E30 Steering Rack Swap Airbag

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E30 steering rack swap airbag. To install new steering rack in your e30 not equipped with an airbag you will need to shorten you steering knuckle if you have an airbag e30 you dont need to shorten it. Silver unfinished aluminum racks are 3 2 gray anodized are 3 0 and z3 racks look like e30 racks with a steel plated tube. Two 15mm spacers two washers and two bolts needed to shorten the lower steering shaft two 12mm spacers n. The pros to buying the complete kit is substantial savings over buying the component.

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. To install a close ratio rack in your e30 not equipped with an airbag you will need to shorten you steering knuckle. Bmw e30 3 series to z3 e36 e46 steering rack conversion kit lose that school bus steering feel in your e30. E30 4 standard power steering rack for all models e36 3 4 an adequate replacement for the e30.

This kit is for non airbag models only and includes the following. Nothing sporty but certainly livelier than what the e30 left the factory with. This includes the spacers and hardware to shorten the lower steering shaft and a. It will then come part.

To shorten it grind down the rivets that hold the two halves of the steering knuckle together. 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. Installing a close ratio rack in e30 without an airbag. This rack is a variable speed unitm meaning it s ponderous in the middle and only rapid when it s close to full lock.