Why Use Braided Brake Lines?

Many whom want to upgrade their brake systems within their vehicles might well be favouring steel braided brake lines as an aftermarket improvement to a performance vehicle. Although before any descision is made, it's vital to understand how braided brake hoses differ from the standard factory brake hoses in your motor and how they work.

Brake Lines in a Braking System

Brake Hoses are one of the most essential parts of the brake system. Most vehicles will use a hydraulic brake system. Which means the braking power is caused by fluid being pressurised in the brake caliper. The brake hoses of a vehicle then have to carry that fluid from the master cylinder to the caliper, and they have to do it promptly. When your brake hoses are not in the best shape, the power of your braking may be reduced, or potentially even fail.

Braided Brake Lines: Advantages

A lot of drivers of specialty vehicles prefer steel braided brake lines for a couple of reasons. Off-road drivers appreciate the difficulty for stray objects to puncture the braided brake line designs. Another feature is that braided brake lines are subject to significantly less of a bulge when pressure is placed upon them. In a braking situation, brake lines bulge under pressure. The lesser the bulge the better, because it aids to retain the integrity of the brake line. This is the reason why some race cars and other vehicles carry steel braided brake lines as opposed to the standard lines.

More About Steel Braided Brake Lines

In the end, the important thing is the integrity of the braking system as a whole. The brake rotors must to be functional and aligned or calibrated properly. The brake hoses need to be secure. Any kind of damage to the vehicle's brake system can be extremely dangerous on the road. That's why many car owners trust local shops to repair and maintain their brake systems with the best parts and techniques for safe road operation.

CAM Auto stock the Goodridge brand of brake lines. The Goodridge brake lines are a great choice for performance brake lines. Both car brake hoses and motorcycle brake hoses. They keep the motors braking performance extremely strong and do not swell like rubber brake lines will. With a swollen line this decreases the brake fluid pressure, which will often compromise the vehicle's overall braking power.

For more information about brake lines or to view our range of Goodridge hoses, please visit our website: CAM Auto Developments.

Powerflex Black Series new to CAM Auto

Powerflex is the leader in the racing market of performance polyurethane suspension bushes with the fastest and deepest growing range of products.

Powerflex have now launched the new range of poly bushes specifically developed for motorsport and track use.

Powerflex Black Series, Designed for the Track, Ready to Race, Engineered to be the best

The new Powerflex black series bushes are now supplied to CAM in unique, modern packaging and are now available from CAM Auto.

If your track requirements are for the best in handling and chassis performance then the Powerflex Black Series are unique, offering pricision and accurate alignment for the chassis.

We're very excited about the potential of this great new product range from Powerflex. At CAM we are now fully equipped to deal with absolutely all purposes whether it be road poly bushes or the new range of track and race poly bushes. View our Powerflex Black Series page to see how you can go about getting yours today.


For more information about this new exciting product range, get in touch with us here at CAM Auto Developments.

What are the different types of Brake Fluid?

Brake fluid now is available in 3 types, these are DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5. Both DOT3 and DOT4 are glycol-based braking fluid, and DOT5 is a silicon-based fluid. The primary difference is that DOT3 and DOT4 absorb water, while DOT5 does not.

One of the more important aspects of brake fluid is its boiling point. Hydraulic systems heavily rely on incompressible fluid to transmit the force. These liquids are generally incompressible while gases are actually compressible.

If the brake fluid begins to boil (becoming gas), it will then lose the majority of its capability to transmit any force. This could completely or partially disengage your brakes. To worsen matters, the time you are most likely to boil your brake fluid is during excessive braking, such a driving downhill -- definately not the best time for your brakes to fail!

DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5

­As a DOT3 or DOT4 brake fluid absorb water, its boiling point then decreases. It absorbs from the air, which is why it is best to avoid opening your car's brake fluid reservoir. And for the exact same reason, you should always keep any container of brake fluid firmly sealed.

As DOT5 fluid does not absorb water. This means that the boiling point will remain quite stable, but this also means that any water that does interact with your brake system will often form pure water pockets, which could actually cause brake corrosion.

Two other very important things about brake fluid to note: DOT3 and DOT4 brake fluids eat paint, so avoid spilling either of these on your car. Also, no different types of brake fluid should ever be mixed. They can react negatively with each other and corrode your braking system.

At CAM Auto we stock 2 of the market leading brake fluid products from Ferodo and AP Racing:

Ferodo dot 5.1 brake fluid
AP Racing brake fluid

Available to buy online now at CAM Auto. Please contact us for more information