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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Toyota COROLLA ALTIS (NZE121) (2002-2006)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-TO-003-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø286–444 mm
  • Caliper pots4 / 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Toyota COROLLA ALTIS (NZE121) (2002-2006)

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£1,600.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£1,600.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Toyota COROLLA ALTIS (NZE121) (2002-2006) — 286 mm
286 mm

The NZE121 Corolla Altis was specced as a family car first, and its factory front brakes reflect that brief. They were sized for reliable everyday stops, not for the repeated hard braking a driven car meets on a fast road or a circuit. That economy margin starts to show the moment you push the chassis past its comfort zone, and on a front-driven platform it shows at the front axle first.

This XYZ Racing front big brake kit goes straight at that weak point. It supplies a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating discs, with three pad compounds to match the friction material to how the car is actually used and a wide choice of caliper finishes to suit whatever direction the build is heading.

What this brake kit does for your 2002-2006 Toyota COROLLA ALTIS (NZE121)

On a front-wheel-drive chassis like the NZE121, the front axle handles steering input and the majority of braking force, so when the stock system reaches its thermal limit the whole car’s behaviour changes. The hollow-vane disc improves heat dissipation over the solid OE rotor, keeping pad bite consistent when you brake hard from speed again and again. The two-piece floating construction lets the iron ring grow with heat against its alloy bell rather than coning, which preserves even pad contact. Three compounds make the choice practical: Street is the quiet, low-dust road compound; Sport adds sharpness and a wider heat range for spirited driving; Racing is the track compound for sessions where sustained pedal feel and fade resistance matter most. The included painted calipers come in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black at no extra cost, so the kit sits cleanly within whatever look the build is working toward.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, paired with hollow-vane two-piece discs that prioritise thermal management over the OE specification. That is a real step up for a car whose factory brakes were designed to last 60,000 kilometres of low-stress commuting rather than sustain repeated hard stops. Three pad compounds are chosen at the point of order, so you select friction material for your actual use rather than accepting a single compromise between road manners and outright performance. Discs are offered drilled or slotted at the same price, and the centre bell can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium when you order. Beyond the included colours you can specify any Pantone as a Custom Color for £150, or step up to a premium polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold, or Polished Silver, or a candy Teal, Blue, Red, or Orange. Cars that see serious track time can add the optional Hollow Racing caliper, which removes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty.

Fitment for the Toyota COROLLA ALTIS (NZE121) (2002-2006)

This kit is confirmed for the NZE121-chassis Toyota Corolla Altis, covering the 2002 to 2006 production span. The NZE121 designation identifies the 1NZ-FE engined variant of the E120 Corolla platform. If your chassis plate confirms NZE121 and your build year falls within that window, this is a direct-fit front brake upgrade.

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Pick your pad compound, disc style, and caliper finish from the options above and build yours to spec.

What’s in the kit

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

  • Two-piece floating discs — 286–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • Forged aluminium calipers — 4 / 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 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
Same car

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