02-05-2021, 02:10 PM | #1 |
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Thoughts and Recommendations? About time to change my brakes and rotors and wanted to know if this would be a needed upgrade.
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02-05-2021, 05:57 PM | #3 |
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It does feel that it firms up the pedal feel a bit more, but it might be all just imaginary I personally like Goodrich SS lines quite a bit as the nuts on both ends can swivel without rotating the line.
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02-05-2021, 10:22 PM | #4 |
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Absolutely not "needed" IMO. I have cars with and without them. Spend the money elsewhere.
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02-06-2021, 07:02 AM | #5 |
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FWIW, there is also the added peace of mind knowing you'd have some greater protection from an inopportune shard of road debris making its way in there and preventing you from quickly decelerating from 140 to make that turn
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02-06-2021, 01:25 PM | #6 |
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I debated doing lines for the first year of my car. Installed a bimmerworld set when I ran Sonoma last November.
As others have stated. There is not much difference. The pedal is firmer but it is in the low 5% difference. Negligible. Even after 20 minute sessions I could barely tell the difference from the oem lines. |
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02-14-2021, 05:55 PM | #8 |
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I was back and forth on installing SS lines as well. Decided to install Turner Performance SS lines as I was already installing Ferodo DS2500 Pads F/R and flushing the Brake Fluid to Motul RBF 600.
As others have stated, it's not needed but doesn't hurt, the rear lines are less than a foot long, to each their own
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02-14-2021, 08:56 PM | #9 |
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Not really needed since bmw has hard brake lines. My daily on the other hand has rubber lines and SS made a huge difference.
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I personally haven't seen a difference in pedal feel due to SS lines. But, I did notice a difference in pedal feel due to new track pads and fresh SRF. I added SS lines just for my peace of mind. Not "required" IMO.
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I haven't had an opportunity to get them up to temp. I went with these as they were highly recommended for street/"spirited" driving weekends and easy to swap to DS1.11 upfront with the DS2500 rear combo for the track.
Presently in TX and I'll be moving back to SoCal shortly. I'll post up a review regarding the Ferodo DS2500 and hopefully, a follow up shortly after with DS1.11 after a track day.
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On my E39 the improvement in brake modulation was very noticeable, huge in fact. On my M3 the improvement wasn’t as dramatic. I had the M3 calipers off to be powder coated, so why not replace the brake lines.
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