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    Nice links Jim.

    But stack those pieces together and the steering wheel may land up in your chest.

    Probably the reason for the original question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joeg View Post
    Nice links Jim.

    But stack those pieces together and the steering wheel may land up in your chest.

    Probably the reason for the original question.
    those pieces are pretty "short", and just use a low dish wheel.
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    Okay, I took a closer look at our F Prod car today and Greg is right, I was ignorant. The welds I remembered were on an adapter, not the shaft.

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    Wow!!! An adapter bolted to another adapter which is bolted to another ect,ect,ect!!!!! I'd take a weld any day over that. And if they aren't legal, why are they allowed?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dick elliott View Post
    And if they aren't legal, why are they allowed?
    Not sure what that means. Things that are legal are allowed. Things that are not legal are not allowed.

    It could be argued that you can weld something onto the end of the stock steering shaft. I don't see how anyone can argue that you can remove any of the stock shaft (which was the original question.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by joeg View Post
    Nice links Jim.

    But stack those pieces together and the steering wheel may land up in your chest.

    Probably the reason for the original question.
    For my Honda, I used a Momo bolt-on adapter and then an LTB Quick Release. It adds about 6" to the shaft length but I'm using a low-dish wheel in place of the factory unit. The end result is a wheel maybe 3" closer to the driver. In my case this is good b/c I can actually move my seat back far enough to give some extra leg room.

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    Have to disagree with Greg here. Steering shafts are not tempered really, they are case hardened for wear and the inner 95% is soft. RB 44-48 on a Mazda. A proper filler rod with a tig on the large diameter of the shaft is just as strong as any adapter. Control the heat and do not weld to the small threaded area. But then I might be ignorant as well.:026:

    PS. If you have to ask on this forum how to weld it please take it to a professional so you don't end up holding a wheel with no car attached.
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    Quote Originally Posted by seckerich View Post
    But then I might be ignorant as well.:026:
    Nah, I'll defer to you on that, as I'm only half-sure on the process. However, I am sure they're heat-treated in some way and that improper welding can affect that, and I am very confident that welding on parts to them is neither a good idea nor compliant to the rules (as I described above and in those other linked threads.)

    But, it's not one of those "areas" that's worth getting all riled up about (unless you're a stickler for rules as we tend to be...) - GA

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