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The steering U-joints aren't technically service items. There are 400,000 mile cars out there on original intermediate shafts and no problems. Sometimes the OEM parts are wildly more durable than aftermarket and not all new GM/Delphi is same as original, so you can make an argument either way.
(How many millions of dollars does Dorman - or whoever is building it - have into life-cycle testing?)