XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Mazda MX-6 (1988-1992)

The GD MX-6 sends everything, drive, steering, and braking effort, through the same front axle. That FWD dynamic works well enough on the factory setup in everyday driving, but the moment you push a 2.2-litre GT through sustained corner-braking or back-to-back track sessions, the original front brakes reveal their limits in the form of progressive fade and a softening pedal. For a coupe that has aged into genuinely capable enthusiast and competition use, the hardware needs to match the ambition.

This XYZ Racing front brake kit fits the 1988-1992 MX-6 front axle and replaces the factory braking components with a pair of forged front calipers and two-piece floating discs built for repeated, sustained stops without the thermal saturation that stalks the originals under hard use.

What this brake kit does for your 1988-1992 Mazda MX-6

On a front-wheel-drive platform, the front brakes carry a disproportionate share of every deceleration event, with weight transfer forward compounding the job on each hard stop. The two-piece floating discs at the core of this kit handle that heat load more effectively than solid factory discs, letting the friction ring expand on its alloy bell without distorting, with improved fade resistance as the measurable result. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport, and Racing, let you calibrate the setup to your actual use case, from quiet low-dust daily running to track-grade bite. Pedal feel sharpens considerably over worn or heat-cycled factory components, and braided lines give the front tyres clearer communication under heavy braking. Painted calipers are no-cost in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black, with discs available drilled or slotted at the same price.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The caliper is a hollow-body forging as standard, which reduces rotating and unsprung mass at the front corners while retaining the rigidity to absorb hard deceleration, directly relevant on a chassis that concentrates braking stress at the front axle. For serious track use there is an optional Hollow Racing upgrade, with no dust cover, a 1000C rating, and a two-year warranty. The two-piece floating discs shed heat through repeated stops and stay flat as temperatures climb, while braided lines remove the give of the original rubber hoses. Three pad compounds cover the operating range: Street for a restored road car in regular use, Sport for spirited fast-road and occasional track sessions, and Racing for higher operating temperatures and aggressive initial bite. Beyond the no-cost colours, a custom Pantone match is £150, with premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange. The finish is durable and suited to the exposed wheel architecture of the GD’s period styling, and centre bells can be specified two-tone or titanium.

Fitment for the Mazda MX-6 (1988-1992)

This kit covers the front axle of the first-generation GD-series MX-6 across the complete 1988-1992 production run. Front hub geometry is consistent across the GD range, so both the naturally aspirated 2.2-litre and the F2T turbocharged GT variants are covered by the same specification. This is a front-axle kit; rear braking hardware is listed separately.

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Select your pad compound, disc style, and caliper colour from the options above and configure yours for the GD MX-6.