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spacers definitely weren’t there. Unbolted rack, bent tabs down, put spacers in, bolted it back up, good to go! Shocker - much smoother ride and quieter engine not that it’s not sitting on the rack/subframe
Pros: smoother ride, quieter engine
Cons: spacers missing, tabs bent
Vehicle:
BMW
I run stage 2+ on e40 and daily it. Nobody needs this amount of power for a daily (500hp 3.4s 0-60). Also just hit 100k miles and I drive the hell out of it; just routine maintenance.
Pros: routine maintenance
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 160934 km
nothing has made as significant of a difference as the E46 ZHP rack swap. The biggest night and day difference of any part I've replaced on the whole car.
Pros: significant difference, night and day improvement
Vehicle:
BMW
I went with the E46 ZHP rack (second fastest) as my very first "quality of life" upgrade and it dramatically improved the car.
Pros: dramatically improved steering
Vehicle:
BMW
A friend of a buddy of mine has a '12 WRX and he did a 2019 STI rack swap on it - I was able to test drive it for an evening and I love the slightly harder feel and tighter turn.
Pros: slightly harder feel, tighter turn
Vehicle:
Subaru
I have the Z3 rack in my 318is and I like the faster ratio because I drive it through small town Appalachia and these old, small, windy East Coast mountain roads.
Pros: faster ratio, good for windy roads
Vehicle:
BMW
I am really happy after installing an E46 'purple tag' steering rack. Absolute go cart :)
Pros: absolute go cart feel, very happy
Vehicle:
BMW
I think it’s improved slightly. The new steering rack is similar to the one in the WRX.
Pros: slightly improved steering
Vehicle:
Subaru
E series steering feel and steering rack put my new 2025 bmws to absolute shame. I can't stand the constant small corrections on the hwy. The steering feels lighter than a cheap Kia. All three 2021 to 2025 feel unstable at speed compared to my E92.
Pros: E series steering feel
Cons: unstable at speed
The G30 5 series had broken steering rack... all happened under warranty period too. They got it fixed for free but that's the most problematic new car my parents got.
Cons: broken, problematic
Vehicle:
BMW
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Which steering rack to choose — OEM Subaru or OEM BMW?
If choosing steering rack across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare steering rack across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which steering rack are better — OEM BMW or OEM Subaru?
In March 2026 on PartReview, steering rack OEM BMW were overall better than OEM Subaru.
- OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 85 points.
- OEM Subaru ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 1.
- The average rating is higher for OEM BMW (4.4) than for OEM Subaru (3.6).
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Steering rack OEM BMW have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
- Play - owners believe, that this property for OEM BMW is better than OEM Subaru.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Subaru is outperforms OEM BMW.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM BMW is preferred to OEM Subaru.
Which steering rack are more popular — OEM Subaru or OEM BMW?
In March 2026 on PartReview, steering rack OEM BMW were overall more popular than OEM Subaru.
By vote balance, steering rack OEM BMW surpassed OEM Subaru:
- For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (23) to negative (11) votes is 12 votes.
- For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (51) to negative (9) votes is 42 votes.
By number of reviews, steering rack OEM BMW surpassed OEM Subaru:
- For steering rack OEM Subaru there are 11 reviews: 7 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative.
- For steering rack OEM BMW there are 20 reviews: 17 positive, 0 neutral, 3 negative.
Which steering rack do car owners prefer — OEM Subaru or OEM BMW?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, steering rack OEM Subaru and OEM BMW have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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