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Originally Posted by daveS53

Oops, I goofed. I made a better picture with a proper text to go with it. The allowable deflection from a straight line, or 180 degrees, is only 30. That makes the maximum angle 150 degrees, not 120. The card on the right is just like the one that the builder is holding and it's much too steep to work properly. You'd need a double u-joint for that angle.

Well Dave, you need another edit because it's the card on the LEFT that matches with the one in the photo, and all of the cards are a bit off because Borgeson says the maximum angle is 35 degrees, not 30, but what's five degrees between friends....

Also, for what it's worth, according to the guy in customer service at Borgeson, as long as you install the steering universals at or less than the maximum 35 degrees (70 degrees for a double) there is no concern with added friction in turning or return to center. Borgeson has no concern with an installation that has every u-joint at 35 degrees or less. As I said earlier, I'm not concerned at all with the angle of my center joint, and I have no concerns with it operating as intended at nominal 33 degrees.