E30 M3 Steering Rack Swap

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.

E30 m3 steering rack swap.

This includes the spacers and hardware to shorten the lower steering shaft and a. 95 m3 had a 3 0 turns lock to lock rack and a 2 8l z3 96 had a 2 7. Bmw e30 close ratio steering rack swap. The fastest of these depending on source is the z4m coupe rack at 12 8 1.

The steering racks that can be swapped in from the other chassis make the car feel sportier and become a bit more nimble. The z3 1 9 liter rack is also very fast and has a linear ratio the ratio does not change as you turn the wheel as the early e36 m3 rack does. A must have mod for auto x and canyon carvers. This rack is a variable speed unitm meaning it s ponderous in the middle and only rapid when it s close to full lock.

There are 3 different ratios that bmw e36 cars came equipped with. There may be other retailers but the kit used by people i know is available from zionsville autosport. This is desired because the lock to lock ratio on the e30 is quite large. E36 m3 95 3 0 don t let the low lock to lock fool you.

This guide was created to explain how to swap an e36 e46 or z3 steering rack into an e30. Bmw e30 3 series to z3 e36 e46 steering rack conversion kit lose that school bus steering feel in your e30. All non m 3 series coupes and sedans 92 98 came with a 3 2 turns lock to lock rack. The legendary z3 rack swap for the e30.

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. M3s and m z3s 96 had a 3 2 ratio rack as well. I want to put a very fine point on this. However it so happens that the e30 rack is interchangeable with many later bmw steering racks from the e36 and e46 cars.

Nothing sporty but certainly livelier than what the e30 left the factory with.