Vibration from 30-40mph - 1997 Tahoe 4wd

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My old Tahoe 4wd (165k miles, automatic) has a weird vibration from 30-40mph. I don't think it's a wheel balance issue (don't really feel it only in the steering wheel). To try and isolate it, I did an experiment. I went up a slight grade from a stop and slowly accelerated to 40mph. At 32mph, I felt the vibration and let off the accellerator just enough to maintain speed but unload the drivetrain. Vibration stopped. Did the same at 35 and 40, same result.

I'm thinking a bad U-joint? Tried Googling it. That is useless. The saying "you can't find the forest from the trees" comes to mind.
 
We got 12" of snow on Monday so the Tahoe was pressed into service. The vibration is so bad now it starts at 25mph.

It gets dropped of at the shop today.
 

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