XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz CL 55 AMG W215 (2000-2002)

The W215 CL 55 AMG carries the better part of two tonnes on a long-wheelbase pillarless coupé platform, and all of that mass has to be brought to heel through the brakes every time you wind off an autobahn cruise. The rear axle does more of that work than most owners credit, and the factory rear setup was never specified with repeated hard stops in mind. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Mercedes Benz CL 55 AMG W215 (2000-2002) addresses the back end specifically, restoring bite and thermal headroom where the standard hardware starts to fade.

This is a rear-axle upgrade for a heavy, rear-driven grand tourer, not a track special bolted onto a road car. It pairs two-piece floating discs with a choice of pad compound, so you can match the rear balance to how you actually use the M113 V8 coupé: settled motorway miles, spirited B-road work, or harder driving where heat is the enemy.

What this big brake kit does for your 2000-2002 Mercedes Benz CL 55 AMG

On a car this heavy, rear brake performance is mostly about staying consistent under heat, and that is where this kit earns its place. The two-piece floating disc design removes rotational and unsprung mass at the rear axle, which sharpens how cleanly the car settles under braking and takes load off the rear suspension. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, let you set the rear bite to suit the way you drive, from quiet, low-dust road manners to a firmer, more progressive pedal when you lean on it. Because the rears stay cooler and more stable, the whole car brakes more squarely, with less of the rear-end instability that creeps in once factory discs heat-soak. The pedal you get on the tenth stop feels like the one you got on the first.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

The Hollow Rear Brake Kit pairs a two-piece floating disc with a hollow-body forged caliper, the standard caliper construction across the range, lightened internally without losing the stiffness it needs under load. Fitted to the rear axle, it works as a matched package of disc, caliper and pad rather than a part-by-part patch, with the disc’s friction ring floating on its bell to absorb heat expansion without warping. Painted caliper finishes come in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for a small upcharge and premium polished-forged or candy finishes to choose from, so the kit can sit discreetly behind the factory alloys or stand out through an open wheel. The three pad compounds span Street for everyday driving, Sport for harder road and occasional track, and Racing for sustained high-temperature work. Each compound shifts the rear bias and the temperature window the kit operates in, so the same hardware can serve as a refined GT brake or a serious fast-road rear axle. The emphasis throughout is controlled, repeatable stopping power for a coupé whose mass punishes underspecified brakes.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CL 55 AMG W215 (2000-2002)

This kit is cut for the Mercedes Benz CL 55 AMG in W215 chassis form, covering the 2000 to 2002 model years. It is a rear-axle fitment built around that platform’s hub and caliper mounting, so it suits the heavy W215 coupé specifically rather than the W220 saloon it shares running gear with. Confirm your chassis code and build year against the range listed before you order.

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Choose your pad compound, disc style and caliper colour for the W215 CL 55 AMG from the options above to build your rear kit.