8)Personally the only reason I'd go to a t-case setup other than the Toyota would be because I was going to a center-dump t-case to run with full-width axles. Granted, I have not heard anything derogatory about the Dana t-cases, I do have a buddy who's "popped" two cruiser t-cases, but both times, he's admitted he was driving like an idiot. Bottom line, anything you'd find in a *eep, I'd second guess, because they're built to accomodate less than a 1/2 ton vehicle,... cruisers, on the other hand are built like a 3/4 ton.
Personally, I've wheeled with Blazers, Broncos, and *eeps, and seen plenty of breakage on all their parts. Blazer (3/4 ton axles, d-shafts,... popped front and rear d.shafts... had to tow out), Bronco (broken front D44 short side shaft end/ujoint... had to drive ~50mi out of our way to get out of the hills in 2wd), and *eep (popped read drive shaft,... had to drive out in fwd with a BADLY bend front driveshaft, was hitting either the frame or engine every revolution (was suprised he even drove it)). Bottom line, conquered every obstacle they did in my FJ40 w/ stock drivetrain, and never even broke a course spline birfield.
Bottom line, IMHO, if you break anything on your FJ with less than 200hp, it's your own damn fault.
Keep it 'Yota
P.S. I'm currently swapping in an LT1 right now (sick of carbs dying at the wrong time... damn near got myself into a couple nasty rolls),... and, knowing my luck, I might just be eating my words when I triple my existing ponies.
Personally, if I would wish 'Yota would have done anything different, they would've made the body longer, had the engine placed a few inches forward,... resulting in less wasted space behind the front bumper, and having both d-shafts the same length... stock.
Good luck, whatever you choose.
WILL
got to love it. BTW i dont own and never owned a jeep.
