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Old 04-19-2006, 07:21 AM
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whatever happened to those Earl's lines? are they any good? has anyone here actually ran those Russel lines yet? if so, what's you opinion?
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I Have The Russel Lines And The Ssbc Truck Stop Kit. The Lines Were Installed After The Brakes, And The Pedal Feels Quite A Bit More Firm.... Well Worth The $125.00 I Paid For The 5 Line Kit From Thunderracing.......
Old 04-20-2006, 07:44 AM
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I'll have to check them out. thats way cheaper than I can get them from someone else...
Old 04-20-2006, 12:31 PM
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Brake line upgrade is the best bang for the buck brake upgrade you can do. With no other mods the lines alone can pull double digits off your stopping distance, and make the difference between a trip to the body shop or not.
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I'm in the process of upgrading the brakes...I got a set of Hawk's pads and Baer DecelaRotors from TByrne , and the 5 line Earl's SS brake line kit from Thunder Racing.
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Where does the 5 line go? One at each corner but the fifth?
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Between the other two rears I believe.
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I thought the one between the rears was a hard line with two flex lines going to the wheels... I dont know myself...
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how hard is it to take off and replace the brake lines? its something i havent even thought about yet.
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Originally Posted by Scream
I'm in the process of upgrading the brakes...I got a set of Hawk's pads and Baer DecelaRotors from TByrne , and the 5 line Earl's SS brake line kit from Thunder Racing.


This is something i have been considering too. What does every one think about the stock calipers? I imagine they are two piston but I haven't relly looked.

Is it reasonable to just do the parts like Scream, or is it worth the money to do a complete kit upgrade? Baer's Eradispeed kits are 1000 per axle and Brembos are about 2000, but brembo's base kit has better calipers than the baer.

Personally if the stock calipers will do the job then mights as well just upgrade around them. maybe just paint them to clean up the look.


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