Steering Rack Spacers E36

These spacers simply and accurately solve the issue of steering going over centre.

Steering rack spacers e36.

This is caused by the geometry changes brought about by increasing lock and will result in your steering locking and being hard to straighten. Lose that school bus steering feel in your e30. You will also need a high pressure power steering line out of an e36 but in some cases its possible to. Offset steering rack spacers specification.

This will add 6 4mm more travel to the steering rack. Use spacer top of the steering rack mount although it can be used on the bottom. 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. Fcp euro now makes a kit to install a z3 rack into an e30.

The steering u joint has to be bolted together with the rack installed in the car. 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. These spacer are made with brand new stainless. That is a 6 to 8 upgrade.

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. 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. 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.

It simply has massive locking plates fitted to it that limit the overall rack movements. These bmw e30 to e36 steering rack conversion spacers are ideal for anyone swapping out their e30 steering rack for an e36 steering rack. Put some loctite on the nuts to keep them from coming loose. 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.