XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz R CLASS 350 V251 (2005-2013)

The V251 R-Class carries its mass like few tourers of its era: a 2.2-tonne, six-seat people-mover riding on a stretched W164 platform, with a 3.5-litre V6 that asks the brakes to haul down a long, laden body again and again. The XYZ Racing Rear Big Brake Kit for the Mercedes Benz R Class 350 V251 goes after the part of that equation owners feel first, rear-axle heat and fade when the car is full of passengers and luggage.

This is the rear half of a big brake upgrade, supplied as a matched pair of rear calipers and rear discs, built around two-piece floating discs, a matched caliper and a choice of three pad compounds. It suits owners who use the R-Class as intended: long motorway hauls, full loads, the occasional Alpine descent, and who want the back axle still contributing once the discs are hot.

What this brake kit does for your 2005-2013 Mercedes Benz R Class 350 V251

On a vehicle this heavy, the rear brakes do more proportional work than most drivers expect, especially under a trailer or on a sustained downhill run. The two-piece floating disc strips rotating mass, which sharpens pedal response and helps the rear axle shed heat between applications. Move up to the Sport or Racing compound and you gain bite and fade resistance, with a wider heat range, that the standard MPV setup gives away once it warms through. What you feel is a firmer, more progressive pedal and a back axle that stays composed when the R Class 350 is fully loaded, with front-and-rear balance shared rather than dumped onto the nose.

About the rear big brake kit

The kit centres on a two-piece floating disc, a vented rotor lightened to cut rotating mass without giving up thermal capacity; the ring can be specified drilled or slotted at the same price. The kit covers the rear axle of the V251 and pairs those discs with a caliper offered at no extra cost in 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. 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 use. Three pad compounds are available: Street for quiet, low-dust road use, Sport for harder fast-road and light-track duty with a wider heat range, and Racing for sustained high-temperature work. That spread lets you match the rear brake kit to how the car is genuinely used, from a comfortable family tourer to a heavily laden long-distance hauler.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz R CLASS 350 V251 (2005-2013)

This kit is cut for the rear axle of the V251-generation R Class 350, covering the 2005 to 2013 production span. Check your chassis code and build year against the V251 listing before ordering, then select your pad compound and caliper colour.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper colour, confirm the V251 fitment, and build yours using the options above.