I ran a Rubicon H&T with a front driveshaft out back for years. Worked great and never had any issues.

 

ok I guess I may do that when I can come up with some more cash. I'm a stonemason in NY so work is seasonal and my winter savings are starting to get a little tight (gotta eat and buy brew) once work picks up again I'll look into a hnt or maybe even a full sye/cv ds