XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 3 SERIES E 91 335 (OE185) (2006-2011)

The E91 335 carries a torque-rich straight-six turbo and the extra mass of the Touring body over a rear axle that the factory never specified for sustained hard stops. This XYZ Racing rear brake kit for the Bmw 3 Series E 91 335 (OE185) (2006-2011) swaps the OE rear setup for a pair of larger, lighter two-piece floating discs and a pair of uprated calipers, sized to cope with the heat a 300-plus bhp estate puts through its back brakes on a quick road or a circuit.

Rear braking does more work on this chassis than most owners assume. The 335’s mid-range shove and the Touring’s rearward weight bias load the back axle hard under trail braking and on long descents, where the standard discs run out of thermal headroom. This is the rear-specific kit, matched to the OE185 reference, and it works alongside the front big brake setup or on its own where the rears are the limiting factor.

What this brake kit does for your 2006-2011 Bmw 3 Series E 91 335 (OE185)

On the road you get a firmer, more progressive pedal and a rear axle that resists fade through repeated stops from speed. The hollow-vane rotor sheds heat faster and trims unsprung and rotating mass at the back, which helps the suspension settle quicker over broken surfaces. Three pad compounds let you match the kit to how the car is actually used: Street for quiet, low-dust daily running, Sport for fast road with the odd track day, and Racing for track sessions that would glaze a road pad. Calipers come in painted Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with premium and custom finishes too, so the upgrade reads as intended behind the spokes rather than bolted-on.

About the rear brake kit

The kit is built around a larger-diameter two-piece floating rear disc, available drilled or slotted to vent gas and cut weight while keeping the swept area needed for repeatable braking. The floating ring runs on its alloy bell and stays flat under heat, resisting the warping a fixed solid rotor suffers when worked hard, and the hollow-vane casting aids thermal management: more surface for heat to escape, less rotating weight for the hub to spin up and pull back down. The caliper clamps the bigger rotor with more leverage and a stiffer body than the OE sliding arrangement, which is where the firmer, more consistent pedal comes from, and it is hollow-cast as standard with a Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use. Pad choice runs from a quiet Street compound, through a Sport compound with stronger bite from cold, to a Racing compound that holds its friction at circuit temperatures. Every component is sized to the OE185 rear application on this chassis rather than adapted from a universal part.

Fitment for the Bmw 3 Series E 91 335 (OE185) (2006-2011)

This is the rear application for the Bmw 3 Series E 91 335, the Touring-bodied 335 produced from 2006 to 2011, matched to the OE185 brake reference for this chassis. Confirm your car sits within that year span and carries the OE185 rear specification before ordering.

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Pick your pad compound, disc style and caliper colour from the options above when you order.