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Sierra Grande Club
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico USA
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Brake fluid recommendations.
I have some Valvoline synthetic Dot 3-4.
Just wanted to ping you guys on what you found to be the best for our trucks. s/t
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1971 GMC Sierra Grande, 1/2 ton short wide, original 4 bolt 010 020 block & heads. (matching #'s). 383 stroker, SMI q jet 750 cfm, Lunati Voodoo 60102 cam, Scorpion roller rockers, Spin Tech pro street mufflers with X pipe. ![]() |
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations.
I use ATE.
It is standard on Porsche. I want to believe it makes the truck stop faster (hahaha). The ATE fluid does have a higher boiling point and additional moisture inhibitors than other standard brake fluid (even more inhibitors than Castrol LMA). If you are flushing old fluid out, ATE has both a regular gold/brown color and a blue color brake fluid. Using alternate color fluid makes it easier to tell when you have finished flushing out the old brake fluid. I got mine locally but here is a url from Tirerack for ATE http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/ate/a...e200_amber.jsp |
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations.
fresh DOT3 is all you need. The stuff is designed to absorb water for a very good reason, and with the extreem temerature differences you have there, it's somewhat important.
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I'M TRUCK CRAZY!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sachse, TEXAS
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations.
yep... Dot 3 is fine. The higher the Dot the more heat it can take. Bikes use Dot 4 or higher.
EDIT: any bike i have seen that is... Last edited by LOW DOUGH; 03-25-2009 at 05:40 PM. |
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Sierra Grande Club
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico USA
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations.
Is the 3-4 synthetic any good then? I guess it's for both?
s/t
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1971 GMC Sierra Grande, 1/2 ton short wide, original 4 bolt 010 020 block & heads. (matching #'s). 383 stroker, SMI q jet 750 cfm, Lunati Voodoo 60102 cam, Scorpion roller rockers, Spin Tech pro street mufflers with X pipe. ![]() |
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Location: Lewisville, Nc
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations.
yup ti will be fine
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