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[82eye]

looks great. are those borbets ?...

[82eye]

reach out to the vendor. i spoke with turner direct to confirm the product, then tracked where the others were built and contacted the vendors direct to be certain....

[82eye]

aae manufactures in both china and the US. the turner 2.7 product is built in the US, others are not.

rock auto is just a middleman. they contract the sale to a third party who ships it....

[82eye]

four things happened to them -

they grew too quick to keep up with demand and did not scale to what they could accomplish.
covid hit and demand spiked just as all racks were getting...

[82eye]

the rock auto racks are mostly mavon, which is a chinese brand, and pretty much a disaster. replace all the boots if you go that way. chinese rubber is notoriously poor and breaks down fast. if you...

[82eye]

i went with the turner since it doesn't come from a pile of scammers and is built in the states. rack doctor does nothing but steal money now. they have literally the worst rep in the industry. they lost...

[82eye]

i went with the turner 2.7 lock to lock.


rack doctor is an absolute scam. the internet is littered with folk who've been ripped off. they took me for $1400 cdn, never sent the rack...

[82eye]

so i'm taking a chance on this. placed the order last night. figure i can always harass rack doctor for my money back anyway. sure don't think i'll get it. in the meantime i'm gonna try it out and see...

[82eye]

i believe you have to block the feed and return lines. there are vendors selling the blanking plates.

edit : the rack gets sealed up with fluid inside. don't drain it.

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[82eye]

may take a while. dirt standard e30's get more than that in running condition here. closer to 25 for an is runner unless you are ok with a project. cars at 25 here even could use some sorting....

[82eye]

so a quick update....

rack doctor is fubar. they didn't even try to fulfil my order. the bbb has dropped their accreditation and can't respond or help to any more complaints about them. they...

[82eye]

usually it's more about the weight. if the steering feel is heavier a shorter rack won't feel as quick. e30's are known for a lighter steering feel. they don't really even need power steering, a lot...

[82eye]

serious shmexy headers...

[82eye]

i dunno about the twitchy. even my dirt poor 2.0L VW jetta has a 3.0 turn lock to lock. i don't find it twitchy at all. i think newer cars have shorter ratios than what we used to get on the whole....

[82eye]

the retailers typically list things under the mfgr part number as well as the bmw equivalent. there are sometimes subtle differences.

bmw lists two part numbers for the racks. one is for...

[82eye]

if i'm reading it right the dme and main relay get power direct from battery on a fused wire. it's hot all times. should be nothing in the rest of the loom until a start signal. there should be a hot...

[82eye]

pretty sure the rock auto is just a generic replacement. not sure you get the correct ratio. pretty sure it gets listed for anything e36/z3. be sure to double-check....

[82eye]

i can't sell my e30 because my dad has worked on it with me. he won't be around a pile longer, and it's gonna be the last car we worked on together....

[82eye]

only the high pressure. you can also use the e30 high pressure and bend it. e30 return should work. make sure to get the knuckle and spacer kit, and you'll need e36 outer tie rods, or you'll have to...

[82eye]

i'm past the point of being able to source anything local. even used parts were difficult ten years ago. now it's not even possible, i source literally everything online....