Honda Civic Type-R (FK8) Steel Braided Brake Lines

We have supplied and installed yet another set of SUPERCIRCUIT high performance steel braided brake line to the FK8 Honda Civic Type-R (FK8R) at our installation bays today.

<FRONT BRAKES>

Firstly, the front wheels of the Honda Civic FK8 Type-R is removed in order to access to the front brake hoses.

The below picture shows how the factory stock original front rubber brake hose of the Honda Civic FK8 Type-R held by the 'centre bracket'.

Nothing wrong with original rubber brake hoses, they are cheaper to produce and also serve the purpose of transferring the brake fluid pressure to the calipers accordingly.

However, under extreme or hard braking conditions, when the brake fluid starts to boil, the brake pedal slackens and the braking power drops significantly. When brake fluid boils, air locks are produced that can be compressed; therefore brake pedal can be pressed right down to the floor but the vehicle brakes will not be applied i.e. brake fade.

We replaced the front rubber brake hoses of the Honda Civic FK8 Type-R with the SUPERCIRCUIT Steel Braided Brake Hoses as shown in the picture below.

The SUPERCIRCUIT front steel braided brake hoses also come with compatible brackets which is crucial to secure the front brake hose in position regardless how the front wheels are steered or how the front suspensions are travelled, so it is not rubbing with anything around it e.g. rims, tyres or the front shock absorbers.

<REAR BRAKES>

The original rear side of this Honda Civic FK8 Type-R brake system comes with solid disc with rubber brake hose setup as shown below.

We replaced the rear rubber brake hoses with the SUPERCIRCUIT steel braided ones as shown in the below picture.

The length of each SUPERCIRCUIT steel braided brake lines on the Honda Civic FK8 Type-R are carefully calibrated so they are not subjected to over stretching or compressed during the movement suspensions.

Further more, the PTFE Teflon inner core is very resistance to expansion under pressure therefore a more responsive brake during normal driving and also preventing 'brake fading' due to boiling brake fluid during extreme conditions.

To make a booking for installation or for more information about the above SUPERCIRCUIT Steel Braided Brake Line Kit specially developed for the Honda Civic FK8 Type-R, please contact SuperCircuit Exhaust Pro Shop, SS13 Subang Jaya Industrial Estate. Tel: 03 5632 2855 or 'LIKE' and follow our SUPERCIRCUIT Steel Braided Brake Lines Facebook for more production updates and information.