e46 067 steering rack ......what boots?

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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:50 pm

As above folks, have fitted the rack but it seems e30 boots are too short?? At least, new q drive items from ecp. They also look to be collapsing under vacuum. Any advice from those whove done the swap? Rack has been fitted with new lemforder inner and outer ties.
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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:58 pm

GSF sell the lemfoder ones. They may be back in stock at ECP but the last time I tried to get them from Meatballs82 (matt) which was the middle of may they didn't have one side in stock.

There only a few pounds from GSF.
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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:09 pm

I have the same issue with the rubber boots collapsing! (067 rack with e30 rods)
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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:38 pm

ajay wrote:I have the same issue with the rubber boots collapsing! (067 rack with e30 rods)
thats exactly what ive got mine are fine mind you i did drill a hole on the end rubbers to release the comressed air that builds up when you steer
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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:45 pm

one side not in stock??? theyre not sided are they? i'm sure they look the same :?
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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:11 pm

Thats what I thought, but aparantly they are sided.
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Post Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:32 pm

theyve got the same PN's in Real OEM??????????