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

mshred said

well the reason i was also considering the 9 inch against the 8-3/4 is the strength...alot of guys run narrowed 9 inch fords and it seems like for good reason...and as great as any deal is, it never hurts to try to find a better one, especially when building on a tight budget

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mshred, I agree with you on always trying to find a better deal LOL, but as others here have said, the 9" is really not that great without all of the expensive aftermarket "goodies". So just be sure you're not comparing apples to oranges since some of the other guys running the 9" probably have most of the "goodies" and in that case would have a very strong rear. However as we both know, the "goodies" don't come cheap so I don't think you could build a 9" that is considerably stronger than an 8 3/4" without spending serious bucks.

Also, in all fairness to those who responded, you didn't provide any specific info on exactly what your combo was going to be other than to say you wanted to build a really quick street car. To some that may mean 400-500hp and to others 700-800hp, and that would make quite a difference on deciding things like which rear to run etc. Good luck on your project whichever way you decide to go.