rear end choices?

I digress and gave thanks where it was due. However, this does little to change the pricing and availability of good rearends we can actually FIND and use. The 8.8, not sure on the exact years, but in the neighborhood of 79/82 thru 94/97 (lots of years) are out there, accept the versailles/explorer brakes, were the right width (close), and had lockers (most)...for most of us, whether we admit it or not, cheap is the key. I wish I could afford to be a purist...but no way. so at the end of the day, what is the cheapest bang-for-the-buck? I dont know the answer. And especially to '73', I was not trying to degrade you and your info...just gotta go with what ya know...and again thanks for clarifying for me.