Best serpentine belt

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Mopar belts and OE parts in general are getting harder to find. Anyone have any good results with aftermarket serpentine belts? Which ones?
 
I wouldnt hesitate with Gates. Though the belt I currently have on is whatever Advance Autoparts had on the shelf.
 
Vinman said:
Goodyear Gatorback were the only belts that wouldn't squeal when running a York compressor on my old TJ
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I’ve had the best luck with these as well back when I was running a supercharger. I don’t think Goodyear makes these any longer - they sold that design to Continental who does make them now.
 
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Gates. All of my replacement hoses and belts are Gates.
 
I've had good luck with the Gatorback/Continental belts. The Continental belts on both my BMW and my TJ say made in Germany.
 
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I use Continental but don't think you'll really have issues with anything. I'd be interested if anybody had any recent failures. I carry a spare on the trail but not one on the highway. My concern level about the belt quality of anything you can buy today is close to zero.
 
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pagrey said:
I use Continental but don't think you'll really have issues with anything. I'd be interested if anybody had any recent failures. I carry a spare on the trail but not one on the highway. My concern level about the belt quality of anything you can buy today is close to zero.
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I agree, Paul. The main reason I ran the Gator was it was the only belt I found which ran quietly on the supercharger.
 
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I had some slip at high RPM recently and ordered a new belt. The new package said in bold print right on the front, we recommend replacing the tensioner with the belt. At 140k I hadn't replaced anything but the bearings on my belt drive so I ordered one of those and put the belt back in my parts box. It fixed the problem, who knew? I probably wont do it every time but if you are running your original and are having issues it's something to consider.
 
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NashvilleTJ said:
I’ve had the best luck with these as well back when I was running a supercharger. I don’t think Goodyear makes these any longer - they sold that design to Continental who does make them now.
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They did sell the whole division to Continental, and for a while Continental did continue making the Gatorback-style belt - but that stopped years ago. Any belt you find with that cut-rib design is going to be very old stock at this point.
 
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I carried a spare belt and just realized it was also stolen with all my recovery gear, this thread just made me realize. :(
 
IOwnCalculus said:
They did sell the whole division to Continental, and for a while Continental did continue making the Gatorback-style belt - but that stopped years ago. Any belt you find with that cut-rib design is going to be very old stock at this point.
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Good to know. Thanks.
 
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