pretty sure most of us just use a tape measure. so a 1/4" off is probably not uncommon. i would want a 1/4" shorter. i'd rather loose a little spline engagement than have the yoke hammering the back of the trans
That’s kinda what I was getting at. Like, are we wanting accuracy down to a machinist’s standards, or a rough framer’s standards? Nothing wrong with either, yet a very big difference.