XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz ML 280 CDI 4MATIC W164 (2006-2011)

At kerb weight the W164 ML 280 CDI sits the wrong side of two tonnes, and every one of those kilos eventually arrives at the brakes. Add the 4MATIC driveline, a towbar and a loaded trailer behind the CDI diesel, and the rear axle is asked to do far more than the standard discs were ever specified for. The XYZ Racing Rear Big Brake Kit for the Mercedes Benz ML 280 CDI 4MATIC W164 (2006-2011) answers that with more thermal mass and a hollow-vane disc that sheds heat faster than the factory casting.

This is a rear-axle upgrade built for the way these cars are actually used in 2026: long motorway descents, repeated heavy stops with a caravan or horsebox on the back, and the kind of stop-start town running that bakes a tired original setup. Supplied as a matched pair of rear calipers and rear discs, it lets you match the pad compound to the job: Street for daily commuting and quiet, low-dust manners, Sport for harder road and occasional towing duty with a wider heat range, Racing where the ML works hardest on steep loaded descents.

What this brake kit does for your 2006-2011 Mercedes Benz ML 280 CDI 4MATIC W164

Fit the kit and the first thing you notice on the W164 is pedal consistency. The hollow-vane discs carry heat away from the friction surface, so the rear brakes hold their bite through repeated stops instead of going long and wooden halfway down a pass. That matters on a heavy 4MATIC SUV, where the rear axle contributes real stopping force under load and weight transfer, and where front-and-rear balance keeps the car settled. The three pad compounds let you set the bite to your use: Street pads keep town manners quiet and low-dust, the Sport compound adds heat range for spirited or laden runs, while the Racing compound stands up to sustained high temperatures without glazing. Less fade means more braking confidence with a full boot, a roof box, or a trailer hitched on behind.

About the rear big brake kit

The disc is a two-piece floating design with a hollow internal vane structure that increases the surface area scrubbing heat from the casting, pulling temperature out of the friction face between stops; the ring is offered drilled or slotted at the same price. The package is rear-axle specific: discs, calipers, pads and the brackets to locate them on the W164. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade (no dust cover, rated to 1000C, two-year warranty) for hard track or heavy-duty work. Painted caliper finishes are no-cost, Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for GBP 150 more; premium polished-forged finishes (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver), candy finishes (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) and two-tone or titanium centre bells are also available, so the hardware can sit subtle behind the wheels or be made a feature. Pads come in your choice of Street, Sport or Racing compound, each with its own friction and temperature window, so the same physical kit suits a commuter ML or one that spends its weekends towing. It is built as a genuine step up in rear braking capacity over the original Mercedes Benz setup, not a cosmetic swap.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz ML 280 CDI 4MATIC W164 (2006-2011)

This kit is cut for the Mercedes Benz ML 280 CDI 4MATIC W164 across the 2006 to 2011 model years, fitting the rear axle in 4MATIC form. Confirm your car is the W164 generation rather than the later W166 before ordering, then choose your caliper colour and pad compound to suit. This kit covers the rear axle only.

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