Saturday, September 3, 2011

Does my Jeep have Akebono or ATE/Teves Calipers?

A very gemon question that we receive refers to the 1999 - 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2 different types of front calipers that the vehicle can have. One design is the ATE/Teves design and the other design is Akebono. The reason that we ask our customers to check their vehicle before purchasing is so we can send the correct pads with the order. There is no way (other than physically checking) to determine which calipers you have based on Vin #, etc because on vehicles that have been serviced over the years, ATE/Teves calipers were sometimes replaced with the Akebono design. The most noticeable difference between the two caliper types is the ATE/Teves caliper has a thick wire clip that helps hold the pads in place. The Akebono calipers do not have this wire clip. Below are pictures of the two calipers for reference.

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