Steering column opinions

cbodybob · May 19, 2018

Ok on my 77 Drag car FURYIOUS in an effort to reduce weight. I stripped the factory column down to just the bare shaft. I’ve always built my own race cars. This is the first time I completely stripped a column down to the bare shaft. Just looking for opinions if this is safe. It was a nice weight savings.

PurpleBeeper · May 19, 2018

If you kept the collapsible section of the inner shaft & the bearing is securely mounted at the dash, I'd say yes. I would personally be inclined to weld up & re-grind the flattened shaft to be round & maximize bearing contact, just in the bearing area. I AM NO EXPERT ON CUSTOM COLUMNS

cbodybob · May 20, 2018

PurpleBeeper said:
If you kept the collapsible section of the inner shaft & the bearing is securely mounted at the dash, I'd say yes. I would personally be inclined to weld up & re-grind the flattened shaft to be round & maximize bearing contact, just in the bearing area. I AM NO EXPERT ON CUSTOM COLUMNS

Yes I still have the factory breakaway pins. The shaft is a double D style at the end where it bolts under the dash. And round at the firewall end. Speedway Motors sells double D shafts & round shafts. So apparently that’s not an issue.

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