Upgrading to them are well worth it.

still on stock pad/rotor.

braking has vastly improved.

next step is to flush dot three to dot four.

 

is this a hard DIY?

 

Nice. I need to try these.. My brakes suck I have ebc pads and rotors

 

Upgrading brake fluid isn't worth it unless you track the car, or do very aggressive canyon carving. Plain old DOT 3 stops much heavier vehicles than the Fit every day just fine. Even then, the only fluid really worth upgrading to is DOT 5.1 (NOT 5, as the 5 will destroy your brake lines!).

 

How about the install? don't you have to flush and bleed to change lines? I was thinking on doing that next summer...

 

I do not feel dot 3 is good enough.

i baked my dot 3 fluid (stock) after 1 canyon run on my old car. brake fade blows.

 

SSBBL is 1 step above (difficulty level) changing rotors, not pads.

i didnt have a power bleeder, so i did old school and had a friend use foot power to bleed, no flush needed.

the only special tool needed is a flared wrench, all other normal tools. standard screwdriver and sockets.

 

hmmm...maybe you had brake fade because it was on an old car and the brake fluid needed to be replaced. I agree with what was previously posted. There really isn't a valid reason to go to dot 4....but hey it's your time and money do what you want!

 

Why not DOT4? It's just fluid; it's not as if it's going to cost you an arm and a leg over DOT3. Better braking (in this case, higher fluid boiling point) is always a good investment.

mole177,
How much did the Goodridge lines cost you?

 

I need to get around to do this to my fit.

 

what size flare wrench do you need?