There is an astounding lack of critical thinking skills in Jeep owners. If there was something between "critical" and "idiot" that would be more appropriate.As always, you're knowledge helps us better understand the "why". In this case, the JK issues created an opportunity to sell something to TJ owners that they didn't need!
The overwhelming vast majority of pictures I see of folks showing off their homebrew junk yard axle swaps involve a gigantic truss they spent money on and welded up. The vast majority are on axles both front and rear that are out from under at a minimum 1-ton vehicle.
So, let me get this straight. You have an axle with 3 1/2" to 4" axle tubes that are minimum 1/2" wall thickness that came under vehicles designed for 26,000 lb. gross weight rating, a curb weight of around 8000 lbs. and you in some way manage to believe puking metal all over it in the form of some clearance robbing weight adding monster truss is somehow necessary? WTF is wrong with you?
I saw one the other day posted up on FB. Easily 4" above the diff casting on the rear and it was a SD or larger axle. Just stinking ridiculous amounts of metal puked all over it and very little room for uptravel at normal lift heights. And then of course, they are going to run LCG.