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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Saab 9-3 2.8T AERO (2005-2010)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-SA-005-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø330–444 mm
  • Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Saab 9-3 2.8T AERO (2005-2010)

Brake pad compound

Street: quiet, low-dust, strong cold bite for road driving. Sport: higher temperature range and more bite for fast road and occasional track. Racing: maximum fade resistance for sustained track use (noisier and dustier cold). Match the pad to how hard you actually brake.

Disc size

Caliper grade

Hollow is the standard caliper: a lighter hollow-body forged caliper with a dust cover and a 5-year warranty. Hollow Racing drops the dust cover for sustained high-temperature use (rated to 1000°C, 2-year warranty) — the track-grade choice.

Caliper colour

Painted colours are included. Polished-forged finishes are mirror-polished forged calipers (Titanium, Gold, Silver); candy colours are a deep, mirror-reflection paint. Both are premium upgrades — fuller detail further down the page.

Painted — includedTell us the exact Pantone (PMS) code you want the calipers painted.Polished forgedCandy
Disc style

Drilled discs (cross-drilled holes) vent gas and water and look aggressive; slotted discs (surface grooves) wipe the pad face clean and resist fade under sustained hard use. Same price — choose on looks or how you drive.

Centre bell

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. Standard anodized is included; a two-tone bell adds an anodized accent ring in your choice of colour; titanium is the lightest, forged option.

Carbon-ceramic rotor

Carbon-ceramic rotors are a special-order track upgrade: far lighter than steel, fade-resistant at extreme temperatures and extremely long-lived. The price follows the disc size you choose above. The standard two-piece steel rotor is included.

Configured price£2,000.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£2,000.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Saab 9-3 2.8T AERO (2005-2010) — 330 mm
330 mm

The 9-3 2.8T AERO’s front axle carries a disproportionate load: a turbocharged V6 mass sitting over the front wheels, all on a platform shared with the Vectra C but asked to handle significantly more power than most variants it came from. After two decades of service, factory braking hardware that was adequate in 2005 is rarely delivering what the AERO drivetrain demands.

The XYZ Racing front big brake kit is a direct-fit upgrade for the 9-3 2.8T AERO that replaces the front corners with substantially higher thermal capacity. It is a front-axle kit, a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating discs with braided lines included. Three pad compounds mean the kit can be specified to the driver’s actual use rather than one blunt compromise for all conditions.

What this brake kit does for your 2005-2010 Saab 9-3 2.8T AERO

The hollow-vane disc at the centre of this kit channels airflow directly through the disc, drawing heat away from the swept face rather than radiating it outward slowly. For the 9-3 2.8T AERO, where the front rotors absorb the lion’s share of braking energy on every hard stop, that matters: the result is more consistent pedal feel under repeated heavy braking, with fade resistance that ageing standard hardware cannot reliably provide. The two-piece floating disc keeps the friction ring true under heat, and braided lines hold the pedal firm where rubber softens.

Street is the quiet, low-dust default for everyday driving. Sport covers fast-road driving with occasional track exposure. Racing handles sustained high-temperature circuit sessions.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

XYZ Racing’s Hollow series is built around a hollow-body caliper as standard, with hollow-vane discs whose internal channels actively cool the disc during use, not merely after it. The result handles repeated high-energy stops more consistently than conventional hardware, because the thermal capacity is engineered into the structure rather than relying on mass alone. For owners running serious track miles, the optional Hollow Racing upgrade deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty.

Three pad compounds, Street, Sport, and Racing, cover the full range from daily road commuting through to sustained circuit work, each optimised for the temperature window it operates in. Caliper colour is specified when you order. Included finishes are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone available, plus premium polished-forged (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) finishes above those for precise colour-matching.

Fitment for the Saab 9-3 2.8T AERO (2005-2010)

This kit is built for the second-generation Saab 9-3 in 2.8T AERO specification across the 2005 to 2010 production run on the YS3F platform. Both FWD and XWD all-wheel-drive variants of the 2.8T AERO share the front suspension geometry this kit is sized against. If your car carries aftermarket front uprights or has had wheel-bearing work that changed the original hub face dimension, confirm caliper clearance before ordering.

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Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, with two-tone anodized or titanium centre-bell upgrades selectable at checkout. Choose your pad compound, disc style and caliper colour from the options above when you order.

What’s in the kit

Front axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 330–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack

Choosing your spec

Every kit is built to order around the choices you make above. Here is what each option actually changes, so you can spec yours with confidence.

Brake pads — Street, Sport or Racing

Every kit ships with a full set of high-performance pads; the compound is your call.

Street is the right default for fast-road driving — a strong, progressive cold bite with low noise, low dust and long disc life. Sport raises the working temperature and adds bite and fade resistance for hard road use and the occasional track day, while still behaving on a cold morning. Racing is a track compound built for sustained abuse: huge fade resistance and bite once heat is in it, at the cost of more noise and dust when cold. Match the pad to how hard you actually use the brakes — there is no benefit to a race pad that never gets up to temperature.

Caliper grade — Hollow vs Hollow Racing

Hollow is the standard caliper on every kit: a hollow-body forged caliper, lighter than a solid one, fitted with a dust cover and backed by a 5-year oil-leak warranty. For most fast-road and spirited track use it is all the caliper you need.

Hollow Racing is the track-grade upgrade. It runs the same hollow body but without a dust cover (so there is nothing to melt at sustained high temperature), uses a twin-metal piston that isolates heat travelling from the disc to the oil seal, and is rated to 1000°C. Available 286–380mm (front). Warranty is 2 years on oil leaks and 10 years on appearance. Built for professional racing and repeated track days.

Hollow Racing caliper

Caliper colour & finish

Painted colours (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black) are included at no cost. Want an exact match to your car? Custom Color (+£150) paints the calipers to any Pantone code you supply (15–20 day lead time).

Polished Forged finishes are the flagship: a forged caliper given a mirror-polished surface treatment that shifts colour with the viewing angle. Beyond the looks, the polished surface dissipates heat better, resists rust and stands up to the weather. Choose Titanium (neochrome, +£350), Polished Gold (+£300) or Polished Silver (+£250). They look their best paired with a titanium centre bell. Care: clean only with a dilute neutral cleaner or water.

Candy colours (+£200) use a deep candy-paint and polishing process for a mirror-reflection, boutique finish — pick Teal, Blue, Red or Orange (shown below right).

Polished forged caliper finishes
Candy caliper colours

Centre bells

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. The standard anodized centre bell is included. The Two-tone bell (+£200) adds an anodized accent ring — choose Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Silver right here at checkout. The Titanium centre bell (+£500) is a forged titanium bell (bolts not included) that finishes off the polished-forged look.

Two-tone anodized centre bells
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