Are solid steering shafts dangerous?

[Bullitt #3067]

I'm considering doing this when converting to long tube headers. I read a thread about this on ************ about 1.5 years ago. A mustang owner installed long tubes and the increase in heat close to the stock drive shaft affected the rag joint and his steering response. After switching to a solid shaft the owner had improved steering response and no more problems associated with heat from his long tubes.

HOWEVER, a Ford engineer warned me about that switching to a solid shaft could be dangerous in a frontal collision. The stock shaft with rag joint is designed to prevent the steering column from traveling excessively into the car during a frontal collision.


Your thoughts?????

 

[Torinalth]

every mod has a risk of some sort. personally i hae yet to hear of such an occurance where a solid steering shaft made a difference. i dont doubt that being the case, as the tech stated. personally i dont have a problem with that, because if i am in a head on collision i have more problems then the steering wheel comming closer to me.

Torinalth

 

[tomustang]

HOWEVER, a Ford engineer warned me about that switching to a solid shaft could be dangerous in a frontal collision. The stock shaft with rag joint is designed to prevent the steering column from traveling excessively into the car during a frontal collision.


Your thoughts?????

that ford engineer sounds retarded, like most other engineers out in the world in a real serious frontal crash, the K member will dent a little and the control arms might rip out (50/50 chance) of the bolt holes, at the most the steering shaft would move about an inch, if lucky to be moved at all