Re: Cu-Ni vs. Steel for brake lines

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2011/6/22 20:19:33

I live in the rust belt where steel brake lines commonly rust thru in 20 years. That is on everyday cars exposed to rain mud and snow year round.

On collector cars they last much longer.

How long do you plan on owning your car? If it is no more than 20 years I recommend you use regular steel.Your local parts store has brake lines in various lengths preflared. If you want to be pernickety about length you may have to shorten one but that only means making one flare rather than 2.