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kerbau53
Geoff Morton
Naples, FL
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78 MGB Ford 5L

Steering shaft (splined vs DD)
Posted by: kerbau53
Date: December 30, 2010 05:10PM

Can someone weigh in on the relative merits of using a splined steering shaft vs a Double D type?


pspeaks
Paul Speaks
Dallas, Texas
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1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302

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Re: Steering shaft (splined vs DD)
Posted by: pspeaks
Date: December 31, 2010 12:57PM

Geoff, I'm sure others, more knowledgeable than I, will have differing opinions, but I’ve used both in street rod applications and the only real advantage I see in splined shafts is clock ability giving you a little better selection when aligning the components. There may be some strength difference but I doubt input from the road, or you, is enough to make much of deference. As I say, we’ve used both and haven’t had problems with either one. We do however use quick release steering wheels that are splined giving us back the clock ability when we use DD.


kerbau53
Geoff Morton
Naples, FL
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78 MGB Ford 5L

Re: Steering shaft (splined vs DD)
Posted by: kerbau53
Date: January 01, 2011 07:00AM

Thx Paul. I've decided to have a splined shaft fabricated. The ease of just cutting a DD to length was tempting though.
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Paul Speaks
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Re: Steering shaft (splined vs DD)
Posted by: pspeaks
Date: January 02, 2011 03:54PM

I'm using splined on mine too.


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