is the JDM B16a intermediate shaft different from the us spec LS ones?

ive always been having a pita with my left axle binding..i go through 2-3 left axles a year...what im thinking is the jdm shaft is a tad longer than the us one...i took pics of mine to show the length..if im correct the us one is something like .5 in shorter


*if anyone has a loose ls shaft can you measure it and post the measurement? thanks in advance

~16.5 inches






Modified by SINFULintegXsi at 2:06 AM 6/3/2005

 

hrm...i thought that they were the same...the guy that owned my car before me had a b16 in it and i believe he was running ls shafts

 

update: i figured out my problem..the jdm intermediate is .5-.75 in longer..picked up a us one at the junkyard... to jdm intermediate shafts