Big Brake Kit
XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Honda CIVIC FC1 (JAPAN) (2016-2026)
SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-HO-025-FRONT
- IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
- PositionFront
- Disc Ø304–444 mm
- Caliper pots4 / 6 / 8 / 12-pot
- Lead time10–15 working days
Fits Honda CIVIC FC1 (JAPAN) (2016-2026)
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The FC1 Civic arrived in Japan with brakes sized strictly for its urban-commuter brief, solid front discs and calipers adequate for everyday stop-start use but carrying no fade margin to spare. On a front-wheel-drive platform, every meaningful deceleration piles load exclusively onto the front axle; the FC1, the most modestly specced of the 10th-generation JDM Civic range, starts from the minimum the car legally needs and no further.
XYZ Racing’s front big brake kit upgrades that front end with a larger swept area, three selectable pad compounds, Street, Sport, or Racing, and a caliper finished to your choice. A FC1 used as a UK grey-import daily and one that gets circuit time on a track-day licence need different friction characteristics; the compound choice at order means the setup starts right for the car’s actual role.
What this brake kit does for your 2016-2026 Honda CIVIC FC1 (JAPAN)
Larger rotors bring more thermal mass before fade becomes an issue, a real concern on the FC1’s front axle, which carries the full braking load with no rear torque split to share it. The hollow-vane disc reduces unsprung mass relative to a solid disc of equivalent diameter, keeping the front suspension responsive over the broken road surfaces UK-registered FC1 grey imports regularly encounter. Street is the quiet, low-dust default for relaxed daily driving; Sport handles fast-road pace without the aggressive warm-up window of a full race pad; Racing holds up through repeat hard stops on circuit. Discs are offered drilled or slotted at the same price, and the caliper reads cleanly behind open-spoke aftermarket rims or shows discreetly through the OEM wheel.
About the front big brake kit
This is XYZ Racing’s front-axle brake upgrade engineered for the FC1 platform, supplied with pad compound specified at purchase rather than forcing owners to source and swap pads after installation. It ships as a matched pair of front calipers and discs. The hollow-vane disc manages heat through internal airflow, and the caliper is a hollow-body design as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade rated to 1000C, supplied without a dust cover and carrying a two-year warranty, for cars in regular track use.
Three grades cover the full range from standard road use through spirited fast-road driving to competition work, avoiding the single-compound compromise that suits one environment but penalises the other. Included caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, production finishes rather than aftermarket resprays. A Custom Color in any Pantone is available for an added charge, with premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver and a candy range in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange above the painted set. Centre bell upgrades are offered in five anodized two-tone colours or titanium, selectable at checkout. The kit is built around the front MacPherson strut architecture, and all necessary bracketing is included.
Fitment for the Honda CIVIC FC1 (JAPAN) (2016-2026)
This kit covers the Honda Civic FC1 (Japan) across the 2016 to 2026 model year span, specifying the JDM-market Civic sedan platform, and ships as a matched pair of front calipers and discs. The FC1 designation is the standard naturally aspirated variant, not the FC2 turbocharged Civic or the European FK-series hatchback, so confirm the chassis code against your registration or import documentation before ordering.
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Select your pad compound, disc style, and caliper colour when you order to configure yours.
What’s in the kit
Front axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.
- 2×Two-piece floating discs — 304–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
- 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
- 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 4 / 6 / 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.
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).
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.
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