Squishy Brakes , time to change..

[Rockin302]

Been having spongy brakes lately and I think I'm going to go with some Russel steel braided brake hoses, new wheel cylinders, shoes, and maybe a new master cylinder. Hopefully this will solve some of the sponginess that I've been experiencing at the pedal. I was wondering if anyone out there has had success with the steel braided brake hose. Trying to improve the stock brakes on my car. BTW it's a 1993 lx 5.0 vert.

 

[hllon4whls]

I did the steel brake hose on my car. I like it. I mainly did it because the factory ones were so old and cracked. The rear one can be a bit of a PITA, but other than that take you time. Make sure you dont round off the nut on the brake line fastener like I did. Take your time and have a wire brush and WD ready.

 

[BlackFox5.0]

If you have spongy brakes then the problem is usually air in the system. Did you recently do something brake related? Has your MC gone very low?

 

[Rockin302]

The brake fluid hasn't dropped and I'm not leaking by any of the wheel cylinders. So possibly air in the system? I still want to swap out the old brake lines for the steel braided. Maybe I'll try and bleed them again.

 

[90mustangGT]

Either there is air in the lines or the lines themselves have collapsed internally. You will need to bleed the brakes if you replace all those parts.

BTW: If your trying to fix a problem, don't just throw parts at it, the won't help a bit unless you fix the problem at hand.