[Spearfishin]

Installing stainless brake lines and my best judgement led me to a different routing than the pics here (from an older thread on the topic).

V2 Goodridge SS Brake line install Question

Has anyone on here installed Goodridge SS brake lines on their V2? I installed the Rear lines successfully on my 2012 M6 Seda, but I am having trouble figuring out which way the front lines go in. The bracket on the brake line that attaches at the Shock bolt to lower control arm is giving me...

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Can anyone confirm the "right" way?

How I ran mine:

 

[MrSurly]

Zoom this pic and you see the original mounting.
They bolt on the rear most shock bolt.
Notice the difference tho in the bracket. The factory hose is longer and the original bracket is longer than what supplies.

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note that you CAN move the Goodridge bracket along the hose but it’s fairly difficult.

 

[Spearfishin]

Yeah, I moved the Goodrich bracket a little while playing with different versions of my install. Was nervous it was just going to get looser and looser, but that didn't appear to be the case.

New brake options

So getting time to replace brake pads. I like OEM feel and don't care much about dust (daily driver, it gets dirty). But what rotors are cool looking? I've had R1 for the past few years and they work fine, but I've never been happy with the casting lines making them look like I run a wheel...

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These pics show them mounted like I've done mine, so even if it's not "right" seems like it's close. The engineer side of my brain says the bracket/mounting tab needs to mount barrel down because the barrel then indexes alongside the LCA. Flipped upright it doesn't have anything to index on and could be mounted at (almost) any angle, which is just bad design. Not to say companies don't produce things that fall into the category of "bad design", but I chose to assume that wasn't the case here. Now, hiring a technical writer to give even a hint of install guidance/documentation wouldn't have killed them.

*Random note to toss into the ether: 16ft-lb torque spec for new banjo is at top of the range of my small in-lb torque wrench and bottom of the range of my next size up...so this may have exposed another gap in my tool collection. Which must be corrected!

 

[MrSurly]

Goodridge brake lines are pretty and cheap so they are popular.
But I’m wishing I had looked further for competitors because these lines appear to be a smaller diameter than stock and lack (in my view) proper brackets and fittings.
I just looks like they’ve cheated a little on every aspect of the product.

 

[Spearfishin]

Goodridge brake lines are pretty and cheap so they are popular.
But I’m wishing I had looked further for competitors because these lines appear to be a smaller diameter than stock and lack (in my view) proper brackets and fittings.
I just looks like they’ve cheated a little on every aspect of the product.

I bought a motorcycle from a guy who's side hustle was custom stainless brake lines...just give him your existing and he'd make braided stainless replicas. Funny part, he'd of course made lines for the bike I bought, but the front was too short. He'd intended on lowering the front of the bike, so he shorted his new custom line, but I bought it as an unfinished project and forks were still at factory height, with a way too tight braided stainless line on it. He was embarrassed, but I get it.

 

[MrSurly]

as I mentioned in my build thread somewhere, the Goodridge fittings do not accommodate the factory-provided bracket indices that very simply eliminate the need for back-up wrenches. So now, it is necessary to use a back-up in tight places that you shouldn’t need to and DIDN’T need to before.
The reason they do this (IMHO) is not because it would cost more to make this fitting correctly to fit my car…

it is because THEIR way, this fitting fits OTHER cars… which saves costs for them (and makes the product cheaper to me as well) but it is at the expense of QUALITY.
The product is supposed to be custom for my car, yet these rear lines are generic universal lines with ADAPTERS, which add additional joints to the system.
The product is supposed to be an UPgrade but the factory would never use these shitty fittings.


Sorry about the rant.

 

[Spearfishin]

as I mentioned in my build thread somewhere, the Goodridge fittings do not accommodate the factory-provided bracket indices that very simply eliminate the need for back-up wrenches. So now, it is necessary to use a back-up in tight places that you shouldn’t need to and DIDN’T need to before.
The reason they do this (IMHO) is not because it would cost more to make this fitting correctly to fit my car…
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it is because THEIR way, this fitting fits OTHER cars… which saves costs for them (and makes the product cheaper to me as well) but it is at the expense of QUALITY.
The product is supposed to be custom for my car, yet these rear lines are generic universal lines with ADAPTERS, which add additional joints to the system.
The product is supposed to be an UPgrade but the factory would never use these shitty fittings.


Sorry about the rant.

I don't disagree. Find me the alternative...it's not too late!

 

[MrSurly]

You’ve put your finger on the reason I have Goodridge.
I’ve not seen a ready-made kit offered and I’m NOT going to do the custom build. I am already custom building so many things.

 

[Ravenclaw_V]

Most of your hydraulic hose shops can make brake lines. I had one do my brake lines for my is300 and the power steering conversion line when I swapped it with an LS. But I completely get where your coming from MrSurley, love your build thread.