Robert Hayden (The_Boss) Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2003

I have had the Maltech stainless lines fitted to my old girl for some time now, and as is the norm, you get used to the car and become somewhat complacent. I have had the pleasure of living with Craig Deans supercharged 1997 V8 for a couple of days, and although the car is a delight to drive, give me my stoppers any day.

My V8 runs TT calipers and rotors with greenstuff pads which I put in to do Philip Island . It's fitted with Maltech stainless lines and it's a joy to drive and better to stop. Get into a low K's 1997 model and you would naturally expect the brakes to feel firm and fresh, but how wrong could you be. Spongy, soggy feel to the pedal, lack of feel under hard braking, and a total lack of the progressive rate of pedal hardness that follows the fitment of the Maltech lines.

Anyone that has fitted the Maltech lines will attest to the fantastic feel that they give to even unmodified braking systems.

Treat yourself to a set of these, and whilst you're about it, change and flush the fluid to a DOT4 type, and forget about wiping off 5. These units will do it for you. Talk about an improvement.

Andrew Kingston (Shadowman) Posted on Sunday, January 05, 2003 

Just finished doing my new braided brake lines today and thought I would give a short report.

It took me a total of 3 hours to finish the job, although the last couple of wheels took me less time. The braided lines fitted perfectly, without any modification at all.

So how do they feel? Different is the best description. The braking force required is definitely lighter, but under a hard stop you won't notice a great difference except for one major thing, your braking distance is reduced. The Soarer brakes are very good as they are, but this just makes them a whole lot better.

I did a test drive around Picnic Point, and really gave the car a hammering, and the brakes exuded confidence. I highly recommend these braided lines to anyone, whether you go trackside or even if you are just a daily punter.

Peter Scott (Uzz32pete) Posted on Monday, December 16, 2002

I always wanted braided brake hoses for my Soarer - I used to be right into motorcycles and braided hoses always transformed the brakes - superior feel, more power etc. So I checked out the local Goodridge braided hoses.

I would have to get them custom made, you buy the hose, cut to length, pick out the fittings and they assemble them for you. So for the set it would cost $600 - then you need to find the fitting that supports the front hose in the middle. Quite a bit of money.

Then I heard ages ago that Maltech were making a kit and getting them road legal. Best news of all was that a complete ready made kit for the Soarer would be well under the previously quoted price - absolute bargain!

Original rubber hoses tend to swell when the brakes are engaged, which results in a spongy brake pedal and increased stopping distance. The results are great - more brake power, better feel - they are terrific.

Stainless Steel Braided Teflon Hoses could very well be the easiest and least expensive way to upgrade a braking system.

Emanuel Spinola (Manny) Posted on Friday, December 27, 2002

Finally fitted my Braided Brake Lines today with excellent results, great job on making these available Steve (Maltech).

Everyone out there modifying their Soarers even slightly should consider the safety of improved braking. All things being equal, whatever accelerates faster needs to stop faster. Don't just think of yourself (and insurance premiums) but also of your passengers, pedestrians and others who share the road with you.

Anyway, I'm off to go and out-brake some Skyline GTS-T's - might as well since I can't race then with double demerit points.

Shom Bhattacharjee (Shombre) Posted on Friday, March 21, 2003

Just had Maltech Ultimate Brake Hoses fitted with stock Toyota pads to my Toyota Soarer. And it's teeeee-rrific.

The pedal feel from the moment of driving off is noticeably firmer. It being a rainy day on B'wood Highway I couldn't resist a few high speed stops. Goddamn, I say, that ABS is finally working! And where it feels most evident is in the last portion of the stop - it pulls up hard enough compared to the old system for it to hurt.

I think this kicks major butt even on an otherwise stock system (albeit with large TT brakes). Thanks to Steve from Maltech for an awesome product ! Definitely recommended guys and gals !