8 3/4 vs 9" cost-wise

If you get real real lucky you might find a Ford 9" that's the right length so the price wouldn't be too bad. But that's is you get real lucky. Most likely you'll have to cut down any Ford 9" to make it fit and by the time you do that and buy axles it'll cost more than a 8-3/4 would cost you. RBDart has a good plan on cutting down longer 8-3/4 housings. If you cut them to A body length you can find axles easy and brakes from the 7-1/4, and 8-1/4 bolt up so if your rearend in the car now is one of them you can use them. No good rearend will be cheap for your car, then again their not cheap for anything. A buddy of mine just had a 9" cut down for a big block Chevy pickup and by the time he buys everything he needs he'll have over $1200 in it and it's nothing fancy. Just run of the mill HD 9" stuff.