Am I just SOL?

lots of folks are running 8.8's in a-bodies. they're cheap and plentiful, parts are easy, minor surgery to make fit and you get disc brakes. a lot of them came stock with LSD's and factory gears up to 4.10
Not me, I dont care how convenient or cheap they are. Matter of fact I have one out of a ranger with 3:73, but not in any of my mopars. This ain’t Cuba yet.

My local junkyard sells 9 1/4 truck axles for $350.