So i bought a new set of wheels and I thought that while they are being changed I would get the disks and pads done.

While checking out pads i found there are two possible types of calipers...Akebono and Teves.

I found a really useful picture and though that I should be able to ID them from that but I'm still not sure.

First thing is that the front calipers don't have the clips like the caliper on the right (Teves).


The back calipers do have the wire clip so I'm thinking i have Teves on the back and Akebono on the front?

To be honest they are caked in a lot of crap which isn't helping identification. A second opinion would be great before I order the pads.

Thanks

Rear Caliper

From what I can see from the pics, they look like Akebono, with Teves rears.

Don't worry about the rears.. there was only one caliper available on the WJ.

You want Akebono's in the front. Teves are known to warp the rotors quicker.

There was a TSB on the WJ fronts, and probably swapped out by a dealer. My 99 was done this way also.

Thanks...that's what I thought. Nice to have a second opinion.

Just a word about the Teves calipers. My 2000 WJ has Teves calipers on the front and 148K without once warping a rotor, however I don't, as a rule, use them in a high heat situation, such as a hard deceleration from high speed or riding the brakes going downhill. There have been several occasions of deer avoidance that required a short hard application of the brakes, but nothing that required building up a lot of heat. I do deliver newspapers requiring stopping about 300 times a night at mailboxes, but that's from about 20 or 30 mph. A set of ceramic brake pads last me about 15K miles. Most of my driving is at night without a lot of traffic.

That's why you're getting new wheels. Wow!