XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Lexus LS 400 (XF20) (1995-2000)

The UCF20-generation Lexus LS 400 was built to make speed feel invisible, a near two-tonne luxury saloon where the 1UZ-FE V8 does its best work above 3,000rpm and the whole car conspires to isolate every sensation from the driver. That refinement carries a cost at the braking end: the factory front setup was calibrated for composure, not for the repeated heavy braking an LS 400 puts through the front axle when it is actually driven at pace. The XYZ Racing front big brake kit replaces the standard arrangement with hardware that takes the platform’s mass seriously.

This is a single-axle upgrade: a matched left-and-right pair of front calipers and two-piece floating discs, supplied with braided lines. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, let you set the braking character to match how the car is used, from motorway commuting through to open-track sessions. Painted caliper colours are available at no extra cost: Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black.

What this brake kit does for your 1995-2000 Lexus LS 400 (XF20)

The car’s weight is the central fact of braking an LS 400. Carrying close to 1,900kg into a late marker or a fast motorway junction demands more from the front rotors and pads than the standard system was ever asked to provide. The two-piece floating disc reduces rotating mass at the front axle, a meaningful gain on a platform this heavy, where that reduction feeds directly into more consistent pedal feel as the system builds temperature. The hollow-vane friction ring carries heat off the disc face during sustained use. The three-compound selection means the kit can run the quiet Street pad for daily use and move up to the Sport or Racing compound when the car sees harder work, without a hardware change. On the UCF20’s front axle, where the bulk of the car’s weight transfers under braking, that flexibility is worth having in reserve.

About the front big brake kit

XYZ Racing’s front big brake kit addresses the demands of heavier platforms where sustained braking generates heat that standard components struggle to dissipate. The two-piece floating disc is the defining element: the hollow-vane internal geometry promotes airflow through the disc under rotation, drawing heat off the friction surface and keeping pad temperatures in a consistent working range across extended braking rather than climbing towards fade. The caliper is a hollow-body forged unit as standard; for the hardest sustained use you can step up to the Hollow Racing caliper, which loses the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Painted caliper colours, Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, mean the front axle can suit a discreet build or one where open-spoke wheels put the hardware on show; any Pantone is available as a Custom Color for £150, with premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red and Orange. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, with a centre-bell upgrade to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium at checkout. Pad compound is chosen at order, so friction coefficient and pedal modulation are matched to use from the first installation.

Fitment for the Lexus LS 400 (XF20) (1995-2000)

This kit is designed for the XF20-generation Lexus LS 400, covering the 1995 to 2000 model years, and fits the front axle as a left-and-right pair. The XF20 spans chassis codes UCF20 and UCF21 depending on wheelbase, and represents the second generation of the LS 400 nameplate, the variant most commonly found in active UK ownership today. Confirm your front hub specification before completing your order.

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Configure your front big brake kit for the Lexus LS 400: select your pad compound, disc style and caliper colour from the options above when you order.