Steering Guibo FAIL!!>!>>!>!! VIDEO!!

[newman]

You need 2 of those DD shafts, so it's like 210 + the shaft...

[Philo]

I don't see how that would be any different than Dominic's setup. Just a solid link unless I missed a bushing somewhere in there.

[M-technik-3]

that is E36 only at the moment they are working on an e30 version though....

Works with E30, E36 and E46 BMW steering racks.

This is a bolt-on steering U-joint is CNC machined from ChromeMoly Steel, and makes for a low profile needle bearing U-joint to allow precise steering inputs without the factory "Rag Joint". This is "made for off-road use".

[Dominic49]

I think this function is kind of secondary. My logic tells me it's there to filter out vibration and bumps to the steering wheel. BMW's are supposed to be comfort rides too, not bone smashing race cars.

vibration definitely seems first.

or...

http://www.vorshlag.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_17_159&products_id=169

For only $105

that is E36 only at the moment they are working on an e30 version though....

[Burnera]

IANAEngineer (well I sort of am) but it seems to me that the steering guibo is there to be weaker than the universal joints that surround it, so that it wears instead of them... replacing it by a hard link will probably disintegrate them much faster.

I think this function is kind of secondary. My logic tells me it's there to filter out vibration and bumps to the steering wheel. BMW's are supposed to be comfort rides too, not bone smashing race cars.

[badvibrations]

Good point. How are we to solve this problem? Poly guibos or just replace the rubber one every so often?

or...

http://www.vorshlag.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_17_159&products_id=169

For only $105

[mmeyer08]

umm

that happened to my delphin 325is, after i murdered a ditch

[Philo]

IANAEngineer (well I sort of am) but it seems to me that the steering guibo is there to be weaker than the universal joints that surround it, so that it wears instead of them... replacing it by a hard link will probably disintegrate them much faster.

Good point. How are we to solve this problem? Poly guibos or just replace the rubber one every so often?

[kronus]

IANAEngineer (well I sort of am) but it seems to me that the steering guibo is there to be weaker than the universal joints that surround it, so that it wears instead of them... replacing it by a hard link will probably disintegrate them much faster.

[Philo]

I was going to say. . . I just bought these tie rods. lol. Looks like i'll be needing to modify my joint.

[badvibrations]

that fix is bad ass!

you just turn down some aluminum?

[Dominic49]

all fixxed....

[Lurker27]

holy crap, checking mine

[dude8383]

Damn dude, thats scary!

[Dominic49]

I deleted my guibo and bolted the halves directly together for my e36 rack swap, it's tittttaes

i was thinking about doing that how does it work? did you need a spacer at all?