Brands of caliper rubber rebuild parts

[Donald]

So looking at RA I see FVP, Carlson and Better Brake Parts for the piston seals/boots.

And the same three for a caliper piston.

Are all those companies good? Bad?

For front of 2015 F250.

Why no Wagner or Raybestos or ACDelco or Motorcraft?

Will a Ford dealer sell them?

Someone must make those parts as the rebuilders will need them.

Don't want to install some cheap rubber parts that will crap out in a year or two

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

I don't know but my frenkit rebuild kit made in Spain and the pistons have nice hard chrome coating on them.

 

[Jetronic]

I always used dealer kits, or from the OEM.

 

[bdcardinal]

I always used dealer kits, or from the OEM.

No go for OP's application. We only list calipers, no rebuild parts.

FWIW Carlson has never let me down.

 

[Timmastertech]

IBI Carlson is about the biggest supplied of caliper parts. In all likelihood the parts in all 3 boxes are the same.

 

[Donald]

From Automotive Brake Solution:

All of our seals are manufactured here in the US by factories that service the OEMs. The rest of the components are made in China. You're not going to find any US made boots or other components anymore unless it's still available at the dealer, and even then...most are reboxed Carlson rebuild kits, which are 100% China.

Our phenolic pistons (which I would recommend replacing during the rebuild) are sourced from the factory that makes ALL the phenolic pistons for domestic OEM caliper production and services manufactures like Akebono, TRW, Kelsey Hayes, etc...

Most of the pistons they supply are made in house at their USA facility, but they've recently opened a factory in India where they are producing pistons that no longer have any demand from the OEMs. They are either US made OEM or as close to OEM as we're going to get

 

[willbur]

So looking at RA I see FVP, Carlson and Better Brake Parts for the piston seals/boots.

And the same three for a caliper piston.

Are all those companies good? Bad?

For front of 2015 F250.

Why no Wagner or Raybestos or ACDelco or Motorcraft?

Will a Ford dealer sell them?

Someone must make those parts as the rebuilders will need them.

Don't want to install some cheap rubber parts that will crap out in a year or two

According to Timma , Carlson makes most of these parts so you really have no choice.

 

[Donald]

According to Timma , Carlson makes most of these parts so you really have no choice.

I would have thought the companies that make the seals would also make the boots. But I guess not