XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Bmw 3 SERIES E 36 320 (1990-1998)

The E36 320i sits at the base of BMW’s E36 brake hierarchy. The 150bhp entry-level six came from the factory with smaller front discs than its 325i and 328i stablemates, and that gap is irrelevant on a B-road. On a circuit, it is not. The E36’s well-sorted multi-link rear suspension and near-50/50 weight distribution encourage later, harder braking than the standard 320 hardware is really equipped to absorb, and fade arrives before the chassis runs out of capability.

The XYZ Racing front big brake kit addresses that deficit directly. It is a single front-axle kit: a matched pair of two-piece floating discs and performance calipers, with three pad compounds chosen when you order, from a quiet road default through to a full track compound.

What this brake kit does for your 1990-1998 BMW 3 Series E36 320

The primary gain is thermal headroom. The hollow-vane disc promotes faster heat dissipation between braking events, which translates to consistent pedal feel across successive hard stops rather than the progressive lengthening that standard E36 320 front brakes develop as temperatures climb. On a circuit, that consistency changes how confidently you can commit to a late braking point; on the road, the front end settles immediately after a hard dual-carriageway stop rather than carrying residual heat fade into the next corner. The two-piece floating disc grows under heat without coning and trims rotating and unsprung mass at the front axle.

Pad compound makes the kit adaptable without separate hardware. Street is the quiet, low-dust everyday default, Sport adds stronger bite and heat range for fast road with track-day use, and Racing is built for sustained high-temperature work at track days or in competition. Braided lines firm the pedal and discs come drilled or slotted at the same price. Caliper colour is included in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for £150, selected when you order.

About the Hollow front brake kit

The caliper runs a hollow body as standard, keeping reciprocating weight low, paired with hollow-vane two-piece floating discs whose internal venting increases surface area for heat transfer compared with a conventional disc, reducing the thermal soak that causes fade under repeated hard use. The kit is supplied with calipers in your chosen finish alongside pads in the selected compound, covering the spectrum from daily-road use through to circuit and motorsport applications in a single configuration. The three pad grades let the same hardware serve genuinely different demands without a full kit swap between uses. For dedicated circuit work a Hollow Racing upgrade drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Premium polished-forged and candy caliper finishes, plus two-tone or titanium centre bells, are selectable at checkout.

Fitment for the BMW 3 Series E36 320 (1990-1998)

This kit is specific to the BMW 3 Series E36 320, covering the complete production run from 1990 to 1998. That span includes both the early M50B20-engined 320i built from 1990 and the revised M52B20 variants that ran from the 1994 facelift to the end of E36 production. The front-axle kit is supplied for this model designation only; if your E36 is a 323i, 325i, 328i or M3, the brake package is a different specification.

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