At least 1 5/8"? No, instead I say between 1.25 and 1 5/8. Any longer and you are just wasting the rest of the screw and threatening to split your wood.
i never win.....PV you always get me...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gifBUT, if you predrill correctly, you shouldnt split the wood with a longer screw.