brakes Volvo brake upgrade: Are e21 320i and 323i hubs the same?

[SkeletonTiger]

So I'm in the middle of sourcing all the bits I need to do the volvo girling/e21 rotor combo.

 

1981 - 83 e21 320i hubs are called for in the guides, but all I can get my hands on are 323i hubs. Can anyone confirm if 323i hubs from the same year are the same as, or atleast similar enough to use as the 320i ones

 

Thanks a load in advance

[Ovixtheslav]

It doesn't look like it. I did the volvo brake upgrade recently so i remember everything fresh. i started looking at the actual bearings the 323 hubs take and they wont work on the spindle. 

[Tommy]

If you have non tii struts you need the small hubs. Only USA model is that late 320i but euro 315, 316, 318 are ok too. For tii struts you need the big ones from 323i or early 320i.

 

  Tommy

[SkeletonTiger]

Alright thanks guys.

 

I've just got the regular struts, but 318i e21's are plentiful in AUS so it shouldn't be a problem getting the hubs off one of them as long as they fit

 

Thanks again

 

-Ethan

[Tommy]

You're welcome I've tried to bring up that information few times because all the written guides are so US-centered. In Europe and I guess also in Australia the small engine versions are much more common than 320-323i.

 

 Tommy

[TobyB]

The easy way to know is to check the bearings-

 

if the car in question uses the same bearings 

that you're using now, they'll work.

 

If the part number is different, they won't.

www.penskeparts.com , www.realoem.com , et. cetera...

 

There are just 2 bearing sizes- the ones that works with

tii hubs, and the ones that work with standard hubs.

 

hth

 

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