XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 5 SERIES E 39 540 (1995-2003)

The E39 540’s M62 V8 carries real mass over the front axle, which leaves the rear brakes with a specific job: keeping a heavy executive saloon square and settled while the fronts do the hard stopping. This XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Bmw 5 Series E 39 540 (1995-2003) is built for exactly that, a rear setup that stays consistent when you are hauling a 1.7-tonne V8 down from motorway speed more than once in quick succession.

Most surviving 540s are still running tired factory rear discs and calipers that have done two decades of service. Swapping to a two-piece floating rotor and a fresh, stiffer caliper, a pair of left and right rear units, restores the firm, repeatable pedal these cars had when new, and gives you a rear axle that resists the heat soak that flat-spots an old setup on a long descent or a brisk B-road.

What this brake kit does for your 1995-2003 Bmw 5 Series E 39 540

The two-piece floating disc design strips rotating and unsprung mass from the back of the car, which sharpens how quickly the rear responds and takes load off the trailing arms. You feel it as a brake pedal that holds the same bite from cold through to a hot, worked rear axle, and as a 540 that stays composed rather than nervous when you brake deep into a corner. Pad compound choice sets the character: Street for refined, low-dust road manners, Sport for harder fast-road use with occasional track work, and Racing for repeated heavy stops where rear stability matters most. Caliper finishes run from the included painted colours of Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black through to a Custom Color in any Pantone, so the look behind the wheel matches the rest of the build.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

The Hollow Rear Brake Kit pairs a lightweight two-piece floating disc with a purpose-matched rear caliper and your chosen pad compound, supplied as a pair of left and right rear units. The disc design lowers mass and opens up airflow paths to shed heat faster than a solid equivalent, which is what keeps a rear setup honest under repeat braking. The caliper body is hollow as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use, no dust cover, rated to 1000C and backed by a two-year warranty. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, let you tune rear bite to how the car is used, from daily duties to track days. The included painted caliper finishes are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone available, and discs come drilled or slotted at the same price with centre-bell upgrades selectable at checkout. It is a bolt-on rear upgrade aimed at owners who want their E39 540 to stop with the authority the chassis was always capable of.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 Series E 39 540 (1995-2003)

This kit is specified for the E39-chassis BMW 5 Series 540 V8, model years 1995 to 2003, fitted at the rear axle. Confirm your exact build year before ordering to match the correct disc and caliper specification.

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Choose your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above when you order.