E30 E36 M3 Steering Rack Conversion

E30 to e36 steering rack conversion.

E30 e36 m3 steering rack conversion.

Check if it s stuck inside. Or sign up with email. This rack is a variable speed unitm meaning it s ponderous in the middle and only rapid when it s close to full lock. Lose that school bus steering feel in your e30.

You will need one of these kits. This guide was created to explain how to swap an e36 e46 or z3 steering rack into an e30. This article the installation of a 1995 e36 m3 steering rack into an e30 m3. This includes the 3 2 l s52b32 inline six five speed manual transmission and lsd rear end.

E36 m3 95 3 0 don t let the low lock to lock fool you. Bmw e30 close ratio steering rack swap. This 1991 bmw e30 325is vin wbaaa1310mec69944 is for sale on ebay in los angeles california. Some suspension mods and the steering rack and five speed from an e36.

E30 4 standard power steering rack for all models e36 3 4 an adequate replacement for the e30. Bmw e30 3 series to z3 e36 e46 steering rack conversion kit. I have a rack from rack doctor and it was leaking from one of those fittings as soon as i got it so i m not confident they are as good as people make them out to be. 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.

This is desired because the lock to lock ratio on the e30 is quite large. The e36 rack has a faster rack ratio the rack moves a greater distance for a given angular rotation of the input pinion shaft. 1 4 of 4 posts. All non m 3 series coupes and sedans 92 98 came with a 3 2 turns lock to lock rack.

Turning ratio in the e30 is 4 1 in the e36 its 3 5 1 in the 95 m3 it s 3 25 1. M3s and m z3s 96 had a 3 2 ratio rack as well. 95 m3 had a 3 0 turns lock to lock rack and a 2 8l z3 96 had a 2 7. Nothing sporty but certainly livelier than what the e30 left the factory with.

You get the big power of the e46 m3 in a much lighter and more tossable chassis which makes it a spectacular canyon carver. How to guide e36 steering rack swap weird on my e36 rack there s an o ring in there it s not a flare. 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. Jump to latest follow 1 4 of 4 posts.