E30 Steering Rack Swap

To shorten it grind down the rivets that hold the two halves of the steering knuckle together.

E30 steering rack swap.

The new rack is mounted and the knuckle piece is way too long unfortunately. If you haven t then remove the ones off your old e30 rack for now. Here are the parts you will need to shorten the knuckle. My car was originally a 318i with factory manual steering.

If your bmw power steering rack in your bmw z3 e46 purple tag e30 has failed or you are seeking a power steering rack upgrade please contact lpsr the power steering rack conversion specialists. It needs to be set to point straight ahead which means turning it so that the rack is of equal length on both sides. Bmw e30 3 series to z3 e36 e46 steering rack conversion kit lose that school bus steering feel in your e30. This is desired because the lock to lock ratio on the e30 is quite large.

Spacer 72 11 8 119 268 qty 1. Prepare the new rack. If you ve bought new steel pipes fit them to the rack now. To install a close ratio rack in your e30 not equipped with an airbag you will need to shorten you steering knuckle.

I want to put a very fine point on this. The pros to buying the complete kit is substantial savings over buying the component parts and the kit is complete requiring no retrofitting or fabrication to install unlike the diy procedure. We offer the highest quality services and competitive pricing of servicing the bmw z3 steering rack bmw e46 purple tag. 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.

If you are planning to do an e30 steering rack to e36 m3 or e36 z3 steering rack swap you should buy a complete kit. The steering racks that can be swapped in from the other chassis make the car feel sportier and become a bit more nimble. In the middle of the swap now and i left out an important detail before. Also the factory pinion on the manual rack is much smaller diameter than the z3 pinion.