EBC Apollo Big Brake Kit for Ford Ranger, Ranger Raptor and VW Amarok | BBK048

Drive your pickup with more confidence under braking

If your pickup carries equipment or has become the vehicle you take everywhere, brake feel deserves real attention. The EBC Apollo BBK048 upgrades the front of the listed Ranger, Ranger Raptor and Amarok applications with six-piston calipers, 355 x 32 mm floating discs and Bluestuff pads. It gives you a firmer, more responsive pedal and a substantial hardware upgrade to consider alongside the rest of your plans.

Kit reference: BBK048. Exact SKUs for every available configuration are listed below.

A worthwhile upgrade for a pickup you use properly

The reinforced aluminium caliper body helps resist flex under pressure, while the fully floating disc ring can expand independently as it heats up. Bluestuff combines useful cold response with a higher-performance braking role, making the package relevant to the way a working or touring pickup is used. It upgrades braking hardware without changing the vehicle's permitted payload or towing limits.

Calipers made for road use

The road calipers are designed, manufactured and assembled in the UK from heat-treated, low-pressure cast aluminium. Their two-piece bodies use grade 12.9 bridge bolts, with hard-anodised aluminium pistons, stainless-steel bleed nipples and wear plates. The material and construction put substance behind the appearance of the upgrade.

External dust boots keep road dirt and debris away from the pistons, with high-temperature EPDM fluid seals behind them. A hard-anodised body gives corrosion protection beneath the high-temperature colour coating, while the single pad-retention bolt allows quick pad changes when servicing is due.

Choose your kit

This BBK048 offer has six-piston front calipers, 355 x 32 mm discs and Black, Blue, Red or Yellow caliper configurations. Use the exact Ranger, Raptor or Amarok generation and engine rows below; earlier pickups are not covered simply because they share the model name.

Black, Blue, Red and Yellow are the painted road-caliper choices, with external dust boots and aluminium pistons. Choose the finish you want to see behind your wheels without changing the kit specification for that version.

Road-kit front pads: Version 1: Bluestuff.

Bluestuff provides useful cold bite for road use, making the pad compound an important part of this road brake upgrade as well as the new calipers and floating discs.

What is included

With the painted road configurations you receive:

• Two Apollo front calipers in the selected road colour
• Two fully floating two-piece front discs to the selected kit specification
• Front brake pads (Version 1: Bluestuff)
• Stainless-steel braided brake lines
• Vehicle-specific mounting brackets and fitting hardware
• 1 litre of BF307+ Super DOT 4 brake fluid

Technical specifications

Kit options and SKUs

Vehicle fitment

Match your vehicle, engine, year and any brake-package notes in the table. Disc measurements in this fitment table describe the original brakes; the new kit dimensions are listed under Technical specifications and in the SKU table.

Application years can vary by engine and kit option; check the detailed rows for your vehicle.

Fitting and looking after your brakes

Have the kit fitted by a qualified brake specialist. The installation needs clean, sound mounting surfaces, the correct hardware and torques, proper bleeding, and clearance checks through steering and suspension movement. Dust-shield removal or modification can be part of fitting; keep any vehicle-specific instructions in the application table with the job.

The road kit is designed around the original master cylinder and rear brakes. If you have changed the master cylinder or rear brake arrangement separately, have your installer check compatibility and brake balance before ordering.

Follow the fitting instructions and the bedding procedure for the supplied pad compound before demanding full performance. When rear components are supplied, fit them as part of the intended brake upgrade. Inspect pad and disc condition regularly, especially during circuit use, and keep the hydraulic system in good condition.