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Old 07-17-2019, 05:52 PM   #29
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Re: Steering coupler or Rag joint

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Originally Posted by Wgesnerjr View Post
I used some Borgeson joints and a collapsible shaft on my Caprice Wagon project a couple of years ago. Other than a little extra road "vibration" it was much tighter and really gave it a good sporty feel.

However, the down side is that you'd better have a liquid cooled wallet as their stuff does not come cheap!
I looked into the Borgeson stuff & it is pricey. But, building a better ride sometimes has higher costs associated w/the improvements. I'd prefer the improved steering response for sure as well as removing the rubber isolation ring that has & can fail again. But, I don't want to add to the transfer of vibrations if @ all possible.

I was also looking @ Flaming Rivers "Vibration Resistant U-Joints" as an alternative to combat or minimize NVH transfer. Just thought I would use this as an opportunity to see if others came up w/different ideas since this thread was last active.
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