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Which brake line set up?

I'm about to buy a new set of brake lines but was wondering what the pro's and con's are between race style or OEM i can see the obvious one which is the race set up is cheaper (2 lines instead of 3) but is there any other considerations.

Thanks

Re: Brake line set up.

If you have the race set up, then you'll still have one brake line, if one should fail.

If the line from the MC went on the OEM set up before the splitter, you'd have no brakes

Re: Brake line set up.

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Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2449193)

If you have the race set up, then you'll still have one brake line, if one should fail.

If the line from the MC went on the OEM set up before the splitter, you'd have no brakes

as mavi, like the race set-up for that reason and the extra pressure that the system has.

Rubber lines are better in winter as the braking force is less and reduces the risk of lock up (slightly- still no substitute for accidentally grabbing a handful!)

EDIT: SS's answer is correct.

Re: Brake line set up.

so no real downsides then. Probably order myself a set a race style then seen as though there cheaper

Re: Brake line set up.

look at Goodridge, Hel or Venhills websites as they sometimes was winter deals on the lines

Re: Which brake line set up?

cheapest i've seen is venhill for about £45 and the other 2 for around £50

Re: Brake line set up.

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Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2449193)

If you have the race set up, then you'll still have one brake line, if one should fail.

If the line from the MC went on the OEM set up before the splitter, you'd have no brakes

Is that right?At the MC both lines share a banjo bolt,and pressure goes equally through both lines.Surely if one line fails pressure is lost throughout the whole system?

Re: Brake line set up.

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles (Post 2449222)

Is that right?At the MC both lines share a banjo bolt,and pressure goes equally through both lines.Surely if one line fails pressure is lost throughout the whole system?

thats what i thought.

race style will be easier to bleed and offer better brake feel. standard will look neater

Re: Brake line set up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2449193)

If you have the race set up, then you'll still have one brake line, if one should fail.

If the line from the MC went on the OEM set up before the splitter, you'd have no brakes

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Originally Posted by andrewsmith (Post 2449195)

Completely wrong!

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles (Post 2449222)

Is that right?At the MC both lines share a banjo bolt,and pressure goes equally through both lines.Surely if one line fails pressure is lost throughout the whole system?

Correct.

There is no functional benefit to either way, but a two line system is cheaper - the unions are by far the more expensive of the parts of the lines. A two line system simply has only four unions instead of the six that a three line system has.

If you want to do it the neatest way then take one hose from the master cylinder to the right caliper, then one from there over the mudgaurd to the the left caliper - sightly shorter overall line length.

Re: Brake line set up.

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid (Post 2449249)

Completely wrong!

Correct.

There is no functional benefit to either way, but a two line system is cheaper - the unions are by far the more expensive of the parts of the lines. A two line system simply has only four unions instead of the six that a three line system has.

If you want to do it the neatest way then take one hose from the master cylinder to the right caliper, then one from there over the mudgaurd to the the left caliper - sightly shorter overall line length.

Stand corrected by SS