E30 Rack Swap Kit

Steering swap kit e30 w o airbag 35 50 we ve put together a kit that includes everything you need to swap a late model e36 e46 or z3 steering rack into an e30 3 series 1982 1994.

E30 rack swap kit.

This guide was created to explain how to swap an e36 e46 or z3 steering rack into an e30. Made of solid cnc d 6061 t6 aluminum. The steering racks that can be swapped in from the other chassis make the car feel sportier and become a bit more nimble. 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.

To connect your new rack to your wheels you need inner and outer tie rods on each side. This is desired because the lock to lock ratio on the e30 is quite large. However you can t use complete inner and outer rods from newer bmws. There may be other retailers but the kit used by people i know is available from zionsville autosport.

Bmw e30 3 series to z3 e36 e46 steering rack conversion kit lose that school bus steering feel in your e30. Swapping one of these rack and pinions into an e30 allows for quicker steering over the factory equipped racks. This kit is for non airbag models only and includes the following. Bmw e30 close ratio steering rack swap.

You can use either but not both. 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. All non m 3 series coupes and sedans 92 98 came with a 3 2 turns lock to lock rack. Installation was fairly straight forward but will still take a bit of engineering to get a few details worked out.

Fcp euro now makes a kit to install a z3 rack into an e30. 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. There are 3 different ratios that bmw e36 cars came equipped with. You will need one of these kits.

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. 95 m3 had a 3 0 turns lock to lock rack and a 2 8l z3 96 had a 2 7. For early model e30 s not equipped with an airbag you should purchase kit rpkit.

These bmw e30 to e36 steering rack conversion spacers are ideal for anyone swapping out their e30 steering rack for an e36 steering rack. M3s and m z3s 96 had a 3 2 ratio rack as well.