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Brake caliper Akebono or Girling

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Akebono
Girling
Akebono › Brake caliper
Beneficial-Push2528
  • Pulling:
Rating 4.0

The little non sport Akebono calipers on q50’s are know for warping the OEM rotors. I went through 2 sets of OEM and kept getting the vibration when braking from highway speed before eventually buying some shtty Chinese “drilled and slotted” aftermarket’s. Never had the issue since.

Pros: no vibration when braking
Cons: warping OEM rotors
Vehicle: Infiniti Q50
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Akebono › Brake caliper
805 GTI
  • Pulling:
Rating 4.0

Brake pedal drops a bit lower before it begins to stop but it is not spongy. They grab really good, shorter stoping distance, and I can make my ABS actually activate. With the original calipers it was pretty hard to activate for some reason, running the same Akebono Euros as this setup so must be the bigger calipers. Great Upgrade

Pros: shorter stopping distance, good grab
Cons: pedal drops lower
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Girling › Brake caliper
Adabert
  • Uneven wear:
Rating 3.5

In the early aughts I scored a set of the Girling 54 calipers from a 16v and my dad and I rebuilt and painted them before installing in my first '84. I didn't upgrade the MC (didn't know better at the time) so the brake pedal travel increased but the braking improved so I kept the set up ... until the next annual MO state vehicle inspection where the car failed for excessive brake pedal travel The 9.4" set up went back on.

Pros: braking improved
Cons: brake pedal travel increased
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Girling › Brake caliper
rclements03
  • Uneven wear:
Rating 3.0

There’s two lines, as the caliper is split into two sections vertically. The top two pistons (inside and outside piston, directly across from eachother) are hooked up to one brake line, and the other line hooks up to the bottom chamber and bottom two pistons. If one brake line fails, you still have some brake pressure (the pair of pistons on the non broken line). Unfortunately, this means that only a pair of the 4 pistons will work with just one brake line (all abs cars). This would make your pads wear at a severe angle, and drastically impact your breaking performance. I’d definitely say just find some rebuild kits for your current calipers. It’s pretty easy and cheap.

Pros: easy and cheap repair
Cons: uneven pad wear, poor braking
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Girling › Brake caliper
Financial_Age2100
Rating 2.0

After getting vehicle to run under its own power once again, which is fantastic. I have no brakes. I've since gone gone in and torn down Front brakes completely, I've found right side metal line leaking. Also breaks & calibers had froze from lack of operation all these years. I'm Replacing all components for front brakes, except I'm rebuilding the girling calipers because they're practically $200 each and it cost 1/4 to rebuild the caliper.

Pros: rebuilding calipers cost effective
Cons: frozen calipers, brake line leak
Vehicle: Volvo
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Which brake caliper to choose — Akebono or Girling?

If choosing brake caliper across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare brake caliper across these categories:

Comparison of brake caliper Akebono and Girling
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which brake caliper are better — Girling or Akebono?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake caliper Girling were overall better than Akebono.

  1. Akebono received a PR Score of 83 out of 100, and Girling scored 69 points.
  2. Akebono ranked 6 in the overall ranking, and Girling ranked 2.
  3. The average rating is higher for Akebono (4) than for Girling (3.7).
  4. Brake caliper Akebono have better feature ratings than Girling:
    • Pulling - owners believe, that this property for Girling is better than Akebono.
    • Uneven wear - drivers claim, that this property for Girling is outperforms Akebono.
    • Smell/heat - reviews suggest, that this property for Girling is preferred to Akebono.

Which brake caliper are more popular — Akebono or Girling?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake caliper Girling were overall more popular than Akebono.

By vote balance, brake caliper Girling surpassed Akebono:

  • For Akebono, the ratio of positive (26) to negative (5) votes is 21 vote.
  • For Girling, the ratio of positive (103) to negative (46) votes is 57 votes.

By number of reviews, brake caliper Girling surpassed Akebono:

Which brake caliper do car owners prefer — Akebono or Girling?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake caliper Girling led more car-specific ratings than Akebono:

Girling are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Corrado, Volkswagen Jetta, and others.

Brake caliper Akebono have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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