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Originally Posted by Plaz
Am I remembering correctly that they were forced to use recirculating ball steering in the E39 M5? (Due to space issues, maybe?)
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The “space issues” were that they idiotically decided that the V8 should have a front sump while the I6 had a rear sump. While building an entirely new front subframe with different suspension, they somehow ran out of room.
The answer is that they stuck the recirculating ball crap in because they already had it. It’s 100% value / parts bin engineering.