LWB driveshaft question

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82SquareBurb

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Anyone with a long wheelbase truck/Suburban running a one piece driveshaft? I snagged a 5" .125" wall unit out of a 2013 2500 Silverado for a deal. My hope is to have a local shop shorten/balance it to the ~70 inches I need and delete on the 2 piece drive shaft setup in my C10 Suburban.

I think @xm20k runs a 5" in his rig, was curious if any long wheelbase trucks are running one and if this is a solid solution for max towing power/ HD use. Looking for insight, as I fear the steel 2 pc setup will fail, just by how janky the carrier bearing mounts. Looking for ideas. Thx!
 

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Both my 76 and 79 C10's, both LWB (and both TH350's) are factory 1pc drive shafts. The 85 C10 (305/TH350) I had parted out was also a 1pc shaft.
 

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85 K 10 one piece steel shaft. Was a 700R , now a 350. No problems
 

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