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XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Porsche 996 C4S TURBO (142) (2001-2005)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-PO-003-FRONT

  • IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionFront
  • Disc Ø356–444 mm
  • Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Porsche 996 C4S TURBO (142) (2001-2005)

Brake pad compound

Street: quiet, low-dust, strong cold bite for road driving. Sport: higher temperature range and more bite for fast road and occasional track. Racing: maximum fade resistance for sustained track use (noisier and dustier cold). Match the pad to how hard you actually brake.

Disc size

Caliper grade

Hollow is the standard caliper: a lighter hollow-body forged caliper with a dust cover and a 5-year warranty. Hollow Racing drops the dust cover for sustained high-temperature use (rated to 1000°C, 2-year warranty) — the track-grade choice.

Caliper colour

Painted colours are included. Polished-forged finishes are mirror-polished forged calipers (Titanium, Gold, Silver); candy colours are a deep, mirror-reflection paint. Both are premium upgrades — fuller detail further down the page.

Painted — includedTell us the exact Pantone (PMS) code you want the calipers painted.Polished forgedCandy
Disc style

Drilled discs (cross-drilled holes) vent gas and water and look aggressive; slotted discs (surface grooves) wipe the pad face clean and resist fade under sustained hard use. Same price — choose on looks or how you drive.

Centre bell

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. Standard anodized is included; a two-tone bell adds an anodized accent ring in your choice of colour; titanium is the lightest, forged option.

Carbon-ceramic rotor

Carbon-ceramic rotors are a special-order track upgrade: far lighter than steel, fade-resistant at extreme temperatures and extremely long-lived. The price follows the disc size you choose above. The standard two-piece steel rotor is included.

Configured price£2,200.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£2,200.00

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Caliper render for this kit:

XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Porsche 996 C4S TURBO (142) (2001-2005) — 356 mm
356 mm

The 996 Turbo’s rear-engine layout creates a counterintuitive dynamic under hard braking: despite carrying its engine mass behind the rear axle, weight transfer pitches hard forward at every stop, loading the front brakes more aggressively than the static distribution would suggest. Add AWD and the turbocharged flat-six’s output and the front brakes are doing serious work, repeatedly.

Owners of the 996 C4S and widebody Turbo platform regularly find that repeat track sessions, or simply sustained fast-road use, expose the limits of the factory setup in fade and pedal consistency. This XYZ Racing front big brake kit for the 996 C4S TURBO (142) addresses both directly, fitting the front axle as a matched left and right pair with two-piece floating discs.

What this brake kit does for your 2001-2005 Porsche 996 C4S TURBO (142)

Three pad compounds, Street, Sport, and Racing, make this a configurable upgrade rather than a single-spec fit. Street is the quiet, low-dust compound for general road use; Sport leans towards linear modulation and reliable bite on fast roads with occasional circuits; Racing is the track compound for sustained high-temperature operation, where the 996 Turbo’s AWD traction and power output would otherwise run factory hardware close to its thermal ceiling. The hollow-vane disc and two-piece floating construction let the friction ring grow and cool independently of the bell, keeping bite consistent through repeated stops.

About the XYZ Racing Hollow brake kit

This front kit is a direct-replacement upgrade for vehicles where the OEM setup functions but no longer satisfies under extended or demanding use. It bolts into the 996’s existing brake architecture without suspension modifications, covering both the Carrera 4S and Turbo variants that share the same front hub dimensions. Compound is handled at order: Street for mixed road and occasional track use, Sport for consistent bite across a wide temperature window, Racing for conditions where brake temperatures consistently exceed what a road compound handles cleanly. The forged caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use, rated to 1000C with no dust cover and a two-year warranty. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price.

Included painted caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for owners working within a specific scheme or livery, plus premium polished-forged finishes (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy finishes (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange).

Fitment for the Porsche 996 C4S TURBO (142) (2001-2005)

This kit is specified for Porsche 996 C4S TURBO (142) variants produced between 2001 and 2005. The 142 designation covers both the Carrera 4S and 996 Turbo widebody models sharing the same front brake carrier geometry. Confirm your car’s build date falls within the 2001-2005 window before selecting a specification.

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Pad compound, disc style, caliper colour, and centre-bell finish are all chosen when you order. The configurator sits above this copy.

What’s in the kit

Front axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 356–444 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 6 / 8 / 12-pot
  • 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack

Choosing your spec

Every kit is built to order around the choices you make above. Here is what each option actually changes, so you can spec yours with confidence.

Brake pads — Street, Sport or Racing

Every kit ships with a full set of high-performance pads; the compound is your call.

Street is the right default for fast-road driving — a strong, progressive cold bite with low noise, low dust and long disc life. Sport raises the working temperature and adds bite and fade resistance for hard road use and the occasional track day, while still behaving on a cold morning. Racing is a track compound built for sustained abuse: huge fade resistance and bite once heat is in it, at the cost of more noise and dust when cold. Match the pad to how hard you actually use the brakes — there is no benefit to a race pad that never gets up to temperature.

Caliper grade — Hollow vs Hollow Racing

Hollow is the standard caliper on every kit: a hollow-body forged caliper, lighter than a solid one, fitted with a dust cover and backed by a 5-year oil-leak warranty. For most fast-road and spirited track use it is all the caliper you need.

Hollow Racing is the track-grade upgrade. It runs the same hollow body but without a dust cover (so there is nothing to melt at sustained high temperature), uses a twin-metal piston that isolates heat travelling from the disc to the oil seal, and is rated to 1000°C. Available 286–380mm (front). Warranty is 2 years on oil leaks and 10 years on appearance. Built for professional racing and repeated track days.

Hollow Racing caliper

Caliper colour & finish

Painted colours (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black) are included at no cost. Want an exact match to your car? Custom Color (+£150) paints the calipers to any Pantone code you supply (15–20 day lead time).

Polished Forged finishes are the flagship: a forged caliper given a mirror-polished surface treatment that shifts colour with the viewing angle. Beyond the looks, the polished surface dissipates heat better, resists rust and stands up to the weather. Choose Titanium (neochrome, +£350), Polished Gold (+£300) or Polished Silver (+£250). They look their best paired with a titanium centre bell. Care: clean only with a dilute neutral cleaner or water.

Candy colours (+£200) use a deep candy-paint and polishing process for a mirror-reflection, boutique finish — pick Teal, Blue, Red or Orange (shown below right).

Polished forged caliper finishes
Candy caliper colours

Centre bells

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. The standard anodized centre bell is included. The Two-tone bell (+£200) adds an anodized accent ring — choose Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Silver right here at checkout. The Titanium centre bell (+£500) is a forged titanium bell (bolts not included) that finishes off the polished-forged look.

Two-tone anodized centre bells
Same car

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