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This question will have a 1000 answers no matter what. Personally I wouldn't use a 1 ton drivetrain with that large of a tire. If you were to choose so I would use a 14 bolt chevy rear and a Dana 60 front from a Ford that had king pins. That is about the largest you are going to find on a normal pick-up. I would suggest something larger, Rockwells, ZFs, IH portals and other I probably forgot. You will break the 1 ton stuff if you are making any kind of power. You can find a pair of 2.5 ton rockwells for the price of a front D60 in most places anymore. If you have the money and time you can make a rockwell not much heavier than a 14 bolt chevy. Anything with large tires and a deep ratio is going to put huge stress on the frame so a properly designed suspension and stregnthened frame is important. If you are using a large engine...i would personally build a new frame. If the thing is properly designed and the right materials are used you won't have any problems. Also a square tube driveshaft will never be stronger than a round tube. Reguardless of what you want to use there is a lot of planning you need to do to get the tire to fit, axle selection, materials to use and so on.
Matt
Matt