im about to swap in 5 lug hubs to my FC and was wondering if i HAVE to bleed the brakes in a specific order like in the FSM. reason im asking is because id rather do it one hub at a time so id be able to move the car and still have breaks if i need to move it.

 

It's best to due it longest line to shortest line.

 

any reason why?

 

Uses less fluid.

 

Doing the swap a little bit at a time is a bad idea IMHO. You should at the very least do it one end at a time (either front or rear all at once). That way you won't have so much brake bias issues (you could spin and crash if you have bigger brakes on one side and have to stop quickly). You should always bleed the longest line first as it's better to take any bubbles and old fluid out of there first. So you should go from the passenger rear -> driver rear -> passenger front -> driver front when bleeding brakes. If you do do it a little at a time bleed ALL the lines before driving it as air bubbles can get into the other lines that you haven't touched.

 

well by little at a time i meant the car is going to be in the garage and whenever i feel like working on it i will. im not going to be driving it, but being able to move it would be nice.

im not stupid enough to take a car out with different size wheels and brakes on the road.

 

I don't see any problem bleeding them one at a time while you're working slowly on it, but I would definately do a final bleeding as per the FSM once you get all the brakes upgraded and you're ready to start driving on the road.