XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Volvo S60 MK1 (2001-2009)

The S60 MK1 carries its mass over the nose: a turbocharged five-cylinder slung ahead of the front axle on Volvo’s P2 platform, with kerb weights that climb past 1,600kg once you factor in the Haldex AWD cars. That bias loads the front brakes hard and leaves the rear axle doing comparatively little, which is the exact imbalance this XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Volvo S60 MK1 (2001-2009) is built to address.

Adding clamping force and thermal headroom at the back restores braking balance on a heavy Swedish saloon that was never light on its feet. The hollow-vane disc construction trims rotating and unsprung mass at the rear, so you sharpen the stop without piling extra weight onto a car that already has plenty of it.

What this brake kit does for your 2001-2009 Volvo S60 MK1

The first thing you feel on a 2001-2009 Volvo S60 MK1 is a firmer, more progressive pedal that holds its bite when a standard rear setup would be heat-soaked and going long. More rear capacity shifts brake bias rearward, settling the car under trail-braking instead of letting the heavy front end wash wide. The hollow-vane discs cut rotating mass, which takes a little load off the rear dampers and helps the back axle follow bumps mid-corner. With three pad compounds to choose from, you can match the rear brakes to how the car is actually used, from road miles to repeat stops on a circuit. The caliper finishes, custom included, mean the upgrade reads through the rear wheels as cleanly as it works.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

The Hollow Rear Brake Kit takes its name from its lightweight hollow-vane disc, where material is removed to reduce rotating mass without giving up swept area or thermal capacity. Supplied as a matched left-and-right pair of two-piece floating discs, it is a rear-axle kit sized to complement a heavier front brake package and to put braking balance back where a fast saloon wants it. The caliper is hollow-cast as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for sustained track abuse that drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Pad compound is configurable across three grades: Street for quiet, low-dust everyday driving, Sport for harder fast-road use, and Racing for sustained track work where fade resistance matters most. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and braided lines keep the pedal firm under heat. Calipers are finished in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with Custom Color in any Pantone, polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold or Polished Silver, and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red or Orange, so the kit suits a sleeper build or a louder one equally. The focus throughout is consistent, repeatable retardation at the rear of a car that asks a lot of its brakes.

Fitment for the Volvo S60 MK1 (2001-2009)

This kit is the rear-position application for the Volvo S60 MK1 across the full 2001 to 2009 model run on the P2 platform. It is supplied with a choice of Street, Sport or Racing pad compound and a range of caliper colour finishes. Confirm your build year against the range above before ordering.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper colour for the S60 MK1 using the options above and configure yours when you order.