Go Back   Viper Alley - Dodge Viper Forum » Viper Alley » Viper Discussions - Gen I/Gen II
Reload this Page SS Brake Lines
» Live Feed « · War Room · Graffiti Wall · Chat · Arcade · Viper Blogs · » Viper Tube «

Viper Discussions - Gen I/Gen II Discussions of Viper-related subjects covering Gen-I and Gen-II models.

       

SS Brake Lines

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
Thread Tools Display Modes

SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 09:28 AM   #1
City
Moderator
 
City's Avatar
 
City is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,567
City is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 points
Rep Power: 12
SS Brake Lines
Had dinner with a few Viper owners who claimed that there is a significant difference in braking by changing out the oe brake lines to a $400 set of SS lines. Can this be true? Without any other brake mods, would SS lines yield a "significant" difference?
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 09:40 AM   #2
Achilles99
Enthusiast
 
Achilles99 is offline
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 160
Achilles99 is unremarkable with 33 points
Rep Power: 0
Re: SS Brake Lines
I've seen that WestCoast Vipers sells a set of SS brake lines for under $200. Are these just as good as the $400 ones?
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 09:44 AM   #3
weeztones
I'm afraid of widths.
 
weeztones's Avatar
 
weeztones is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,280
weeztones hangs with the Hiddens with 604 pointsweeztones hangs with the Hiddens with 604 pointsweeztones hangs with the Hiddens with 604 pointsweeztones hangs with the Hiddens with 604 pointsweeztones hangs with the Hiddens with 604 pointsweeztones hangs with the Hiddens with 604 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by CitySnake
Had dinner with a few Viper owners who claimed that there is a significant difference in braking by changing out the oe brake lines to a $400 set of SS lines. Can this be true? Without any other brake mods, would SS lines yield a "significant" difference?
What color were their windbreakers?
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:08 AM   #4
City
Moderator
 
City's Avatar
 
City is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,567
City is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by weeztones
Quote:
Originally Posted by CitySnake
Had dinner with a few Viper owners who claimed that there is a significant difference in braking by changing out the oe brake lines to a $400 set of SS lines. Can this be true? Without any other brake mods, would SS lines yield a "significant" difference?
What color were their windbreakers?
[img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] Funny you should mention that Weez....
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:13 AM   #5
_Mark_
Senior Member
 
_Mark_'s Avatar
 
_Mark_ is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 4,892
_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points_Mark_ made Varsity with 751 points
Rep Power: 13
Send a message via AIM to _Mark_ Send a message via Yahoo to _Mark_
Re: SS Brake Lines
StopTech SS brake lines are around $158 IIRC. If you're not tracking the car, you probably couldn't tell the difference.
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:20 AM   #6
City
Moderator
 
City's Avatar
 
City is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,567
City is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by _Mark
StopTech SS brake lines are around $158 IIRC. If you're not tracking the car, you probably couldn't tell the difference.
That would be my contention. I mean, how much additional compression/response could the SS lines yield over the OE lines? Even under track use, the difference would relate more to (the potential for) complete failure of the lines rather than more effective braking.

I mean these guys (having spent the $) are telling me that there's a noticable difference in braking with JUST changing out the lines!
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:39 AM   #7
J DAWG
CARPE DIEM
 
J DAWG's Avatar
 
J DAWG is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,938
J DAWG hangs with the Hiddens with 630 pointsJ DAWG hangs with the Hiddens with 630 pointsJ DAWG hangs with the Hiddens with 630 pointsJ DAWG hangs with the Hiddens with 630 pointsJ DAWG hangs with the Hiddens with 630 pointsJ DAWG hangs with the Hiddens with 630 points
Rep Power: 11
Re: SS Brake Lines
City, check out this thread.
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:08 AM   #8
City
Moderator
 
City's Avatar
 
City is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,567
City is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by J DAWG
City, check out this thread.
Well I see that my memory is no longer effective beyond 10 months! :bonk:
Regardless, there's no definitive statement relative to whether changing out JUST the brake lines makes a significant difference in braking. I guess I should also check out the package JonB has. Seems like it's too cheap to be good.
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:27 PM   #9
jimandela
Enthusiast
 
jimandela is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 41
jimandela is unremarkable with 10 points
Rep Power: 0
Re: SS Brake Lines
buller ..buller... anyone...
I tend to agree with above... my 2 cent how much diff can you feel?
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:40 PM   #10
Achilles99
Enthusiast
 
Achilles99 is offline
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 160
Achilles99 is unremarkable with 33 points
Rep Power: 0
Re: SS Brake Lines
http://store2.yimg.com/I/westcoastviper_1767_4417997

Here's the set that West Coast Viper sells for 185. Is this a picture of fronts only, or fronts and rears?
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:43 PM   #11
Snake Bitten
Senior Member
 
Snake Bitten's Avatar
 
Snake Bitten is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,726
Snake Bitten is well liked with 190 pointsSnake Bitten is well liked with 190 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
SS brake lines are only $200 per set OF FOUR...don't pay double...They do make a diff, even on the street...

And whether you like JonB or not, his $800 brake package is the best deal goin...Rotors, lines, pads, and Motul fluid...Stop Tech rotors in front, poser rotors in the rear to match, but no worries, you only have 12% braking in the rear anyway...
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:45 PM   #12
jimandela
Enthusiast
 
jimandela is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 41
jimandela is unremarkable with 10 points
Rep Power: 0
Re: SS Brake Lines
I hate damn vipertax [img]/images/graemlins/cursin[/img]
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 10:57 PM   #13
City
Moderator
 
City's Avatar
 
City is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,567
City is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake Bitten
SS brake lines are only $200 per set OF FOUR...don't pay double...They do make a diff, even on the street...

And whether you like JonB or not, his $800 brake package is the best deal goin...Rotors, lines, pads, and Motul fluid...Stop Tech rotors in front, poser rotors in the rear to match, but no worries, you only have 12% braking in the rear anyway...
Anyone have a photo of the stoptech rotors? (as if I don't expect Gerald to have a full set from every angle [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] ). What about the eradispeed (sp?) rotors?
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:02 PM   #14
Snake Bitten
Senior Member
 
Snake Bitten's Avatar
 
Snake Bitten is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,726
Snake Bitten is well liked with 190 pointsSnake Bitten is well liked with 190 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by CitySnake
Anyone have a photo of the stoptech rotors? (as if I don't expect Gerald to have a full set from every angle [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] ). What about the eradispeed (sp?) rotors?
City...Eradispeeds are poser rotors...They stop only marginally better than stock, with my EBC greens...BUT THEY LOOKIN FREAKIN RAD!

[image]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/215043/FrontCaliperpic.jpg[/image]
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:06 PM   #15
Snake Bitten
Senior Member
 
Snake Bitten's Avatar
 
Snake Bitten is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,726
Snake Bitten is well liked with 190 pointsSnake Bitten is well liked with 190 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
The StopTech Rotors that come in the $800 package...I helped Confrontational put these on his ACR, as well as another MN viper owner on his GTS...before Viper Days last year at BIR...good shit...

[image]http://secureprocessing.net/PartsRack/WebShop/images/ProductImages/Brakes/StoptechRotor1.JPG[/image]
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:30 PM   #16
Chuck 98 RT10
Sexist
 
Chuck 98 RT10's Avatar
 
Chuck 98 RT10 is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 15,096
Chuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 pointsChuck 98 RT10 is The Man with 1656 points
Rep Power: 24
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake Bitten
[image]http://secureprocessing.net/PartsRack/WebShop/images/ProductImages/Brakes/StoptechRotor1.JPG[/image]
That's a one-piece. If you're going to track do it right and go with a two-piece rotor like the one below.
[image]http://secureprocessing.net/PartsRack/WebShop/images/ProductImages/Brakes/SlottedTwoPiece1.jpg[/image]
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:34 PM   #17
Snake Bitten
Senior Member
 
Snake Bitten's Avatar
 
Snake Bitten is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,726
Snake Bitten is well liked with 190 pointsSnake Bitten is well liked with 190 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck 98 RT10
That's a one-piece. If you're going to track do it right and go with a two-piece rotor...

Chuck..the two piece doesn't come in the $800 package...and when I was at Archer racing last year, they swore by the one piece, dollar for dollar...they said it was the best rotor going...

Now if you're gonna spend the big bucks, just get Stop Tech's Big Brake package...like Smokin's got...with the two piece rotors...$3,500 smackers!
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:34 PM   #18
Viper 10
n00b
 
Viper 10 is offline
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 16
Viper 10 is unremarkable with 10 points
Rep Power: 0
Re: SS Brake Lines
Quote:
Originally Posted by _Mark
StopTech SS brake lines are around $158 IIRC. If you're not tracking the car, you probably couldn't tell the difference.
I disagree. If you are doing any kind of aggressive driving, then you will get better pedal feel and be able to prevent lock ups much better.

Stainless steel lines on the back brakes are almost useless because they only do 10% of the stopping.

Brad
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 20th, 2004, 11:37 PM   #19
Snake Bitten
Senior Member
 
Snake Bitten's Avatar
 
Snake Bitten is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,726
Snake Bitten is well liked with 190 pointsSnake Bitten is well liked with 190 points
Rep Power: 12
Re: SS Brake Lines
BTW...NONE OF THE STOP TECH ROTORS LOOK AS COOL AS MY ERADISPEEDS! It's better to loook good... [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]
  Reply With Quote

Re: SS Brake Lines
Old February 21st, 2004, 07:24 AM   #20
City
Moderator
 
City's Avatar
 
City is offline
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,567
City is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 pointsCity is definately a better person than you are with 373 points
Rep Power: 12