Besides Chrysler, who makes new calipers?

[Motorhead]

Where are they made?

That was my next question.....

 

[brods]

Those look NICE...are the pistons steel or phenolic resin??

Phenolic, unfortunately.

Excellent resource. Thanks. I've been lucky with mine- still the originals. I've replaced the pins and boots a couple years ago.
Worthy of note that I see Centric seems to have what appears all new with a bracket, just like these, that I put on the F550's I work on.
I'm thinking I should buy a set just to put away. Hmmmm.

You can't be sure who manufacturers anything now a days. You never know, the same plant might make both brands of calipers.
I'll have to look for the country of origin when I get home.

 

[seafish]

Where are they made?

For political and economic reasons alone, it is in fact important to support companies that actually maintain manufacturing facilities in the USA. That being said, we are at a point in time that quality assurance is less a matter of which country any product is produced in, but rather about the expertise and the commitment to quality assurance and quality control that the branding manufacturer has and how much they are both willing and able to hold the production facility responsible to that commitment.

This is an important distinction simply because at this point in time, so many products are in fact manufactured in China. Just my .02.

 

[brods]

Made in China

 

[MartyK]

Thanks for letting us know where they're made.

 

[KParsons]

a few months ago i did the brakes and put new fluid in . the rear bleeders were crusty. had to get remans from napa. they seem ok for now. it took about 3 quarts to get it looking clean.

 

[Motorhead]

Made in China

Figures!

 

[XJman]

For political and economic reasons alone, it is in fact important to support companies that actually maintain manufacturing facilities in the USA. That being said, we are at a point in time that quality assurance is less a matter of which country any product is produced in, but rather about the expertise and the commitment to quality assurance and quality control that the branding manufacturer has and how much they are both willing and able to hold the production facility responsible to that commitment.

This is an important distinction simply because at this point in time, so many products are in fact manufactured in China. Just my .02.

A lot of parts made for companies like Chrysler are made in factories close to where the assembly takes place.

Usually if you watch the tier 1 suppliers and where they are expanding or building you can make a fair wager a oem like Fiat, gm, Ford, etc are expanding in or to that region.

That also means in some cases it's a crap shoot where your part may be made. For instance a transmission disc spring from my company slated for any us manufacturing facility may come from any of our other plants with the capability to produce that spring depending on our work load. Same with vehicles made abroad. We ship plenty parts out to fulfill orders that Germany can't complete.

Honestly, from the parts I've seen and the general work ethic I've encountered I'd be more worried about a part from Germany over China, Mexico, or any other 3rd world **** hole. The Germans are very hands off and take a huge eff it attitude. Everything is good enough no matter how janked it is. Tolerances on parts are just suggestions in their minds. As long as it bolts together it's good to go.

 

[JR]

A lot of parts made for companies like Chrysler are made in factories close to where the assembly takes place.

Usually if you watch the tier 1 suppliers and where they are expanding or building you can make a fair wager a oem like Fiat, gm, Ford, etc are expanding in or to that region.

That also means in some cases it's a crap shoot where your part may be made. For instance a transmission disc spring from my company slated for any us manufacturing facility may come from any of our other plants with the capability to produce that spring depending on our work load. Same with vehicles made abroad. We ship plenty parts out to fulfill orders that Germany can't complete.

Honestly, from the parts I've seen and the general work ethic I've encountered I'd be more worried about a part from Germany over China, Mexico, or any other 3rd world **** hole. The Germans are very hands off and take a huge eff it attitude. Everything is good enough no matter how janked it is. Tolerances on parts are just suggestions in their minds. As long as it bolts together it's good to go.

It is odd for as bad a rap as VW has historically gotten over the years my wife's 01 commuter car has been phenomenal. So good that she refuses to upgrade, aside from standard maintenance the car just continues to run. It hasn't even begun to rust anywhere aside from a few small stone chips on the hood which I touched up. Almost unheard of for a 17 year old vehicle that averages over 500 miles a week year around in this climate. Nearly every single component is stamped with the VW/Audi symbol wether its a caliper, a control arm, or a window switch...I always assumed it was pride but maybe it's just an egotistical German thing :-laf

 

[XJman]

It is odd for as bad a rap as VW has historically gotten over the years my wife's 01 commuter car has been phenomenal. So good that she refuses to upgrade, aside from standard maintenance the car just continues to run. It hasn't even begun to rust anywhere aside from a few small stone chips on the hood which I touched up. Almost unheard of for a 17 year old vehicle that averages over 500 miles a week year around in this climate. Nearly every single component is stamped with the VW/Audi symbol wether its a caliper, a control arm, or a window switch...I always assumed it was pride but maybe it's just an egotistical German thing :-laf

Every once and a while the stars align and even the worst company produces an incredible model. Working in the automotive industry on the manufacturing side you see a lot of things that lead you to believe that even 10k miles out of some of these vehicles is nothing short of miraculous.

In general from my perspective there is little different among employees regardless of country. By in large most of them are barely able to function as a human yet are responsible for manufacturing products that range from medical equipment to aerospace.

If you are genuinely concerned about a products quality regardless of country of origin just aim for something from a major manufacturer. Typically quality control is above average for those companies. Many times you may have multiple suppliers supplying a single part or one supplier supplying parts to another supplier that then feeds the oem.

For instance eagle manufacturing makes the engine blocks for Ford and Chrysler in the same plant. They do all the machining and send them out to assembly to the oem. You have mubea who makes springs for just about every vehicle application yet also make them for companies like eibach, as well as supplying spring steel to them. Very little in the industry is actually made by the OEM anymore so you are usually better off finding the part manufacturer and buying direct if possible.

 

[brods]

Bought an "American" truck from a German company (DCX) and the truck was assembled in mexico from parts made throughout the world. Bought new calipers from an American company and the calipers were made in china. I guess I could have spent 3 to 4 times more and bought new calipers from an Italian company (FCA) and who knows where the calipers and brackets would have been made. My head hurts.

 

[XJman]

Bought an "American" truck from a German company (DCX) and the truck was assembled in mexico from parts made throughout the world. Bought new calipers from an American company and the calipers were made in china. I guess I could have spent 3 to 4 times more and bought new calipers from an Italian company (FCA) and who knows where the calipers and brackets would have been made. My head hurts.

You nailed it. Oems are nothing more than assembly companies. Everything from chassis to engine components are made by 3rd parties. Find the company they buy from and 90% of the time that same company sells in the aftermarket for half the cost or less.