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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Cadillac CTS (2008-2013)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-CA-02-A-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø380–444 mm
  • Caliper pots8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Cadillac CTS (2008-2013)

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£3,000.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£3,000.00

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Caliper render for this kit:

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Cadillac CTS (2008-2013) — 380 mm
380 mm

The second-generation CTS carries genuine mass, close to 1,700 kg in V6 specification, and the factory front brakes were calibrated for road compliance, not for anyone pushing the car with purpose. Repeated hard stops heat the discs past the point where standard pads can work consistently, and the CTS’s long wheelbase shifts considerable load forward under braking: the front axle is doing most of the work.

This XYZ Racing front big brake kit exists to raise that thermal ceiling. A matched pair of two-piece floating discs moves heat out of the rotor faster than a conventional solid design, and a choice of three pad compounds, Street, Sport or Racing, means the setup can be matched to how the CTS is actually driven.

What this brake kit does for your 2008-2013 Cadillac CTS

Improved ventilation through the vented floating-disc design delays the onset of fade under sustained use, relevant on a car that weighs what a CTS does when driven hard through multiple corners in succession. The Street compound stays quiet and low-dust for the daily commute; the Sport compound gives noticeably sharper pedal feel and a higher fade threshold without cold-bite issues; the Racing compound is for those taking the car to track events where temperatures stay elevated throughout a session. The two-piece floating disc grows and shrinks with heat without distorting the face, which protects pedal feel, and braided stainless lines keep that pedal firm as fluid warms. Caliper finish is available in the no-cost painted colours, Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, discreet or visible depending on what the car demands.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

XYZ Racing’s vented two-piece floating disc increases internal airflow relative to a standard solid disc, keeping temperatures lower across repeated hard stops, and the floating mount removes the thermal distortion that softens pedal feel under heat. The front-axle pair reflects where braking forces concentrate on a rear-wheel-drive car, particularly a heavy one. Three pad compounds cover the range from improved daily-use bite through to sustained high-temperature circuit work. The calipers are hollow-body as standard for low corner weight, with the Hollow Racing caliper offered as an upgrade for serious track use, no dust cover, rated to 1000C and backed by a two-year warranty. Disc faces are drilled or slotted at the same price. Caliper finishes run from the no-cost painted options through to Custom Color, any Pantone for a set fee, plus premium polished-forged (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) finishes for a considered colour match or contrasting accent. Two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours, or titanium, are selectable at checkout. The kit is designed to work as a system: disc, caliper, and pad compound selected together rather than as piecemeal replacements.

Fitment for the Cadillac CTS (2008-2013)

This front brake kit covers the second-generation Cadillac CTS across its full 2008-2013 production span. That range includes the standard V6 sedan variants in both standard and Sport specification. Confirm your exact front brake dimensions before ordering if your car carries a factory performance package that may have altered OE caliper or disc sizing from the base fitment.

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Pad compound, disc style and caliper colour are all selected when you order above.

What’s in the kit

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

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 380–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 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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