Akebono develops and manufactures opposed piston type 10-pot brake calipers and 6-pot brake calipers for high-performance cars. These brakes have been used for high-performance cars manufactured by European manufacturers.
The opposed piston type disc brake, mostly used for high-performance cars, is a type of disc brake caliper which has pistons on both sides of the brake rotor. Superior characteristics of the opposed piston type disc brake are stable braking force and superb controllability.
Akebono Brake Kit includes:
- Akebono 10-POT Brake Calipers
- 440x40mm Drilled Discs
- Akebono 4-POT Brake Calipers
- 380x32mm Drilled Disc
- Brake Pads x 8
- Goodridge Brake Lines x 4
- Brake Sensors x 4
- Include Rear Electronic Handbrakes System
**Only suitable for 22" and above wheels
The opposed piston type 6-pot brake caliper has three pistons on each side for a total of six, and are adopted on high-performance SUVs and sports cars which require powerful braking performance.
The 10-pot brake caliper has five pistons on each side for a total of ten and is suited for large-sized high performance cars. Large-sized high performance cars are subject to heavy braking-energy loads so large size brake pads are used. To realize stable braking, opposed piston type with 10-pot brake caliper has been adopted.
