My valiant is not an original car nor is it even worth very much but I want better gears than what I can affordably get for a 7 1/4, so the solution for me is an 8.8 because I can change gears if I want very easy and affordably. Plus the bolt pattern will match when I disk brake swap the front. For me the 8.8 is probably overkill for my slant but because it is a slant six car (its staying a slant as long as I have it) is why I don't want to spend a thousand dollars on an 8 3/4 when I can get an 8.8 for hundred bucks with the gear ratio I want and I can affordably upgrade to a posi (or whatever ford calls it, to spin two pie cutters at the same time)
Makes sense to me.
