309 Rear Beams

[dcc 855]

Im going to change the rear beam on my 205 shortly.

Do all 309 beams fit? as I think I could get hold of one but im not sure it would be a gti item.

 

If they do, some of them are drum brakes, will it be ok to fit disks straight to them, or is a small bit of fabrication required?

[Baz 421]

Yes.

[tracktoy 0]

Yes.

 

 

so are all 309 beams the same width?

 

and could the drums be swapped for the discs and calipers from a 205?

[Anthony 1,003]

All 309 beams are basically the same width, give or take a few millimeter trackwidth difference between drums and disks.

 

You can fit a non-GTi beam straight on, but it's not really advised - without the thicker torsion and anti-roll bars from the 309 GTi beam, it's going to be a downgrade if anything as the non-GTi beams have thinner torsion and anti-roll bars. You can use the beamtube and trailing arm shafts from the base model 309 beam to rebuild a knackered 309 GTi beam, or swap the GTi torsion/anti-roll bars over.

 

You can change from drums to disks exactly the same way as doing so on a 205, and you could use the 205 bits if required - you'll need to swap the stub axles, hubs, caliper mount etc.