Shorter full lock

[SHAKEELE30]

Whats the best solution to sort out the steering turns, basically i think its 2.5 turn to full lock, i want to shorten this...

What options do i have, by the way ive got a BTB 6 branch incase that effects anything.

Any help/info would be helpfull


thanks

[SteSE]

Z3 rack or the E36 rack, Z3 prefered by some as it is shorter.

The grey area, it would appear to me, is do these fit with uprated manifold??? There is a big thread on this in the motorsport section although i am eger to find out the answer

[SteSE]

Link here chap, better put the kettle on

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=45398

[SHAKEELE30]

thanks dude...

have you got the 6 branch as well

[SHAKEELE30]

Oh, see what you mean... 13 pages to raed through, how about let you read it and then you let me know


only messin....going to start reading it now

[SteSE]

No i've got standard manifold but a Z3 rack waiting to go on! One of the chaps in that thread who is running the hot tuning manifold has had to move the rack over slightly then wind the tracking in/out to get centre?

Z3 1.9 is the quickest although are fairly ducking hard to find. I had to get mine shipped over from Ireland! Expect to pay around £120 odd quid. You also need new pipes and spacers too which there was a group buy on here however think the fella can still get the pipes made up, i'll pm you his details.

[StuBeeDoo]

Whats the best solution to sort out the steering turns, basically i think its 2.5 turn to full lock, i want to shorten this...

Standard E30 rack is near as dammit 4 turns. The Z3 1.9 rack is 2.75 IIRC.
Unless you want to fit a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 2.2 turn rack (it's manual - no power available), 2.75 is as good as it gets.
There was a company doing high-ratio pack and pinion sets for E30 racks a few years ago, but I can't remember who it was now and the last I recall was that someone here enquired and was told they wouldn't make any more.

[trackdaze]

Hi, I want to change my manual rack also, for a 2.2-2.5 lock, Keeping it manual. Has anyone tried fitting one of the readily available Escort q/racks? Where do you get talbot/lotus (lhd?) racks!

[Dave_M3]

I had to get mine shipped over from Ireland!

WHAT???

And here's me not being able to find any over here and looking in the UK for them
Where in Ireland did you get it from?

The Z3, E36 or E46 racks don't really fit with the 6 branches that easily. Onz was thinking of maybe seeing would E34 engine mounts help I think.

[SteSE]

Yeah i remember you saying about that and i never got back to you! Guess the only option is to go turbo then eh!

Place i got them from detailed below, chap was a fairly unusual character!

http://www.bmwnewandusedparts.com/us.htm

[SteSE]

O and ShakeLee, Dave M3 is the chap you wanna speak to about the pipes and washer kit