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Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volvo XC40 (2018-2026)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-VL-11-A-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø356–444 mm
  • Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Volvo XC40 (2018-2026)

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£2,200.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£2,200.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volvo XC40 (2018-2026) — 356 mm
356 mm

The XC40 carries its mass high and well forward, and that geometry punishes front brakes harder than the spec sheet suggests. A compact premium SUV on Volvo’s CMA platform puts the bulk of its kerb weight over the front axle, and the heavier mild-hybrid and Recharge variants only add to the load the front discs have to absorb every time you slow from motorway speed. Standard pads and discs cope with light use, but stack up a few firm stops on a fast B-road or a loaded car on a long descent and you feel the pedal go long.

The XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit for the Volvo XC40 (2018-2026) replaces that front-axle weak point with larger, better-ventilated two-piece floating discs and a higher-capacity caliper that resists fade and keeps the pedal firm where the standard system would start to soften. It is a front upgrade, a matched pair of left and right front calipers and discs, aimed at owners who want consistent stopping power from a heavy SUV without changing the car’s everyday manners.

What this big brake kit does for your 2018-2026 Volvo XC40

The most obvious gain is pedal feel under repeated braking: more thermal capacity at the front means the bite point stays where you left it instead of drifting deeper as the discs heat. The hollow-vane disc core trims rotating and unsprung mass at each front corner, which sharpens turn-in response and takes a little strain off the front dampers and bushes.

Pad compound is selectable, so a daily-driven XC40 can run the Street compound for quiet, low-dust commuting, an owner who pushes harder can step up to Sport for fast road plus the odd track day, and the Racing compound is there for higher-temperature stability under sustained load. Behind the wheels, the caliper finish is yours, from a discreet Anodized Black to red, yellow or gold.

About the Hollow front brake kit

The Hollow kit is built around a larger front disc than the factory item, using a two-piece floating construction with a hollow-vane core to shed weight while keeping the swept area and cooling needed for a heavy car. Less rotating mass at the hub helps the brakes shrug off heat between stops and reduces the gyroscopic effort the steering and suspension fight against. The caliper clamps a wider, better-cooled disc, raising the temperature ceiling before fade sets in.

Disc face is drilled or slotted at the same price, with centre bell upgrades, two-tone anodizing in five colours or titanium, selectable at checkout. The caliper is hollow-body as standard, finished in the included painted colours Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with any Pantone available as a Custom Color and premium polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver or candy Teal, Blue, Red and Orange. For serious track use the Hollow Racing caliper drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Pad compound spans Street, Sport and Racing.

Fitment for the Volvo XC40 (2018-2026)

This kit is a front-axle fitment for the Volvo XC40 across the 2018 to 2026 model span. It is supplied as a front big brake kit only, with your choice of disc style, pad compound and caliper finish selected when you order. Confirm your build year against the range above before ordering.

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Pick your disc style, pad compound and caliper finish and configure your XC40 front big brake kit when you order.

What’s in the kit

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

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 356–444 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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