Braided brake hoses

[Jack]

Another brakes question lol

Was looking at some Goodridge braided brake hoses for the saloon, but they come in two flavours - one type for the GSi and the other for the SR/GTE. Which would I need to get (the car is a Mk1 with the std 1.0 brake lines)? The car has ATE calipers too, will that affect the choice?

[Lee]

Should both be the same afaik

BUT

a previous thread mentioned some people with lines that dont seem to be long enough, and others that were fine

SOO

I deduce one set is shorter than the other. Maybe ask the sellers if there is a length discrepency between them.

Why there would be though, ill never know!

[Adam]

Perhaps because a gsi/gte is a tad lower than a pov spec, so the hub will sit nearer the inner wing/brake line? hence the line could be a touch shorter.

That could maybe explain it.

[Lee]

one type for the GSi and the other for the SR/GTE.

Not really lol

[Adam]

I'll get me coat



lol

[Philsutton]

they are the same, the manufactures probably assumed there was difference an thus made two kits without checking? lol

[Welsh Dan]

Seeing as they're all made to order, why not measure a set of OEM ones and get the braided ones made to the same length?