Steering Rack Spacers E36

An e36 steering rack from an m car is said to be 3 5 turns and the z3 steering rack is a razor quick 2 7 turns lock to lock.

Steering rack spacers e36. The spacers take up the additional space between the rack and the crossmember that occurs when swapping an e36 rack to an e30 front crossmember. These spacers just need to be bolted in between your inner tie rod and your steering rack. This is caused by the geometry changes brought about by increasing lock and will result in your steering locking and being hard to straighten. You will also need a high pressure power steering line out of an e36 but in some cases its possible to.

This kit includes the spacers and different power steering hoses you will need as the hoses are mounted differently on the z3 rack. This will add 6 4mm more travel to the steering rack. The steering u joint has to be bolted together with the rack installed in the car. In effect this is the slowest of the e36 racks and best avoided.

This kit includes everything needed to allows you to install a later model e36 or e46 steering rack into an e30 3 series 1984 1990. That is a 6 to 8 upgrade. Liquid thread locker on the inner tie rod thread is necessary for this upgrade because it will remove the stock lock washer. These bmw e30 to e36 steering rack conversion spacers are ideal for anyone swapping out their e30 steering rack for an e36 steering rack.

It simply has massive locking plates fitted to it that limit the overall rack movements. This includes the spacers and hardware to shorten the lower steering shaft and also spacers to mount the e36 or e46 steering rack on your e30 subframe. These spacer are made with brand new stainless. Fcp euro now makes a kit to install a z3 rack into an e30.

E36 m3 evo 96 3 2 despite the lock to lock number the e36 m3 rack isn t any faster than a standard e36 rack. Lose that school bus steering feel in your e30. Remove these plates and it s a standard e36 rack. Put some loctite on the nuts to keep them from coming loose.