn't worth the cost or hassle to me.

If I were forced to choose though, I'd probably pick up the StopTech lines over the Goodridge, Russell (Edelbrock), or Earl's (Holley).