XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Honda ODYSSEY RA8/ RA9 (1999-2003)

The Odyssey Absolute’s J30A V6 makes genuine performance claims that the standard front braking package, calibrated for a large family MPV rather than a driven one, cannot reliably honour under load. Honda dropped the J30A V6 into a vehicle that weighs well over 1,600 kg and surrounded it with braking hardware pitched at the school-run middle.

For RA8 and RA9 owners who actually use the available performance on mountain roads, tow runs, or the occasional track morning, the XYZ Racing front big brake kit addresses that mismatch at the axle where it matters most. The front wheels carry the vast majority of deceleration load, and a bigger system there pays dividends immediately.

What this brake kit does for your 1999-2003 Honda ODYSSEY RA8/ RA9

The Odyssey’s front axle receives the bulk of weight transfer under hard braking, and on a V6 platform of this mass the factory setup runs out of thermal headroom before the road or track demands it to. A larger front rotor and caliper combination extends the fade threshold meaningfully. Three pad compounds let the owner match the system’s operating range to actual use: the Street compound stays quiet and low-dust for mixed-temperature daily running, the Sport compound adds bite and a broader heat range for fast-road work, and the Racing compound accepts a colder initial bite in exchange for sustained resistance to heat build-up across repeated hard stops. Caliper colour is set when you order, with Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black included at no extra cost, so the upgrade reads as deliberate from the wheelarch.

About the Hollow Front Big Brake Kit

This is a front-axle brake upgrade supplied across a range of Japanese and European fitment applications, including this RA8/RA9 Honda Odyssey. The caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, and the kit arrives as a matched pair of calipers and two-piece floating discs for the left and right corners, fed by braided lines. On a heavier platform like the Odyssey, the distinction between the Sport and Racing compounds is a genuine engineering decision rather than a cosmetic one: sustained braking loads find the limits of a road compound faster than on a lighter car, so the compound grade you specify shapes how the system actually behaves under pressure. For serious track use the optional Hollow Racing caliper removes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, the centre bell can be upgraded to a two-tone anodized finish in five colours or to titanium, and beyond the included caliper colours you can specify a Custom Color in any Pantone for £150, premium polished-forged finishes (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) or candy finishes (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange).

Fitment for the Honda ODYSSEY RA8/ RA9 (1999-2003)

This kit is built specifically for the Honda Odyssey RA8 and RA9 platforms, covering production from 1999 to 2003. The RA8 designation covers the front-wheel-drive Absolute variant and the RA9 the all-wheel-drive; this kit fits both. Check your chassis plate code before ordering if you are unsure which suffix your car carries.

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This is a pair of front calipers and discs for the left and right corners. Choose your caliper colour, disc style and pad compound grade, then configure yours when you order above.