navypaul

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just changed the brakelines on my car today... i replaced the stock with the goodridge lines... i tried looking up a how to on the instalation but wasnt able to find it... not that the process was hard but just in case someone might need reassurance along the way on their car here r some pics off of mine...

lift the car and remove the wheels... then find the connecting brakeline to the calipper and remove the bolt



follow the line up to the hard pipe where the stock rubber hose connects and unscrew the nut from the hose and remove the clip holding the hose down



replace the stock line with the steal braded goodridge line and bolt back tougether



make sure the line feeding to the calipper passes inbetween the guid i had to go back and fix that



the fron works in a similar way but there is 1 extra clip holding the line down




replace with goodridge line and bolt back up



ok ur almost done now bleed the brakes and replace the fluid and take it out for a test drive in a parking lot or somewhere safe... i would like to point out that im not a tech i did this with my car and it worked out ok so if there is anyone out there that might have any suggestions for these lines pls feel free to correct me... thank u for interest and hope u enjoy ur new goodridge lines

bigjhoney

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I think this link should be read before considering purchasing
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...odridge+brakes

SR20DE-T

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I think that the problem with the Goodridge SS lines are fixed now.

lexxtek

yup they've been revised, if you look on the pics third from top they have the 90 degree bend just like the stockers but still slightly longer though..

trinydex

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joe250 has a how to on this... dunno how you missed it... did you search goodridge? cuz i don't think he labeled it as that... just brake line install.

navypaul

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yeah i did a search on goodridge install but nothing came up :[ oh well one more can't hurt ;P

MitsuJoe

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nice job, any noticeable difference, did you bleed each caliper or did you wait until they were all installed and then do the bleed?

navypaul

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no i bleed all of them after the install and yes there is a noticeble difference... now one thing i will say do not mistake this mod for something that will make the car brake better this is a mod that pertains stricktly to the feel for the driver... it helps the driver get a better feedback and respons on the brakes but in essance it does nothing for the car it only helps u to b more precise

MitsuJoe

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It is like shifter bushings, it just makes the bullet more precise!

Insanity Evo

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Bump for an old thread...

Does anyone have pics of the rears installed? I followed the directions from this thread and my rears (the updated non-defective one as per the part #) slightly touch the bottom of the rear toe arm, above the axle. There is some give for the brake line to move/bend, so it is not like it is fully outstretched being rubbed on. Is this something to worry about and did I install correctly?

mrfred

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I'm in the middle of a Goodridge brake line install and seem to be having an issue that no one else has reported - the diameter of the anchor fitting that secures the brake line to the body of the car is just slightly too large to fit into the hole on the body. The anchor is about 0.1-0.2 mm too large. I had to grind the holes with a dremel tool. Then I had to repaint for rust prevention. Kind of a PITA. Fortunately, it was only for the front brake lines. The rear brake lines just barely fit.

I'll say though that the brake lines are otherwise excellent quality. All metal parts are cadmium or zinc plated, and the SS lines have a rubber coating to prevent abrasion.

Name User

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I gave up, I temporarily installed the clips upside down in order to get them to fit, and after a year I stopped even trying to contact Goodridge about it. It's weird and I wish the fit was right, but after like 10,000 miles they haven't fallen off, so whatever.

Last thing they sent me was:

"I've spoken with our team in the US and they've suggested you try rotating the fitting a little sothe flat sides line up with the tab - if that doesn't work then you night have to modify the tabs a little."

mrfred

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So I'm not the only one. I called Goodridge today to let them know the issue. The person seemed reasonably interested and wanted to know the details, but I suspect that nothing will come of it. Its too bad because its an otherwise very nice product.

Name User

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Somewhere on these forums I think I saw someone say that half way through the 2006 model year the brake line brackets were slightly updated. I don't know if this is true, but I was tearing my hair out, thinking how is it that I'm the only person on earth stupid enough to screw this up.

I know the upside down clips are wrong, but so far I'm not dead.

Here you can see these notches at the bottom of the mounting tab that prevent the brakeline from being pushed up far enough. (Clips not pictured)

mrfred

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So the brackets on the Evo were updated? I did see a post where someone said the brake line for the Evo 9 was updated at some point. Maybe they meant the bracket? Or maybe the brake line and the bracket were both updated at the same time.

Anyhow, if you have the gumption, its straightforward to open up the hole slightly with a dremel tool. One of the grinding wheels that came with my dremel kit just barely fits in the hole, and running it around the hole a few times gets the job done. The bigger pain is painting and waiting for it to dry.