_BRS_ 208 Report post Posted March 9, 2015 Hey guys, im after a z3 steering rack (2.7 turns), i have an e36 one (3.2 turns) i can swap plus cash your way. Cheers Blair 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duvey 245 Report post Posted March 10, 2015 Brent has one afaik. I think he said $700ish. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_BRS_ 208 Report post Posted March 10, 2015 Brent has one afaik. I think he said $700ish. yeah have been in contact with him, looking for something a little cheaper at this stage. Thanks 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1531 Report post Posted March 10, 2015 We have E46 sport racks 3 turns lock to lock. $350 each 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 226 Report post Posted March 10, 2015 With a few modifications our race cars are down to 2 turns lock to lock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIAT 131R 223 Report post Posted March 11, 2015 They are fairly hard to find and often the seller wants an exchange one to do up and sell. With freight and GST it would be a good buy if you can land one here for $350 from my experience. Mine cost a lot more than that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 With a few modifications our race cars are down to 2 turns lock to lock I would be interested to know what you did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 ^ stoppers and inconvenient turning circle I imagine! Well that would kind of defeat the purpose, that doesnt make it any quicker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 226 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 Nope far from m3an It does involve rack limiters So how we do it.....we took a spare set of hubs we had here, the arm that the steering rack end bolts into we cut that off and moved it in about 20mm closer to the centre of the hub, Because the joint was closer to the pivot it cuts the amount it has to turn After doing that we also had to put some stoppers in the rack to stop the wheels turning to far We now have a 2 turn lock to lock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 You would have a very hard time convincing a cert engineer thats gonna work for the road (If you can find one at the moment in AKL, there is only 1 or 2 operating now). Anything to do with steering requires quite the engineering report and testing. All costing a lot in time/labour ... its still cheaper to get the real thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 226 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 For us it was cheaper to do that rather than buy a rack, you don't need cert on a race car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon 14 Report post Posted March 13, 2015 Have you looked at the bump steer ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1531 Report post Posted March 14, 2015 E46 sport racks Purple label. 3 turns lock to lock. $350 each 6 in stock. 3 sold 3 left. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_BRS_ 208 Report post Posted March 15, 2015 E46 sport racks Purple label. 3 turns lock to lock. $350 each 6 in stock. 3 sold 3 left. ok Ray, il take one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlantiskiwi 73 Report post Posted March 27, 2015 I've heard talk that the z3 rack is a little to quick? And that 3 turns gives a better feel?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 396 Report post Posted March 28, 2015 I have both in front of me, Z3 and Clubsport 3.0 racks. Deciding which one to use, Probably the Z3 one. I did some quick measurements as I read a few posts suggesting the turning circle is reduced, but LTL the inner steering rack comes out just as far on both Z3 and 3.0 racks. Anyone interested in more comparisons? I will probably be selling the 3.0 if anyone is interested, bought it from Ray a couple weeks back. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
