XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Porsche BOXSTER 981 (2012-2016)

The 981 Boxster carries its flat-six behind the cabin, so the rear axle stays heavily loaded the instant you brake into a corner, the opposite of a nose-heavy front-engined car. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Porsche Boxster 981 addresses that rear bias directly, putting more thermal capacity where this mid-engined chassis actually plants its braking load.

This is the rear half of a serious stopping setup, fitted as a matched pair to the rear axle, aimed at owners who exploit the 981’s balance on track or fast B-roads rather than just commuting in it. With three pad compounds and selectable caliper finishes, it is configured to match how hard you drive and how the car looks doing it.

What this brake kit does for your 2012-2016 Porsche Boxster 981

The first thing you feel is a firmer, more consistent pedal once the rear discs stop heat-soaking through repeated stops. On a 2012-2016 Boxster 981 driven hard, the rear brakes can go long and soft after a few quick laps; the two-piece floating disc sheds rotating and unsprung mass while shifting more heat away from the pad face, so the bite stays honest deeper into a session. The Racing compound holds friction at circuit temperatures, the Sport compound keeps strong cold bite and lower dust for fast road use, and the Street option suits a road car that sees the occasional track day. Better rear thermal stability also keeps the 981’s natural mid-engine rotation in check under trail-braking, so the tail settles rather than steps wide.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

The Hollow rear brake kit replaces the factory rear discs and calipers with an XYZ Racing assembly built to cut weight and manage heat at the rear axle. The two-piece floating disc removes material from the rotor where it contributes least, lowering unsprung and rotating mass so the suspension reacts faster over surface changes and the brakes carry less spinning inertia, while the floating mount lets the rotor grow under heat without coning. Calipers come in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Pantone Custom Color for £150, to match or contrast your wheels and bodywork. Three pad compounds – Street, Sport and Racing – span a tidy road setup through to repeated high-temperature stops, so you choose the friction level rather than accept one compromise pad. Disc faces are available drilled or slotted at the same price, with the centre bell offered two-tone anodized in five colours or in titanium. Because this is a rear-specific kit, it is sized to work against the front brakes and preserve the bias the chassis was set up around, with an optional Hollow Racing caliper – no dust cover, rated to 1000C, two-year warranty – for serious circuit use.

Fitment for the Porsche Boxster 981 (2012-2016)

This kit is specified for the Porsche Boxster 981 across the 2012 to 2016 model years and fits the rear axle only. Confirm your wheel clearance and the 981’s electromechanical parking-brake arrangement against the options above before ordering, so the caliper and disc match your exact car.

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Choose your pad compound and caliper colour for the Porsche Boxster 981 and configure yours using the options above.