Thumper
Well-known member
I've got rotors that are cross drilled and slotted, o-ring calipers and steel braided brake lines. Unless I was racing, I doubt that I would actually benefit from all of this overkill....but, I like overkill. Plus, it all looks cool. It depends upon your taste and budget. Some people are plenty satified with what GM put on the cars originally, and I think that's great. I can also appreciate those who want to spend the bucks for the sparkly, flashy stuff. To each their own. There wouldn't be any truly fast mid 70's vettes out there if everyone stuck to the engine combinations that GM put in the cars originally.
I put steel braided brake lines on my Jeep CJ7, more because they were stronger and much less likely to break when four wheeling, than for the looks. Plus, on my Jeep, I could definitely tell that they gave me a harder pedal than the stock rubber lines. My Jeep has much more unsprung weight to deal with and it made a difference.
I put steel braided brake lines on my Jeep CJ7, more because they were stronger and much less likely to break when four wheeling, than for the looks. Plus, on my Jeep, I could definitely tell that they gave me a harder pedal than the stock rubber lines. My Jeep has much more unsprung weight to deal with and it made a difference.