Should I Use a Splined or DD Shaft?

Everything in my setup is DD except the spline on the steering box. that way as stated above, you can still clock the steering wheel, However as denny points out, you can cut DD to any lenth, and you can assemble and disassemble at will. just remember to dimple, and set screw the shafts at your joints... i had one pull out at the drag strip when an alignment shop loosened it, and forgot to re tighten it... Denny was there! lol thank god it was in the pits.

Yes, if you have splines at the steering box then no need for splines in the steering shaft!!!
I have built two hot rods for my kids (may others for other people) and I also worry about the joints/shafts separating so I always try to use the split type u-joint. It's a little more trouble because once you get it cut to length you have to file/grind a slot for the bolt to pass through but once that's done (and little lock tight) you have a joint that can't hardly ever come apart unless you put a wrench on it!! Even the factory used this type of split, splined joint on some of the steering box joints, I guess they had the same concern.
Split joints cost a little more but when safety is concerned, who cares!! Besides...the cost of the shafts have gone down to where you have extra money for good joints!! They are sometimes a little more bulky but again...SAFETY FIRST!!

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