Replace 2 piece drive shaft with single??
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Because you have a CrewCab, which means it's a long way from the back to the tranny to the front of the pumpkin. Too far for a one-piece driveshaft to work without vibration problems.
SuperDuty trucks with even longer wheelbases than yours have a 3-piece driveshaft. And some PSD pickups with shorter wheelbases - such as regular cabs - have a one-piece driveshaft.
I'm not any sort of engineer, so I don't know the numbers. But basically the longer the piece of driveshaft the greater the tendency to flex and bend and thus vibrate.
SuperDuty trucks with even longer wheelbases than yours have a 3-piece driveshaft. And some PSD pickups with shorter wheelbases - such as regular cabs - have a one-piece driveshaft.
I'm not any sort of engineer, so I don't know the numbers. But basically the longer the piece of driveshaft the greater the tendency to flex and bend and thus vibrate.
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