Stainless Steel Brake Brake Line      

Overview

There are two different types of brake lines that can be installed on  a vehicle; rubber and stainless steel.  Of these, rubber brake lines are much cheaper than their stainless steel counterparts.   

Rubber brake line installations are much more common, because the average everyday vehicle owner won’t notice the difference in braking response that comes from using rubber brake lines.

Rubber Style Brake Lines                      

Technical Differences Between Rubber Versus Steel

At the layering level, stainless steel brake lines are somewhat similar to standard rubber brake lines as they both have flexible hoses encapsulated by a rigid shell. 

If you were to cut a rubber brake line in half, you would notice there is nylon weave that ser...