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Originally Posted by Henry50
If you have a yoke to slide in the trans, jack up the rear of the truck set the rear end on jack stands.
Slide the yoke in the trans till it stops then pull it out about 1 1/4".
Measure from the center of the u joint to the center of the u joint on the rear end.
Post what the measurements are,
should be around 53"-55".
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You want around 3/4 of an inch of the yoke exposed outside of the seal, 1-1/4 inch may be a bit too far out of the extension housing with a lot of yokes.
What someone else has for length on the driveshaft may not jive with your truck as you may have the engine and trans slightly forward or rearward of what they did.
Measure from center of U joint to center of u joint as he said and then take your tape measure to the wrecking yard and start looking.
Make sure that the driveshaft you get has no dings or dents in it as that can cause vibration issues.
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