Hey ya'll wanting to replace my old brake lines and I'd like to go with a little upgrade so I'm thinking about stainless steel lines. Can anyone point me to a site? 88GL wagon.....everywhere I am looking right now is only offering rubber lines. Thanks.

I used WRX lines on the front of my 87GL. While doing a search to find out what years I used (98-02 sticks in my mind,) I stumbled across these:

 

https://www.carid.com/subaru-loyale-performance-brake-lines/

 

I don't recall seeing these when I did my swap a few years ago. 

 

Dan

I would use the copper/nickle alloy brake tubing and bend & flare your own. It's much easier to work with, seals better at the fittings, and has just as good corrosion resistance.

Now, when you say "lines", I assume you actually mean "hoses", right? Stainless is not a good material for making hard lines with.

 

 

I looked up Centric braided stainless hoses for a '02-'07 Impreza (non-STi) on RockAuto, and then punched the part number into Amazon and ordered them up. They come with crush washers, banjo bolts, and retainer clip for the strut bracket.

 

 

If you have rear discs, you can use the rear hoses for the same application. The included banjo bolt threads right into the caliper, since the hose now comes off the caliper at an angle, you'll have to route it around behind the shock, but you can still clip it into the second mount on the trailing arm. This replaces 2 separate hoses with a short section of hard line in between them.

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If you have drums, swap to discs. IMO, there's no point in upgrading the hoses....

Edited July 25, 20178 yr by Numbchux

I used WRX lines on the front of my 87GL. While doing a search to find out what years I used (98-02 sticks in my mind,) I stumbled across these:

 

https://www.carid.com/subaru-loyale-performance-brake-lines/

 

I don't recall seeing these when I did my swap a few years ago. 

 

Dan

 

Am I missing something? The only braided hoses I see on there are Universal fit.....

I too have used WRX stainless braided lines on my EA81 with rear disc brakes.

Am I missing something? The only braided hoses I see on there are Universal fit.....

 

About half way down there were several different lengths of Wildwoods with M10 banjo fittings, and several choices of the inlet end. Neat selection of adaptors and whatnot as well. 

 

Dan

About half way down there were several different lengths of Wildwoods with M10 banjo fittings, and several choices of the inlet end. Neat selection of adaptors and whatnot as well. 

 

Dan

 

Fair enough, I still think for $50 a pair, I'll go with the Centric PowerStop ones. 

If you really want to make it look factory, a set of 2000-09 Legacy/Outback stainless steel hoses fit too. They also run two hoses for the rear brakes with a hard line between them.

I had a set made up at my local industrial supply store. Any place that deals with hydraulics will likely have the parts to put a set together. I paid $20 per hose which are stainless and custom length. I could have gotten then cheaper (about $10 a hose) at another place down at road, but I went to the first place I found. Outfits like this can also make custom power steering lines too.

Those lines look good from the 02 Impreza and much cheaper then the ones I had made for 100 bucks. 

Any idea how much they'd have to be lengthened with a lift? I guess 4" for a 4" lift but my next question is is there somewhere that lists the line stats so I can find a part number for one with similar fittings thats 4" longer? and on the right side of the fitting!

Over a yr out, but I appreciate all the activity this saw. Thanks for the input ya'll.