8-3/4 or Ford 9 inch???

mshred said

any and all comments from you mopar purists i have no time for...thats not the type of response i was looking for, but thats really all i have gotten....Have heard many great things about the 9 inch in all sorts of cars, and wondering what opinions on its strength, usability and price were on this board...guess i couldnt really get that though...and crack jokes arent really that funny

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You know I read this post when you first wrote it but thought, naw I'll just let it go. Today after more was added I decided to re-read all posts up to the point of it and see only 1 post seems negative, referring to putting down the crack pipe. I'm sure he just meant it jokingly. Sorry if it offended you. You state above that the only type of response you got was from Mopar purists and you have no time for them. It seems to me that all but that one post have been objectionable and full of usable information. Telling the truth's about the Ford 9" rearend. It has been stated it is a good unit when built up properly but the stock stuff is no better than an 8-3/4. Plus it consumes more power to spin. It has also been stated that there are more aftermarket parts for a 9". It has been stated that the cost of either will be close. I have been down the For 9" road rebuilding one and also rebuilt a 8-3/4 and had some narrowing done and I found the cost to be nearly the same also. I'm not sure what you were looking for unless it was for a total agreement that the Ford is a better rear than a 8-3/4 which most of us don't feel it is so were not going to agree to it. You need to re-read the posts. There's plenty of useful information in it. But if you've got your heart set on a 9" then don't bother reading it again. Just do it.