Yep, the neighbors are going to think you finally went around the bend.
In other words it looks awesome!
Thanks for the answers to my questions, very nice indeed.
I've "talked" with everyone I can find on the internet that has a similar set up on the Samurai. Most lock the rear diff, nobody has had axle or wheel bearing issues, many have the 1.6 liter.
I've seen videos of people with open diffs that do surprisingly well in 1-2 feet of snow on mostly level, or mellow inclines.
I will probably just lock the rear and leave the front open until I somehow find a bag of cash laying around to pay for everything.