Im going to be replacing the G body spindles in my 70 chevelle in a couple of weeks I went and purchased a spare set of control arms, and replaced the ball joints, bushings,new tie rod ends and idler arm. figure I'd turn the chevelle rotors, new bearings, seals. And since Im into it this far I may as well replace the 36 year old rubber lines. Has anyone used the earls lines summit sells for 70 bucks? or is the stock rubber ones fit better? car is far cry from a resto. any opinions greatly appreciated. Jim (by the way is there any interest in the g body spindles thats coming out of the car? Im talking free)

I used the Earls stainless lines from Summit on my 68. I didn't have any trouble with them at all. Haven't seen any reason not to use them, they've been on for 3 years.

Goodridge or Earl's come to mind. I run Goodridge lines myself. No problems. For a street car make sure you run the DOT approved lines with the full length plastic jacketing over the braiding.

DIY Race-style braided brake lines have no protective jacketing and road debris will get between the stainless braid and teflon liner and with movement eventually erode the teflon liner.

Troy

Yeah, I run the Russell braided brake line kit, replacing the rubber lines at all 3 places.
IMO, it's peace of mind...especially when trying to haul 3700 lbs down from 130+ MPH! :thumbsup:

Stick with the DOT rated part for safety's sake. There could be a small improvement in the firmness of the pedal, as the teflon/stainless is not so elastic as the rubber lines. I learned that about 30 years ago when it was trendy to change to the Teflon stuff on my race bike. And those Teflon lines were popular with the SCCA racers for the same reason.

I went ahead and ordered the Earls from figure all the rest of the brakes will be new, might as well install brake lines, and the price is about the same as stock lines. Now I just have to convince myself to spend the $$$ on a power brake booster. Jim