Quote: i haven't read the article and i can't buy it yet in my hometown, I have a 71-74 bbody column, so theres no collapsing joints, just a straight shaft, I know with the box they reccomended the universal coupler : http://www.borgeson.com/xcart/product.php?productid=1724
i was wondering if one couldn't use a rag joint instead?
They had these rag joints on some of the columns to reduce vibration (i think the slang term was hockey pucks) what would be the superior one to have?
The U-joint design is tight & positive, assuming it lives, if there is movement that the joint can't deal with it fails & then things get real sloppy.... The rag joint can absorb all sorts of angularity issues plus it eliminates noise transfer... But because it is flexible it also dampens steering effort very slightly... That all said here's my Falcon coupler...
