E30 Zone

Hello

I am preping a E30 track car at present, I have recently bought a manual rack to swap with the power rack currently on the car. Yesterday went for a fit with new manual tie rod ends and it just doesnt fit as well as the power rack. The small end rubber boots on the pivot ball joints touche the brake disc backing plates and when car in the air they have to be pulled down to their maximum angle to post the locating pin into the front hub fixing hole. I apprecialte the car is not under load at this point but just doesnt seem right to me.
Just to clarify i have manual E30 rack and tie rod units BMW number 32111125186.

Are these the only parts i require for a swap of do i need manual steering front hubs etc.

Any help gratefully receieved.

Thanks

The manual rack is a straight swap for the power one.

ed325i wrote:The manual rack is a straight swap for the power one.

the steering knuckle is different though
maunal one is longer than the powered one

Yup the tie rod jobbie between the rack and steering column is longer. The manual rack also mounts through different holes in the crossmember brackets. I think manual is front two and power rack uses the two towards the back, but may have got that back to front. Just bolt it through whichever holes the power rack wasn't bolted through.

Brian28 wrote:Yup the tie rod jobbie between the rack and steering column is longer. The manual rack also mounts through different holes in the crossmember brackets. The manual is front two and power rack uses the two towards the back

thanks for the replys i have it mounted in the other holes i guess it must all be ok, just didnt seem right to me the end of the tie rod would be touching the brake disc backing plate.