rear ends to choose from?

thanks for the insight...
the car is street and strip, plan on 3500 stall and 4.11s, will have new wheels and tires, and custom relo. the springs 1.5 in. inward... 8 3/4 out here are over 1000 buks in stock form. the 8.8s here are plentiful but sound like a lot of chopping to make center. ive been looking for a 9in. or 8.25 with little luck. and i cant order wheels untill the rear is done. what a delima.