XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz ML 420 CDI 4MATIC W164 (2006-2011)

The ML 420 CDI’s 4.0-litre V8 diesel produces around 700Nm of torque from barely above idle, a figure that defines the W164’s character on the road but also places the front axle under sustained, progressive loading the standard brake setup was only ever calibrated to manage in ordinary use. Over a long alpine descent, a fast A-road run, or repeated heavy braking from motorway speed, factory discs on a 4MATIC W164 absorb heat faster than that torque output implies they should.

The XYZ Racing front big brake kit addresses that directly. It is a matched pair of left and right front calipers and two-piece floating discs, where the hollow-vane rotor improves thermal management across the face and through the disc body, paired with a choice of pad compound to match friction characteristics to how the W164 is actually driven.

What this brake kit does for your 2006-2011 Mercedes Benz ML 420 CDI 4MATIC W164

On a vehicle of the W164’s weight and diesel torque delivery, front brake performance matters most at the end of long, fast runs rather than on cold first stops. The hollow-vane rotor dissipates heat through additional thermal pathways built into the disc body, reducing the fade gradient that builds in conventional rotors under sustained load, while the two-piece floating bell lets the friction ring expand without coning and trims rotating mass at the front. Pad choice shifts the friction and temperature window: Street is the quiet, low-dust road default with cleaner initial bite and lower dust on the daily drive, Sport widens the heat range for harder fast-road use, and Racing is the track compound calibrated for the higher-temperature environments where the full thermal benefit of the rotor becomes measurable. Disc faces are offered drilled or slotted at the same price, and the calipers are plainly visible through the W164’s large-diameter wheels.

About the Front Brake Kit

The two-piece floating, hollow-vane disc differs from a standard rotor in that its internal vane structure creates additional airflow pathways across the rotor body. For a heavy diesel SUV carrying the majority of its braking load at the front axle under weight transfer into deceleration, that matters most during repeated stops from speed rather than single-event braking. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, light and stiff to resist flex, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade for hard track use that deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. Braided lines firm the pedal, and centre bells can be upgraded to two-tone anodizing in five colours or titanium at checkout. Included painted caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for an additional 150 pounds, plus premium polished-forged and candy finishes for builds where wheel and brake spec are being coordinated.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz ML 420 CDI 4MATIC W164 (2006-2011)

This kit is specific to the W164 platform in ML 420 CDI 4MATIC specification, covering the 2006 to 2011 production run and supplied as a left-and-right front pair. The W164 used 4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive throughout its lifecycle; confirm your exact build date and market specification before ordering if the vehicle has been modified or rebuilt to a non-standard configuration.

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Choose your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above, then build yours.