2018-2026+ Audi S8 (D5) Carbon Ceramic Big Brake Kit — Akebono 9N
Official Warranty: We offer a 1-year free replacement for quality defects or coating issues under normal (non-track) use. Please note that provided specs apply strictly to brake hats and brackets; wheel fitment data is for general reference only. Wheel clearance issues are excluded from warranty coverage and data accuracy claims. If additional clearance is needed, wheel spacers must be added at the customer's discretion.
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Full Upgrade CCB Big Brake Kits (With Calipers) for the 2018-2026+ Audi S8 (D5). This page's exact brake setup:
| Model Years | Front Setup | Rear Setup | Min. Wheel Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2026+ | Akebono OEM Audi RS 6-Piston (9N) Caliper / 400mm | TTSPORT EP4 4-Piston Forged Caliper integrated with EPB / 380mm | 20" |
Fitment here is bespoke: brackets, hat offsets, and caliper mounting are engineered for your exact model and trim rather than copied across the platform. Two trims with the same chassis code can still differ in knuckles, hub geometry, and wheel ET clearance — which is why we confirm your trim first, then build the matched system of calipers, pads, rotor hats, floating hardware, and lines for it. Modified knuckles, uprights, or non-factory suspension points require review before ordering.
The 400 mm rotor sets the minimum wheel size at 20" — smaller wheels will not clear the caliper and rotor. Spoke profile and offset also affect clearance; confirm your exact wheels before ordering.
| Wheel Size (Standard) | Disc Range |
|---|---|
| 15" | 260 mm – 285 mm |
| 16" | 285 mm – 300 mm |
| 17" | 300 mm – 330 mm |
| 18" | 330 mm – 355 mm |
| 19" | 355 mm – 380 mm |
| 20" | 380 mm – 400 mm |
| 21" | 400 mm – 420 mm |
| 22" | 420 mm – 440 mm |
What's in the Box
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Product type | Full Upgrade CCB Big Brake Kits (With Calipers) |
| Front calipers | Akebono OEM Audi RS 6-Piston (9N) Caliper OE / Part No.: L 4N0-615-107BD · R 4NO-615-108BD |
| Front CCB rotors | 400mm |
| Rear calipers | TTSPORT EP4 4-Piston Forged Caliper integrated with EPB |
| Rear CCB rotors | 380mm |
| Rotor construction | Short-Fiber Street Spec (lower price, street-only) or Long-Fiber Street / Track-Day / Motorsport Spec — chosen at order confirmation |
| CCB brake pads | Matched ceramic-compatible compound for the supplied StopFlex carbon ceramic rotors |
| Rotor hats and floating hardware | Vehicle-specific hardware package |
| Brake lines | Included for complete kit-upgrade orders |
| Order scope | Default listing is full-car set when front and rear are specified. Front-only or rear-only orders can be arranged after confirmation. |
Make It Yours — Color & Logo Customization
Any kit order can be personalized: custom caliper colors, a custom caliper logo, and custom rotor hat colors, so the hardware behind your wheels matches the rest of the build.
- Custom caliper color
- Custom caliper logo
- Custom rotor hat color
Why Carbon Ceramic — and Why StopFlex
Rust-Free Rotor Surface
Ceramic discs cannot flash-rust. After rain, a wash, or weeks of parking, the rotor face behind your open-spoke wheels stays clean — no orange ring on a freshly detailed car.
Long Street-Service Life
In normal road use with matched pads and correct bedding, carbon-ceramic friction surfaces are designed for low wear. Actual service life depends on mileage, contamination, pad choice, heat cycles and driving use.
Low Visible Dust
Matched StopFlex pads are selected for low visible dust on the ceramic friction surface. Actual wheel dust still varies with pad choice, traffic, temperature, bedding and driving intensity.
Premium Ceramic-Glaze Finish
StopFlex's proprietary coating gives the disc a bright ceramic-glaze surface with subtle texture — the factory carbon-ceramic look, clearly visible through open wheel designs.
Short-Fiber or Long-Fiber — Your Call
Every StopFlex disc is true carbon-ceramic. Short-Fiber Street Spec uses a simpler chopped-fiber process for a lower price and street-only duty; the Long-Fiber line uses continuous carbon strands that carry load across the whole rotor for higher strength and thermal durability — the pick for track and race heat.
Bespoke Per-Vehicle Engineering
Every order is machined to the confirmed vehicle and trim. Brackets, hat offsets, and pad shapes are built for that exact car — never pulled from a one-size-fits-all catalog.
CCB-Specific Pad Compound
A low-metallic resin pad compound reinforced with steel, copper, and aramid fiber, made for ceramic discs: stable to about 750 °C, roughly 0.44 average friction, strong fade resistance, low rotor wear.
Lower Unsprung Mass
A like-size carbon-ceramic rotor can be materially lighter than an iron disc; the exact saving depends on rotor dimensions. Lower rotating, unsprung mass can reduce the load the suspension has to control.
High-Temperature Stability
The carbon-silicon-carbide friction material is selected for high-temperature stability and fade resistance. Overall pedal feel still depends on pad condition, fluid, caliper stiffness, cooling and operating temperature.
Winter & Cold-Weather Braking
On a freezing start, carbon-ceramic friction can feel different from warm operation. StopFlex pairs the disc coating with its matched street pad to improve cold response; it is still prudent to leave extra margin for the first stops in severe cold. Use a Street Spec for harsh-winter daily service.
Caliper Overview
Front Caliper
The front axle uses the Akebono OEM Audi RS 6-Piston (9N) Caliper with the supplied 400mm rotor.
Rear Caliper
The rear uses the TTSPORT EP4 4-Piston Forged Caliper integrated with EPB and supplied 380mm rotor. Its dedicated EPB actuator preserves electronic parking-brake function.
Choose Your Rotor: Short-Fiber Street to Long-Fiber Motorsport
Left to right is ascending duty. Short-Fiber Street Spec keeps carbon-ceramic benefits at a lower price for street use only; the Long-Fiber Street, Track-Day, and Motorsport specs add continuous-fiber strength and thermal durability for everything from daily premium builds to race weekends.
Short-Fiber Street Spec
Chopped short-fiber carbon-ceramic body, ceramic coating, cross-drilled face.
Choose this for street-only use when purchase price matters most. It keeps the carbon-ceramic friction surface and coated finish, but it is not specified for track sessions.
Long-Fiber Street Spec
Continuous long-fiber body, ceramic coating, cross-drilled face, large cooling channels.
Choose this for daily and fast-road use when you want the long-fiber construction without moving to a track-focused face and cooling specification.
Long-Fiber Track-Day Spec
Continuous long-fiber body, ceramic coating, blank face, honeycomb cooling channels.
Choose this for repeated fast-road or track-day braking where thermal duty matters more than the drilled street appearance. High-temperature fluid and appropriate cooling still matter.
Long-Fiber Motorsport Spec
Continuous long-fiber body, uncoated blank face, honeycomb cooling channels.
Choose this for competition-focused use with the corresponding pad, fluid, cooling and warm-up strategy. It is not the default recommendation for a street-driven car.
Heat Management Note
High rotor temperature tolerance does not mean heat management disappears. Under repeated hard braking, heat migrates into the pads, brake fluid, seals, calipers, and wheels even when the ceramic disc itself is comfortable. Plan brake cooling and high-temperature fluid for extended track sessions, long mountain descents, or sustained aggressive driving.
Get Your Fitment Confirmed
Send the exact year, model, trim, current rotor sizes, caliper type, and wheel details before ordering. StopFlex confirms the supplied configuration before production and requests VIN/build data when needed.
FAQ
Which Audi S8 models does this full CCB kit cover?
This listing covers the 2018-2026+ Audi S8 (D5) only, with a 400mm front and 380mm rear configuration. Each order is bespoke to the confirmed exact model and trim; bracket design, hat offset, and caliper mounting are not assumed to transfer between trims simply because they share the D5 platform.
What wheel clearance does the 400mm front setup require?
The supplied 400mm front rotor requires at least a 20-inch wheel under this listing. Diameter alone is not enough: spoke profile and wheel offset still need physical clearance confirmation against the Akebono OEM Audi RS 6-Piston (9N) Caliper before the configuration is finalized.
Which carbon-ceramic rotor spec should I choose for an S8?
Choose Short-Fiber Street Spec for lower-cost street-only use. Long-Fiber Street is the step up for regular road use, while Long-Fiber Track-Day and Motorsport are for progressively higher heat and duty requirements. Confirm how the car is used before ordering so the rotor specification matches the intended service.
How does this kit behave in winter or on the first cold stops?
An untuned cold carbon-ceramic disc can have less initial bite than cold iron. This kit uses a matched pad compound and disc coating tuned to reduce that cold-start gap, but the first stops in the cold still deserve extra margin. Do not expect identical warm-weather and cold-start response.
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