IMO the biggest advantage of portals is ground clearance. The underbelly of my Bronco is hammered. I've had to replace all the skid plates at least once and just replaced the aftermarket UCA's and tie rods. Pretty sure the rear ,not stock, control arm joints are need of a rebuild as well. I...
That seems to be the way for the newer Tacoma guys here. Especially now that you can finance it and there's a couple of local shops doing them.
It will be interesting to see what they resell them for in a couple of years.