Well, the plot has thickened and measurably. I was talking to a friend of mine who runs a heavy truck repair shop. He also has a couple of customers who really beat on their Jeeps. They do rock crawling in such, and he fixes there is when they break them. One of them had a set of custom axles made for their JK. He's old axles are in the scrap pile at his shop. He is 80% certain they are Dana 44s. They came off of the same Jeep. I have been told that I am more than welcomed to them.
I understand I will have to put on different spring perches, and, I may have to get different Wheels since they would be from a JK era vehicle. However, if these things will fit with minor modification, I think I just scored a huge win.
Now, if I could just get someone to donate me a 383 stroker, a bullet-proofed th350, and an atlas 2 transfer case, I'd be all set.