XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz CLK 320 W208 (1996-2003)

The W208 CLK 320 was built as a refined V6 grand tourer, and its factory rear brakes were specified to match: adequate for the M112’s relaxed torque delivery, but quick to wash out once the coupe or cabriolet is leaned on along a back road or a track day. This XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Mercedes Benz CLK 320 W208 (1996-2003) addresses the rear axle directly, adding thermal capacity exactly where the standard setup runs short of it.

The disc is the headline. A two-piece floating rotor sheds heat faster than the solid factory rear and trims rotating mass at each corner, which the W208’s softly sprung back end notices. Paired with a fixed multi-piston caliper and a choice of three pad compounds, this is the rear half of a balanced brake upgrade rather than a cosmetic swap.

What this brake kit does for your 1996-2003 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 W208

On the road you feel a firmer, more progressive pedal and a brake balance that no longer leans entirely on the front discs. The two-piece floating disc resists the heat soak that fades a stock CLK 320 after a few hard stops from motorway speed, so repeat braking stays consistent on a long descent or a circuit session. The Racing pad compound sharpens bite and raises fade resistance for track work, the Sport compound covers harder road use and the odd track day, and the Street compound keeps low-temperature response and quiet daily manners. Because the kit is matched to the rear axle, it restores the front-to-rear bias the heavier cabriolet in particular benefits from, settling the car under trail braking instead of letting the nose run wide.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

The kit is built around a two-piece floating disc, the friction ring riding on an alloy bell and run with internal vanes that remove material from the rotor core to cut weight without surrendering the swept area needed to absorb heat. The result is lower rotating mass at the rear, quicker cooling between applications, and a disc that resists distortion under repeated thermal cycling better than a solid OE rear. The caliper is a hollow-body forged multi-piston unit as standard, clamping a larger effective pad, and it ships in a choice of Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for a small upcharge and premium polished-forged or candy finishes available. Three pad compounds span the range from Street for quiet fast-road use, through a Sport compound for harder driving, to a full Racing compound, so the kit can be specified for a comfortable GT or a hard-driven track coupe. Each component is engineered to bolt to the W208’s existing rear hubs.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLK 320 W208 (1996-2003)

This kit is cut for the Mercedes Benz CLK 320 on the W208 chassis across the full 1996 to 2003 production run, covering both the coupe and cabriolet bodystyles running the M112 V6. It mounts to the rear axle as a rear-only kit. Confirm your chassis code and build year before ordering so the caliper and disc dimensions match exactly.

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Pick your pad compound, disc style and caliper finish for the CLK 320 W208 from the options above to build your rear brake kit.