Brake caliper Akebono or POWER STOP

POWER STOP Brake caliper

I bought some Power Stop DE calipers/rotors at a good price from rock auto, unfortunately they powder coat them red before they rebuild them. I knew this before buying them so today I prepped and painted them black to match the rears.

Pros: good price
Cons: powder coat them red
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POWER STOP Brake caliper

I installed the full power stop kit, drilled and slotted with the extreme pads and red powder coated calipers. All work very well and still look good after 13k miles or so.

Pros: work very well, look good
Mileage: 13000 km
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Akebono Brake caliper

Chrysler has a "kit" that is designed for the brake-swap (Teves -> Akebono) TSB has that everything you need apart from rotors - new calipers, brackets and pads, plus all hardware. See what you dealer's price is, when it first came out it was crazy cheap (like $100), it's a bit more now but even then when I bought the kit it was still cheaper than buying remanufactured calipers and brackets.

Pros: cheap kit, easy to install
Vehicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee
Part number: 05093174AD
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POWER STOP Brake caliper

Two calipers failed in the first year. I tried to repair it when I finally took apart the seals were junk and they had never been put in properly at manufacturer. The pistons had rust on them! Understanding manufacturing can go bad. Now today I heard a grinding and pulled my wheels off my Jeep only to find a third caliper had frozen and completely ripped through the brake pad and damaged the rotor. Not to mention all the paint that was so pretty on these things has peeled off.

Cons: caliper failure, rust, paint peeled
Mileage: 5000 km
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