XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volkswagen T4 VAN (1990-2003)

The Volkswagen T4 carries most of its mass over the front axle, and anyone who has taken a loaded camper conversion down a long Welsh mountain pass or an Alpine descent knows exactly what the factory front discs do under sustained heat. The XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit for the Volkswagen T4 VAN (1990-2003) swaps those marginal stoppers for a larger two-piece floating disc front setup built to shed heat rather than store it.

This is a front-axle big brake kit, a matched pair of left and right calipers and discs, aimed squarely at T4s that have outgrown their original brief: TDI-swapped panel vans, retrimmed Caravelles and Multivans running heavier than Wolfsburg ever planned for, and day-vans that spend every summer fully loaded. It adds braking capacity precisely where a nose-heavy T4 needs it.

What this big brake kit does for your 1990-2003 Volkswagen T4 VAN

The first thing you notice is a firmer, more progressive pedal that does not go long and soft after three hard stops with a tonne of conversion in the back. The two-piece floating disc and its hollow-vane casting cut rotating mass at the front wheels and move heat out of the friction face, so the kit pulls the van down without the dead, overheated feel the standard brakes give on repeated use. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, let you match the kit to how the van actually gets used, from a sedate weekend camper to a heavily loaded TDI workhorse that lives on motorway slip roads. On long descents the larger swept area keeps temperatures in a sane window, which is the difference between a confident T4 and one that has you riding the brakes nervously.

About the Hollow Front Brake Kit

The kit is a front-axle upgrade built around a two-piece floating disc with hollow-vane cooling that moves heat out of the friction surface faster than a solid factory rotor manages. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, trimming unsprung and rotating weight, which sharpens initial bite and reduces the thermal mass the brakes have to fight on a heavy van. Caliper finishes include Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone, premium polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver, and candy Teal, Blue, Red and Orange offered as upgrades, plus a Hollow Racing caliper rated to 1000C with a two-year warranty for the hardest use. Pad choice spans Street for road duty, Sport for harder fast-road and loaded work, and Racing for the most demanding use. It is a bolt-on front package designed to bring a clear step up in stopping power to a chassis the OE brakes never quite kept pace with.

Fitment for the Volkswagen T4 VAN (1990-2003)

This kit is specified for the front axle of the Volkswagen T4 VAN across the full 1990-2003 production span. Confirm your exact variant and wheel clearance before ordering, as the T4 ran in several body and engine forms over its life. Only the front position is covered by this kit. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and centre bells can be upgraded to two-tone in five anodized colours or titanium at checkout.

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Choose your pad compound and caliper finish, then configure yours using the options above.