E30 Steering Rack Swap Spacers

You will need one of these kits.

E30 steering rack swap spacers.

The parts you need. The steering racks that can be swapped in from the other chassis make the car feel sportier and become a bit more nimble. Quoted from. E30 4 standard power steering rack for all models e36 3 4 an adequate replacement for the e30.

A special thanks to my friend josh hst for helping out. There may be other retailers but the kit used by people i know is available from zionsville autosport. The pros to buying the complete kit is substantial savings over buying the component. M3s and m z3s 96 had a 3 2 ratio rack as well.

This e36 rack and pinion swap spacer kit bmw e30 airbag equipped models was designed for those who want to install an e36 rack and pinion into an e30 chassis. Nothing sporty but certainly livelier than what the e30 left the factory with. This guide was created to explain how to swap an e36 e46 or z3 steering rack into an e30. This is desired because the lock to lock ratio on the e30 is quite large.

This rack is a variable speed unitm meaning it s ponderous in the middle and only rapid when it s close to full lock. All non m 3 series coupes and sedans 92 98 came with a 3 2 turns lock to lock rack. 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. 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. E36 m3 95 3 0 don t let the low lock to lock fool you. Bmw e30 e36 steering rack swap this guide was created to explain how to swap an e36 e36 m3 and or e36 z3 steering rack into an e30. 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.

I do not consider this to be the only method to accomplish this swap so if you have suggestions please post them. Bmw e30 close ratio steering rack swap. 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. You will need four bmw part 72 11 1 847 480 spacers to mount the steering rack to the front sub frame.

There are 3 different ratios that bmw e36 cars came equipped with.