Steering Rack Spacers E36

Remove these plates and it s a standard e36 rack.

Steering rack spacers e36.

That is a 6 to 8 upgrade. Offset steering rack spacers specification. Use spacer top of the steering rack mount although it can be used on the bottom. Lose that school bus steering feel in your e30.

These spacer are made with brand new stainless. 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. It simply has massive locking plates fitted to it that limit the overall rack movements. 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.

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. These spacers just need to be bolted in between your inner tie rod and your steering rack. The steering u joint has to be bolted together with the rack installed in the car. These spacers simply and accurately solve the issue of steering going over centre.

These bmw e30 to e36 steering rack conversion spacers are ideal for anyone swapping out their e30 steering rack for an e36 steering rack. 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. Fcp euro now makes a kit to install a z3 rack into an e30. This kit includes the spacers and different power steering hoses you will need as the hoses are mounted differently on the z3 rack.

Liquid thread locker on the inner tie rod thread is necessary for this upgrade because it will remove the stock lock washer. Put some loctite on the nuts to keep them from coming loose. This is caused by the geometry changes brought about by increasing lock and will result in your steering locking and being hard to straighten. This will add 6 4mm more travel to the steering rack.