Thanks for all the tips guys, I ended up getting a 91 Montero V6 rear axle assy at a junkyard in Hollister for 2 benjamins. I hope it fits. The 96SR axles (what I could find) cost more than 5 bones, and I didn't have the luxury of time (and space) to wait for a good deal to show up.

Other guys I talked to offline spoke about welding a truss bar to the axle, is this also a good option aside from reinforcing the trailing arms and swapping back stock spec shocks?

I also have an 87 Suzuki Samurai, which will probably get the bigger share of (destructive) wheeling. I'll try not to break anything next time. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />