If you haven t then remove the ones off your old e30 rack for now.
E30 steering rack swap.
Prepare the new rack.
Bmw e30 3 series to z3 e36 e46 steering rack conversion kit lose that school bus steering feel in your e30.
There may be other retailers but the kit used by people i know is available from zionsville autosport.
Here are the parts you will need to shorten the knuckle.
The steering racks that can be swapped in from the other chassis make the car feel sportier and become a bit more nimble.
We offer the highest quality services and competitive pricing of servicing the bmw z3 steering rack bmw e46 purple tag.
This is desired because the lock to lock ratio on the e30 is quite large.
The new rack is mounted and the knuckle piece is way too long unfortunately.
I want to put a very fine point on this.
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 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.
Also the factory pinion on the manual rack is much smaller diameter than the z3 pinion.
To install a close ratio rack in your e30 not equipped with an airbag you will need to shorten you steering knuckle.
If you ve bought new steel pipes fit them to the rack now.
To shorten it grind down the rivets that hold the two halves of the steering knuckle together.
It needs to be set to point straight ahead which means turning it so that the rack is of equal length on both sides.
My car was originally a 318i with factory manual steering.
In the middle of the swap now and i left out an important detail before.
E30 steering rack swap how to.
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.
