8.25 rear pros

Thanks guys! Just to set the record right I have been apart of this forum for a long time. I love a great Duster or a 60's barracuda!! But my current project is a dodge ram with a 5.7 hemi and a 518 auto trans! Now I know your wondering why on earth would you use a 8.25 rear in a full size truck! Well I have been looking for a 9.25 rear from a dakota and have found nothing! Bad part is it is the same rear as my truck!! The reason for the swap is the Dakota rear is 6 inches narrower than mine. Letting me install wider tire. I know A bodies have been using the 8.25 for a long time! I know if I could get the info I want this is the place! The 8.25 is a lot more popular than the 9.25. hence my looking into the 8.25!