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[Titomars]

Originally Posted by boatpuller

Mine was built in California. As a diesel. I have run into a few baffling things with that truck that don't follow the book of gas engine trucks.
The short bed two piece vs one piece drive line is another example of having a hard putting a pattern together like the pedals.
Iv'e seen big block 1/2 tons with 1 and 2 piece and small block trucks with 1 or 2 piece in both long and short bed configs.....that one has always intrigued me .

1 or 2 piece drive lines were always determined by total length, trans yoke to diff yoke.
if you get a drive shaft too long it has a nasty tendency to flex in the middle at high speeds.