[Miata] Re: Prioritizing Winter Upgrades & Maintenance

[Larry Alster]

I concur with Sam

I've installed them on all my cars except the MSM and that is just from lack of time.


Larry

White Knight   1991 Crystal White   #99 CSP
Silver Bullet     1992 Silverstone     #17 EM  FM I+ Turbo
Honey B         1992 Sunburst Yellow  J.R. M45
Whooosh       2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sam Sharp 
  To: unlisted-recipients: ; no To-header on input 
  Cc: Miata List 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Miata] Re: Prioritizing Winter Upgrades & Maintenance


  The FM SS lines made a huge difference on my car, and everybody who drives it comments on how firm the brake pedal is.  They are definitely worth it.

  Sam



  On 1/17/07, the.jack <the.jack at verizon.net> wrote: 
    > -----Original Message-----
    > On Behalf Of Berck E. Nash
    > Subject: Re: [Miata] Re: Prioritizing Winter Upgrades & Maintenance 
    >
    > Dillon wrote:
    >
    > >    5. FM Stainless steel brake lines.  It'll give me an excuse to bleed
    > >       the brakes at least.
    >
    > Personally, I've never seen the point, given the expense. 
    > I'd probably consider it if I had a brake line fail, but I've
    > even heard of that happening.  I just don't think those short
    > rubber lines are going to flex enough to make any difference. 
    >
    -----Response-----

           This brings up a point. I've basically thought the same thing, but this will be the first vehicle that will (I hope!) see
    100k. Now what I see is the cold doing those in. If plastic gets brittle in these single and negative digits, then I'd think so 
    would rubber, no? So I worry about stomping on the brakes in a winter panic stop and blowing the lines into a hundred rubber
    bands...
           Any basis for this worry? Otherwise, I find the brakes plenty responsive and I'll only change to SS when I actually lose 
    these lines.

    Chris C.
    99 Mazda Miata 5-sp Emerald


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