XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Alfa Romeo 155 16V (1992-1997)

The 155 16V carries its engine weight ahead of the front axle centreline, a layout that concentrates braking load on the front discs during any serious deceleration. Three decades on, most surviving examples are working with brake hardware that was undersized for spirited driving when new and is now well past its reliable life. This front big brake kit for the 1992-1997 Alfa Romeo 155 16V addresses the deficit directly, built for a car whose reputation as a driver’s machine has outlasted the components it was born with.

The 155 is increasingly a car owners keep rather than sell. Sourcing front brakes that match the car’s character, rather than simply keeping it road-legal, is the gap this kit fills.

What this brake kit does for your 1992-1997 Alfa Romeo 155 16V

On a FWD platform like the 155 the front axle handles the decisive share of braking force, and understeer under trail-braking is partly chassis character and partly a question of brake balance as the nose loads up. A larger swept area across the front discs lowers the heat burden per unit of area, and the hollow-vane disc construction draws air through the rotor body to extract that heat under repeated hard stops. That matters when you are running a thirty-year-old saloon through a track day where the original braking geometry was already marginal. Two-piece floating discs let the rotor expand without warping against the bell, holding pedal feel steady as temperatures rise.

Three pad compounds match the car’s real use. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default. Sport adds bite and heat range for fast road and the occasional circuit. Racing is a track compound for sustained high-temperature work. Discs are offered drilled or slotted at the same price.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The XYZ Racing front brake kit is a front-axle upgrade for performance road and circuit use, supplied as a matched left-and-right pair. The caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, which cuts unsprung and rotating mass at the corner while keeping the clamp rigid, so a classic Alfa feels that bit more willing to turn and stop. For owners chasing serious circuit time, the optional Hollow Racing caliper deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty.

Calipers are painted in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black at no extra cost. A Custom Color in any Pantone shade is £150. Premium polished-forged finishes come in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, with candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange, so you can specify something that does not look incongruous through a classic Alfa’s spokes. Centre bells can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium, and braided lines tighten the pedal. Everything is chosen above when you order.

Fitment for the Alfa Romeo 155 16V (1992-1997)

This kit is confirmed for the Alfa Romeo 155 16V across the full production span from 1992 through to 1997. The fitment is front-axle only, supplied as a left-and-right pair of calipers and discs. No additional trim or engine qualification is listed in the product data, covering the 16V range as a whole. Check caliper-to-wheel clearance if running non-standard rim sizes or offsets, particularly on cars fitted with wider track conversions.

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Pick your pad compound, disc style, and caliper colour from the options shown above when you order.