[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by SeaSlugs

someone doesn't live where salt is :P in my 14 years driving Ive had to replace 3 brake lines due to rust and them blowing out on a 95 s10 and 02 blazer. Also have gone through 2 master cyl and 4 rear wheel cyl on my 80 chevette due to leaks.

Both s10 and blazer have had to get the fuel lines replaced for same salty rusty reasons.

Seaslugs, I hope you're replacing your lines with Ni-Copp tubing. It does not corrode like steel lines do.

As for mechanical vs hydraulic brakes I do not see an advantage of one over the other when using stock profile tires. Once the tire skids it all over. Hydraulics may have an advantage on a modified car with fatter tires.

And yes maintenance on BOTH systems is a big factor. I wonder how many of us ever thought about changing our brake fluid. Moisture from the atmosphere is absorbed by brake fluid (Dot 3 and 4) and ends up in your wheel cylinders, causing corrosion and lowering the boiling point of the brake fluid.