The ford 9" has a lot of benefits going for it. They are pleantiful, strong, have a huge aftermarket support, and have a huge selection of gears. I put one in my car, and don't care what anyone thinks. LOL
I AGREE and I used to own a sixpack RR with a Dana 60 under it.
There's been some discussion about whether a Dana 60 REALLY is all that much stronger than a Ford 9", and a Ferd has the advantage that if you have a street/ strip car, you can build a spare center and have nice high street gears and another with optimum strip gears. It just doesn't take that long to swap them.