XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mazda 3 (TYPE II) (2017-2018)

Brake bias on the third-generation Mazda 3 sits firmly at the front axle, where a front-drive layout puts most of the stopping load and leaves the rear discs doing comparatively little. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Mazda 3 (TYPE II) (2017-2018) addresses the half of the car that factory engineering treats as secondary, giving the rear end the thermal headroom to keep pulling its weight once the fronts are working hard.

This is a rear-axle kit built around two-piece floating discs and matched calipers, sized to complement a front upgrade or sharpen the standard setup on a 2.0 or 2.5 SkyActiv car. Pad compound is your call, Street, Sport or Racing, so the kit suits a fast-road BN saloon or hatch as readily as one that sees regular lapping.

What this brake kit does for your 2017-2018 Mazda 3 (TYPE II)

On a front-drive hatch like the Mazda 3, a stronger rear end shortens the time the car spends nose-diving and settles the chassis earlier into a corner. The two-piece floating discs shed heat faster than the solid factory rears, so repeated stops from speed hold a firmer pedal rather than going long. Matching the rear bite to a front big brake kit restores the front-to-rear balance the standard proportioning never had to manage at track pace, and the Racing pad option resists the glazing that kills budget rear pads after a few hard laps. The Sport compound bridges fast road and occasional track, while the Street pad keeps things quiet and low-dust for daily use. Painted caliper finishes in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black, with premium and Custom Color routes besides, mean the look behind the rear wheels is sorted as well.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

XYZ Racing’s Hollow rear brake kit takes its name from the hollow-bodied caliper, fitted as standard, paired with a two-piece floating disc that removes material from the rotor structure to cut rotating mass without surrendering heat capacity. It is a rear-axle-specific package, with discs, calipers, mounting hardware and pads matched to the Mazda 3 (TYPE II) rear hubs rather than a universal adapter bodge, supplied as a pair. Serious track use is covered by the optional Hollow Racing caliper, which drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Three pad compounds cover the spread of use: a Street compound for quiet, low-dust road manners, a Sport compound for harder fast-road and occasional circuit running, and a Racing compound for sustained track work. The caliper ships painted in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with premium polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver, candy Teal, Blue, Red and Orange, or a Custom Color in any Pantone for £150. Discs are drilled or slotted at the same price, with two-tone anodized or titanium centre bells selectable at checkout. Because it is a rear kit, it is built to sit alongside or follow a front upgrade, keeping braking effort proportionate across the axles.

Fitment for the Mazda 3 (TYPE II) (2017-2018)

This kit is cut for the TYPE II Mazda 3 across the 2017 to 2018 model years, fitting the rear hubs of the facelifted third-generation car as a pair. It is a rear-position kit only, so confirm whether you are running it with the factory front brakes or a matching front big brake kit before ordering. Check your exact build year against the 2017-2018 span listed here.

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Set your pad compound and caliper colour for your 2017-2018 Mazda 3 (TYPE II) and configure yours when you order.