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Re: Why is brake tubing made out of steel
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/13/2003 1 Reply

I'm going by memory here so don't take this post as gospel. Copper does not meet SAE spec for brake lines. Brake fluid will eventually dissolve the copper. It will create contamination of the fluid and early brake component failures. Brake fluid also has a tem... Login to read more.

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