XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Porsche CAYMAN 987 (2005-2012)

The 987 Cayman’s mid-engine architecture creates a braking dynamic that catches owners off-guard on their first proper circuit session. With around 44 per cent of the car’s weight over the front axle, far less nose-loading than a contemporary 911 or any front-engined sports car of comparable power, the front brakes work harder per unit of tyre contact patch than in almost any comparable platform. Thermal stress builds fast on track, even at a venue with the seemingly modest demands of a Thruxton or Cadwell Park sprint.

The XYZ Racing front big brake kit addresses that directly. It is a front-axle kit, a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating discs supplied with braided lines, and three pad compounds mean it is configured to what you are actually doing with the 987, whether that is quick-road driving on the B-roads the car was made for or systematic track days chasing consistent lap times.

What this brake kit does for your 2005-2012 Porsche CAYMAN 987

The kit does two things at once on the 987’s front axle: it reduces unsprung and rotating mass, which the Cayman’s front suspension geometry translates into noticeably sharper initial turn-in, and it improves heat rejection between braking events. The hollow-vane disc moves air through the rotor body, while the two-piece floating disc lets the friction ring grow under heat without distorting. Lower inter-zone temperatures mean consistent pedal response deep into a session, which matters on the 987 because the mid-engine balance actively rewards confidence in the braking zone. Braided lines keep that pedal firm where rubber softens.

Pad choice is the other calibration point. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default. Sport lifts cold bite and pedal progression for fast-road use and occasional track days without the temperature-cycling demands of a full track compound. Racing handles repeated, hard use without the fade that surfaces in a road setup on sustained circuit days.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

XYZ Racing’s caliper is a hollow-body design as standard, reducing rotational inertia where its effect on unsprung mass is most pronounced while creating additional surface area for heat transfer. For Cayman owners running the car competitively or at open-pit track days where braking zones are repeated hard and often, the optional Hollow Racing upgrade deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty.

Three pad compounds cover the intended range: Street for road-biased drivers, Sport for combining fast-road use with occasional circuit days, and Racing for sustained competition. Included caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost. A Custom Color in any Pantone is available, and premium polished-forged finishes (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy finishes (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) sit above those.

Fitment for the Porsche CAYMAN 987 (2005-2012)

This front kit covers the full 987 Cayman production run, from the first 987.1 cars of 2005 through to the final 987.2 variants in 2012. That span takes in the base Cayman’s 2.7-litre flat-six alongside the Cayman S’s 3.4-litre unit and the higher-output Cayman R introduced in the second generation, so the thermal specification of the disc is set to handle the hotter variants on circuit without over-engineering for a standard-engine road car.

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Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, with two-tone anodized or titanium centre-bell upgrades selectable at checkout. Specify your pad compound, disc style and caliper finish from the options above when you order.