So - because I had to replace the siezed brake calipers - it seemed a no brainer to do the front braided lines - done the rears - and needed some tweaking to get them to fit - so I pre tested the middle joint where the brake line anchors to the shock/spring assembly - fitted fine.
Thinking it was all plain sailing - I found 2 issues with these:
1) The length of thread that goes into the caliper is pretty long - almost an inch in old money (2.5cm for you metric boys and girls) and they supply 2 copper washers - one for each side - so I assumed that the nut should sit flush with the caliper housing - no chance - got about 8mm of thread into the caliper and then it\'s home - so the copper washer is useless. What kind of fitment are these for??
2) So aside from the caliper fitment issue, I then found that the top end of the braided line doesn\'t quite go into the bracket in the wheel arch to meet with the hardline - boooger - this is pretty much the same ball ache I had with the rears - only a different bracket that time - so out with the 90 degree drill attachment and a grinding stone and bored the hole out - voila - fitment achieved.
So for braided lines that are supposed to be direct replacements for the flexi rubber and hardline pieces - these have been sadly way off base !!
Question to anyone who\'s done a braided line swap - did you have these issues ?
If not - what brake lines did you get ?
Anyone else have a problem with fitment ?
PS apologise for title - wrong spelling of brake - me tired and all wined up now :( :)
I have a single braided line on the front lol will try and take a photo of it at some point, but ive only just got all the wheels on and torqued up correctly lol
Dunno but I\'ve got some for the rears that Im gonna fit some time soon. Will let you know how I get on.
You will probably find that the Goodrich lines fit fine on my FC as nothing on my OEM car is OEM spec it seems lol
When I do mine I\'ll update you! I\'ve had some Goodrich (2nd hand) lines lying around for a month or 2 now. Need a willing volunteer to be my partner in crime bleeding them though.
Not much help to you but I fitted Goodridge hoses to my FD today and they fitted fine.
I suspect you may not have noticed that the fitting is NOT a hexagon shape - one edge has a curve so it has to be fitted a specific way around.