Best automotive replacement brake calipers according to redditors
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best automotive replacement brake calipers. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
And these!
There are cheaper and better options:
$109
[Rotors and pads]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J4P96DE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
$140
Calipers
You can get cheap piston wind in tools, used them several times already. Also you can get a good quality set if you're often doing brake jobs. We use this cheap set, not for heavy duty usage!
http://www.amazon.com/Astro-Pneumatic-78618-Caliper-Tool/dp/B002RDGMNM/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396495415&sr=8-1&keywords=brake+piston+tool
Lots of other places have it http://www.amazon.com/Brake-Caliper-Piston-Compressor-Windback/dp/B00CWRF1S0/ref=pd_sbs_auto_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1PAHZDW7M3CNXWJMMDT8
You can do it too amd save a few sheckles.
https://www.amazon.com/Goodson-Brake-Silencer-Spray-Aerosol/dp/B008CP6RJI
You realize Amazon has good parts too?
I can get Akebono brake pads and ACDelco rotors for my car on there as cheaply as Autozone charges me for the aftermarket stuff. Prime eligible of course.
I just picked up an ACDelco Fuel Tank Canister Solenoid ($47 instead of $97) and Purge Solenoid ($21 instead of $26) CHEAPER than what everyone wanted for aftermarket and it was here in 2 days.
Here's a Prime Eligable OEM caliper for my car too, it's nuts. https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-21998527-Original-Equipment-Assembly/dp/B00EFBBW3O/ref=sr_1_9?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1501154834&sr=1-9
Edit: I just compared all of those items to Rock Auto, and they are the same or cheaper at Amazon after shipping But Amazon does have that pesky sales tax tilting the purge solenoid into Rock Autos column by $2 cheaper.
I got these. You will need to reuse your factory hardware bolts. The ones supplied are cheap and will strip out before tightening to spec. It’s a shame considering the calipers are about $100 each. Other than that, they are nice and shiny after about 6 months and driving around the beach a few weeks. No rust. I paired them with drilled and slotted rotors. My girl will stop on a dime now. I have 180,000 miles and it was just giving up when I would brake. Replacing the rotors, brakes, and calipers made it stop and look like new.
For 2005-2014 Ford Mustang Rear... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFQT5KS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
It's a dual-piston brake caliper, similar to this one.
I don't know what car it's for, if you really cared you could try /r/HelpMeFind or one of the automotive subreddits.
Definitely not fitness-related, though.
Are you using one of these? I've run into several that just wouldn't budge using hand pressure with the cube of death.
http://www.tooltopia.com/mayhew-tools-29910.aspx
http://www.tooltopia.com/otc-tools-6295.aspx
Both of those are a little cheaper on tooltopia and you don't have to pay tax (or at least, I don't, idk what the rules are for who does and doesn't) or shipping on orders over $75.
For long term use, I'd probably trust Astro Pneumatic's brand name over Ztech. I've always had great luck from AP tools, and they have an identical looking kit for $9 more on Amazon. Many years ago, I bought a cheap (holy crap, just looked it up and I paid almost $50 for that shipped) piston kit from ebay, it lasted about a year. The pin on the main plate sheared off. But that was a long time ago, maybe they're cheaper and better now?
Something to keep in mind with that inner tie rod tool, it doesn't have a lifetime warranty, and the mechanism will break at some point, and it's $52 for the replacement part. I have one, but I rarely use it. It's usually easier to just turn the wheel all the way and use some Knipex Cobra pliers.
I do most of my tool shopping between Amazon, Tooltopia, and eBay anymore. Between the three, you can usually find a pretty good deal.
I certainly trust OTC tools, I've never really had any problems and have a lot of them (and a lot of them that are rebranded as Mac/Matco/Cornwell).
These are the spring compressors I have, only problem I've had is that the little nub on the pin that prevents flying parts if it slips? That thing sometimes is too large to fit over the spring.
I have a Mac EM710 multimeter, and a Fluke 77 IV also. I like the Fluke better because the Mac turns on in AC for whatever freaking reason (srsly, it's a multimeter primarily marketed at auto techs working exclusively with DC, made by a company that almost exclusively sells to auto techs, but the damn thing turns on in AC every single time. wtf.), but I like the Mac better because the body is more square so it'll sit on it's side easier.
Power Probe's are also super duper handy, you can quickly check if something has power and ground without having to change the other end of your test light, and you can quickly apply power to check if a component is functioning. And they're super cheap on Amazon these days. That makes me sad, I paid like $200 for my PP3!
These are the smaller 4-piston units from the ATS but still decent in size. Bolt up via $200ish adapter plate and require drilling the upright.
They chose these caliper because they run around $100 each for new ones: https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-172-2586-Original-Equipment-Assembly/dp/B00B4KP8E8
In comparison, a USED STI Brembo front caliper usually runs around $250-300
These were $175 when I bought them... https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HQZ7UMI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1