Need new calipers... advice? Options

[zakinabox]

well i need to replace my brakes, already ordered some pads and rotors, but i cant seem to find anywhere to buy some calipers from, either some nice gloss calipers or ones i can paint myself buy either way i cant find a thing... advice?

[cheela]

what's wrong with ur calipers??

[Tigawoods]

autozone pepboys advance autoparts
they can all order in rebuilt calipers
i just got one the other day and it was FRESH looking
$75

[garin]

autozone pepboys advance autoparts
they can all order in rebuilt calipers
i just got one the other day and it was FRESH looking
$75

you get core for them right?

[zakinabox]

im like 99% sure my rear pass side is frozen and theyre all rusty and ****, thought id get some new ones and just do all the brake systems over

[808celica]

any Checker's (soon to be O'Reilly's) Schucks Kragen store

92 - 96 Camry or 92 - 93 ES300 should have the same caliper as us

Part No.
191570 , 191571 Unloaded Front $42 with $40 core
Part No.
191776, 191777 Unloaded Rear $77 with $35 core

I work at one so I have employee discount

[zakinabox]

any Checker's (soon to be O'Reilly's) Schucks Kragen store

92 - 96 Camry or 92 - 93 ES300 should have the same caliper as us

Part No.
191570 , 191571 Unloaded Front $42 with $40 core
Part No.
191776, 191777 Unloaded Rear $77 with $35 core

I work at one so I have employee discount

alright, this is a total noob question butttt, what is a caliper core? lol im pretty brake illiterate and cant seem to find anything to tell me what exactly it is haha

[azian_advanced]

it means you get a discount for trading in your old one.

[808celica]

not really a discount, its more like a deposit till we get your old one back to get that remanned for resale again

[Hanyo]

alright, this is a total noob question butttt, what is a caliper core? lol im pretty brake illiterate and cant seem to find anything to tell me what exactly it is haha

The people who sells rebuilt calipers need old calipers to rebuild and sell them again. So what they do is they will sell you a caliper at $42 ONLY if you give them the old one in return. If you keep your old one the price will be $82.

[zfjohnson07]

wow not only is that rebuilt, your starter, ytf would i want anything rebuilt on my car...

[azian_advanced]

.. because usually there is nothing wrong with the 'core' parts and only the worn/defective parts are replaced. but then again, you can pay 2-3 times more to get a brand new caliper. so it's up to you how you want to spend your money..

[zakinabox]

how can i tell if the rest of my calipers are fine, i got new pads and rotors but i obviously dont wanna changed them if the calipers are frozen/shot or what ever, i ASSUME, the rear passenger side is frozen because i hear some grinding ish sound when driving and theres like 10x more brake dust on that wheel/rim w/e than any of the others...

im just looking for the best way to get my brakes in 100% working order.


This post has been edited by zakinabox: Aug 18, 2010 - 12:05 AM

[zakinabox]

Well i have one last question and i cant seem to find any threads on it already, my rotors and pads will be here the beginning of next week, and i got a caliper I am picking up tomorrow morning to replace my frozen one.... but i still need to fix my parking brake and im wondering how to do so considering ill already have everything off and ready to be worked on...

when i pull my parking brake lever its 100% slack until it gets to the usually engaged area and then the cable is rock solid but the parking brake doesnt engage, ive tried adjusting the cable at the lever but im not sure what else to do, this will all be my first brake job, any advice or help would be amazing, thanks alot guys.