Stainless Steel Brake Lines

by **Yanks0114** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:26 pm

Samuel wrote:Did you all notice a difference in braking from the s/s brake lines? I guess, in other words, are they worth it. Thanks

They are definately worth it. As a standalone mod they won't do much, but if you are doing brakes they are a must to get the maximium potential out of them

by **SC V6** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:16 am

I'm in lincoln and I can't go check and see if I have rear drums or not.. I thought the solara had rear disk 2... I dunno i have a 99 SLE v6.. anyway... If I do have to do the rear drum to disk.. what would I need? what is it about the flare wrench that is so needed? thanks
Scott

by **Mole** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:24 am

all v6 models have 4 wheels disc brakes w/ abs.

by **SC V6** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:29 am

so then to switch to the SS brake line I would need to bleed them w\ a buddy... then I would need a flare wrench.. now what is it exactly that needs the flare wrench?

by **Mole** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:46 pm

you dont need flare wrenches... i used general ones.

flare wrenches will give more grip and fit the nut more securely.

by **SC V6** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:29 pm

nice... because I don't want to have to buy tools..
thanks
later

by **JoeB** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:54 pm

That nut is on there pretty tight. The flare wrench grabs 2 extra angles on the nut (like a closed end wrench) to prevent stripping and knuckle busting. The cut on the end of the wrench is so that it can slip over the brake line. Otherwise it would be impossible to use a closed end wrench. I bought a Craftsman for $15 at Sears. -JoeB

by **impactX** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:45 am

DON'T USE OPEN WRENCH.

Don't cheap out on that flare wrench, or you will be like me, stripping all those aluminum bolts, it may result in you buying a new metal brakeline to run from the mastercylinder to the the wheel (and you have to get the car towed to Toyota to replace all that crap). I ended up having the car on jackstands for 2 weeks and I fixed all the stripped bolts eventually.

by **Mole** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:40 am

did you use a lubricant before hand?

sorry to hear that happend...

by **impactX** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:25 pm

TRDMole177 wrote:did you use a lubricant before hand?

sorry to hear that happend...

Yup, used everything... apparently Toyota overtorqued the bolts.

Anyways, basically I had to file the bolts into smaller sizes and use a smaller size wrench to take them off. It was such a hassle.

by **SC V6** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:43 pm

just curious what the difference in brakes would be from the 99 se, to the 99 sle??? just how big the brake booster would be??? which set should I get? Im an SLE, but I have a manual.. what do u guys think???? just get the SLE ones?

by **impactX** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:15 pm

There are no difference, they are the same and they are very puny.

The brakeline should fit all Gen1 Solara and Gen4 Camry.

My Suggestion:
Buy the big rotor kit adapter from EricSol while he still has them and buy 2 MKIV Supra TT front rotors. I stop on a dime with these big rotors.

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