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I have thought about it and made precise measurements. Not just read stuff online and took it for granted. Think about this, lets say you have a yoke that goes farther into the trans. than another and you push it in and pull it out 1" and do that with another yoke that's 1/2" shorter how could the driveshaft bottom any easier? After all you've pushed both all the way in and pulled both out 1", right? You must not be aware but Chrysler used more than one length yoke from the factory. If you look down inside of different yokes you can see that some have the splines starting quicker, some start within 1/2" of the i.d. of the yoke, while others have an inch or more before the splines even start yet they both have approx. the same length of splines. I'm talking factory Mopar stuff, not aftermarket parts. Why Ma Mopar did that I don't know but I have seen it. Ask any GOOD driveline shop and they'll tell you there is no absolute rule that says a certain car has to have a certain length driveshaft because there are variables that can affect things.
Ya, I'v seen different length yokes as well, and your right, as long as you leave some room for travel, for the slip yoke to move, you would be ok, but to simply use a longer than factory specified drive shaft, to make up for a shorter yoke is a bad idea.