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Fun Facts about Your Cars Brake Calipers Placement (Part 1)

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Brake calipers are essential to your car’s ability to stop and are arguably one of the most important automobile brake parts. Some car’s brake calipers are in front of the wheel axle, while other cars have the brake calipers behind the axle.  For example:

– Toyota Camry, Honda Accord: front brake calipers in front of the axle; rear brake calipers behind the rear axle.

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– BMW 2/3/4 series, Ford Mustang: front brake calipers behind the front axle; rear brake calipers in front of the rear axle.

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– Porsche Cayenne, Infiniti G37: both the front and rear brake calipers are in front of the corresponding wheel axles.

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– BMW 5/7-series, Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz S550: both the f...

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