Big Brake Kit
XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Ssangyong CHAIRMAN CM 300SL (1997-2004)
SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKF-SS-001-FRONT
- IncludesFront axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
- PositionFront
- Disc Ø330–444 mm
- Caliper pots6 / 8 / 12-pot
- Lead time10–15 working days
Fits Ssangyong CHAIRMAN CM 300SL (1997-2004)
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The Ssangyong Chairman CM carries a specific engineering legacy: a body designed in the late 1990s to project Korean executive authority, sitting on Mercedes-Benz-derived running gear acquired through Ssangyong’s technical cooperation agreement with Stuttgart. That lineage shows in the chassis stiffness and the ride quality, but the original brake specification was set for the car’s primary role, quiet and composed long-distance transport rather than hard driving. Under sustained pressure the front brakes on a stock 300SL make that limitation plain.
The XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit replaces the front setup with a matched pair of front calipers and two-piece floating discs for the left and right corners, giving the Chairman a braking package built around the car’s actual capability rather than its original market positioning. It is a single-axle kit, configured to your use through pad compound, disc style and caliper finish.
What this brake kit does for your 1997-2004 Ssangyong CHAIRMAN CM 300SL
The Chairman CM 300SL is not a light car, and weight transfer under hard braking places heavy demand on the front axle. The hollow-vane disc construction draws cooling air through the rotor body, managing the heat that accumulates over repeated stops far more effectively than the OEM items and pushing the fade response back. The two-piece floating discs run an aluminium centre bell bolted to an iron friction ring, holding the disc true through repeated heat cycles and trimming rotating mass at the wheel. Less rotating and unsprung weight keeps the front end responsive and lets the suspension settle cleanly over surface changes.
Three pad compounds let you match thermal behaviour to use. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default for daily driving; Sport raises bite and heat range for faster roads and spirited runs; Racing is a full circuit compound for track-day or hillclimb sessions. Braided stainless lines are included for a firmer, more repeatable pedal than rubber hoses that swell under pressure.
About the Hollow Front Brake Kit
The hollow-vane design centres on heat management rather than simply adding disc mass. Internal channels run through the rotor body and pull air across the friction surfaces while the wheel turns, so heat sheds into the airstream continuously instead of soaking into solid iron. The calipers are hollow-body as standard, stiff without carrying excess weight, and the kit covers the front axle as a pair because that is where the bulk of braking load concentrates under deceleration.
Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, so you can choose on looks or wet-weather feel. Included caliper finishes are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color to any Pantone code for a small upcharge. Premium polished-forged finishes (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy finishes (Candy Teal, Candy Blue, Candy Red, Candy Orange) sit in a separate upgrade tier. Two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours, or a titanium bell, are selectable at checkout. For serious track use there is an optional Hollow Racing caliper, run without a dust cover, rated to 1000C and backed by a two-year warranty.
Fitment for the Ssangyong CHAIRMAN CM 300SL (1997-2004)
This kit is fitment-specific to the Ssangyong Chairman CM 300SL, covering the full production span from 1997 to 2004, and fits the front axle as a left-and-right pair. The 300SL designation identifies a specific configuration within the Chairman CM range, so confirm this against your chassis plate or vehicle documentation before ordering, as the Chairman ran multiple variants across this period. If any front brake components have been replaced with non-OEM parts, cross-check hub and caliper dimensions against the supplied fitting specification before proceeding.
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Choose your pad compound, disc style and caliper finish when you order to build the kit to your spec.
What’s in the kit
Front axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.
- 2×Two-piece floating discs — 330–444 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.
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).
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.
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