Never in my life would I have thought it would come to this

j par said
I would expect to pay about 450 for it. Being as it has undesirable Highway gears and an open differential. When I was talking about installation I was more talking about installing new gears and a new Sure Grip. Setting backlash in those kinds of things are usually done by a professional. But not always. And the shipping and everything it was just for this guy's case that were talking about. If he's looking to do something reasonable I don't see this as a reasonable option? Maybe it's in the same state or something and he won't have to pay for shipping? Basically if you're not wanting those gears or that differential you're more or less paying $700 for a housing in a couple stock axles. The brakes and drums and all that fit the same right off of a 8 and a quarter.

I contend that it is going to be very difficult to find the exact setup that the OP desires in a plug and play unit, hence the reason he will probably have to assemble his own rear. If he was interested in just getting one under the car and shopping for his exact center, a complete unit such as this would be a decent purchase!

As for the brakes, if the pictured unit is small bolt, only small bolt 8 3/4" brakes will work. They are unique to the 8 3/4" small bolt rear end only, and no other brakes will fit, due to the unique offset of the SBP axles.