They had a married t-case by the time they went to the hardbody, and did gain clearance but still had a pretty low hanging frame. They had more power on paper, but every 4 cylinder hardbody I drove felt like a 22r/re that was running .5" exhaust! I almost bought a really clean 2wd off a lot, but the toyota of the same year with a bad clutch got it all over the nissan!
That being said, I still wanna go through with the project, maybe even try finding a diesel 2wd and transplanting that engine to the 4by
