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Big Brake Kit

XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 3 SERIES E36 COMPACT TI (1994-2000)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKR-BM-06-A-REAR

  • IncludesRear axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionRear
  • Disc Ø380–421 mm
  • Caliper pots8-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Bmw 3 SERIES E36 COMPACT TI (1994-2000)

Brake pad compound

Street: quiet, low-dust, strong cold bite for road driving. Sport: higher temperature range and more bite for fast road and occasional track. Racing: maximum fade resistance for sustained track use (noisier and dustier cold). Match the pad to how hard you actually brake.

Disc size

Caliper grade

Hollow is the standard caliper: a lighter hollow-body forged caliper with a dust cover and a 5-year warranty. Hollow Racing drops the dust cover for sustained high-temperature use (rated to 1000°C, 2-year warranty) — the track-grade choice.

Caliper colour

Painted colours are included. Polished-forged finishes are mirror-polished forged calipers (Titanium, Gold, Silver); candy colours are a deep, mirror-reflection paint. Both are premium upgrades — fuller detail further down the page.

Painted — includedTell us the exact Pantone (PMS) code you want the calipers painted.Polished forgedCandy
Disc style

Drilled discs (cross-drilled holes) vent gas and water and look aggressive; slotted discs (surface grooves) wipe the pad face clean and resist fade under sustained hard use. Same price — choose on looks or how you drive.

Centre bell

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. Standard anodized is included; a two-tone bell adds an anodized accent ring in your choice of colour; titanium is the lightest, forged option.

Carbon-ceramic rotor

Carbon-ceramic rotors are a special-order track upgrade: far lighter than steel, fade-resistant at extreme temperatures and extremely long-lived. The price follows the disc size you choose above. The standard two-piece steel rotor is included.

Configured price£3,200.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£3,200.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Bmw 3 SERIES E36 COMPACT TI (1994-2000) — 380 mm
380 mm

The E36 Compact ti is the rear-driven hatchback that BMW built light, and it carries its mass differently to the saloon it shares a badge with. That short, semi-trailing-arm tail will rotate willingly on a trailing throttle, but the standard rear brakes were specified for a shopping run, not for a circuit session or a spirited B-road. This XYZ Racing rear big brake kit replaces that weak link directly.

For the Bmw 3 Series E36 Compact TI built between 1994 and 2000, the upgrade matters most when you start braking late and hard. A bigger rear setup, a pair of rear calipers and a pair of two-piece floating discs, restores the front-to-rear balance the chassis wants, so the back axle does its share of the work instead of overwhelming the fronts.

What this big brake kit does for your 1994-2000 Bmw 3 Series E36 Compact TI

On the road you feel it first as a firmer, more progressive pedal and a rear axle that settles cleanly under braking rather than going light. With a larger rotor and a more rigid caliper clamping it, the rear contributes proper stopping force, which shortens distances and steadies the car on turn-in. Pick the Racing pad compound and the kit holds up to repeated heavy stops on a track day; the Sport compound keeps bite strong and dust manageable for fast road. The Street compound suits a Compact that mostly sees quiet, low-dust road miles. Caliper colour is yours to choose, with painted Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, plus premium and custom finishes.

About the rear brake kit

The two-piece floating disc trims rotating and unsprung mass at the rear axle, exactly where the light Compact benefits most, while the floating ring expands on its alloy bell to stay flat under heat rather than warping. It pairs that disc with an uprated caliper sized for the rear of this chassis, finished in your chosen colour, with the disc face available drilled or slotted at the same price. Three pad compounds are offered: Street for quiet road use, Sport for fast-road bite with civilised dust, and Racing for track heat. The caliper is hollow-cast as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use. The kit is a rear-specific package, designed to work with the front axle rather than overpower it, so the overall brake balance stays sane whichever pad you fit.

Fitment for the Bmw 3 Series E36 Compact TI (1994-2000)

This is a rear-position kit built for the E36 Compact ti across the 1994 to 2000 model years. It is sold as a rear fitment, so it complements your existing or upgraded front setup. Confirm your exact chassis and trim before ordering.

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

What’s in the kit

Rear axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 380–421 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 8-pot
  • 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack

Parking brake: Retains your original (OE) handbrake.

Choosing your spec

Every kit is built to order around the choices you make above. Here is what each option actually changes, so you can spec yours with confidence.

Brake pads — Street, Sport or Racing

Every kit ships with a full set of high-performance pads; the compound is your call.

Street is the right default for fast-road driving — a strong, progressive cold bite with low noise, low dust and long disc life. Sport raises the working temperature and adds bite and fade resistance for hard road use and the occasional track day, while still behaving on a cold morning. Racing is a track compound built for sustained abuse: huge fade resistance and bite once heat is in it, at the cost of more noise and dust when cold. Match the pad to how hard you actually use the brakes — there is no benefit to a race pad that never gets up to temperature.

Caliper grade — Hollow vs Hollow Racing

Hollow is the standard caliper on every kit: a hollow-body forged caliper, lighter than a solid one, fitted with a dust cover and backed by a 5-year oil-leak warranty. For most fast-road and spirited track use it is all the caliper you need.

Hollow Racing is the track-grade upgrade. It runs the same hollow body but without a dust cover (so there is nothing to melt at sustained high temperature), uses a twin-metal piston that isolates heat travelling from the disc to the oil seal, and is rated to 1000°C. Available 330–356mm (rear). Warranty is 2 years on oil leaks and 10 years on appearance. Built for professional racing and repeated track days.

Hollow Racing caliper

Caliper colour & finish

Painted colours (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black) are included at no cost. Want an exact match to your car? Custom Color (+£150) paints the calipers to any Pantone code you supply (15–20 day lead time).

Polished Forged finishes are the flagship: a forged caliper given a mirror-polished surface treatment that shifts colour with the viewing angle. Beyond the looks, the polished surface dissipates heat better, resists rust and stands up to the weather. Choose Titanium (neochrome, +£350), Polished Gold (+£300) or Polished Silver (+£250). They look their best paired with a titanium centre bell. Care: clean only with a dilute neutral cleaner or water.

Candy colours (+£200) use a deep candy-paint and polishing process for a mirror-reflection, boutique finish — pick Teal, Blue, Red or Orange (shown below right).

Polished forged caliper finishes
Candy caliper colours

Centre bells

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. The standard anodized centre bell is included. The Two-tone bell (+£200) adds an anodized accent ring — choose Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Silver right here at checkout. The Titanium centre bell (+£500) is a forged titanium bell (bolts not included) that finishes off the polished-forged look.

Two-tone anodized centre bells
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