Return-Path: Received: from mail.calweb.com ([209.210.251.12]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sat, 13 Feb 1999 09:22:29 -0500 Received: by mail.calweb.com (8.8.6/8.8.6) with ESMTP id GAA26704 for ; Sat, 13 Feb 1999 06:24:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36C51A1A.2806DF5@regandesigns.com> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 06:22:18 +0000 From: Brent Regan To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Subject: Brake Lines X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> For best brake feel, use as little flex hose as possible. Flexible hose expands much more than metal tubing when pressurized, therefore the more hose, the more deflection you will need at the brake pedal. You also want to use small diameter tubing and hose for three reasons: It is lighter, its volume changes less when pressurized and its total volume is less. Hydraulic fluid is compressible, so you want as little of it between the pedal and the caliper as possible. Brent Regan