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      08-08-2018, 07:48 AM   #122
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Originally Posted by vtl View Post
Thats actually wrong when you have an M3 rack with M3 control arms.

In that case you should use M3 tie rods. I foolishly believed the internet with this advice and purchased new stock tie rods to go with the M3 rack. Turns out the stock tie rods had to be extended out further to achieve correct aligment. My stock tie rods already had to be extended out ~5mm to compensate for the M3 control arms. They needed to be further extended out to work with the steering rack.
I have M3 rack and M3 arms, i absolutly have to use stock tie rods. It should be noted that this will depend on ride height and camber settings.
Do you have M3 spindles ?

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