Dana 60 vs Ford 9"

MtNemoMopar said

Unless you are making gobs of power with sticky slicks, forget both, and build a nice strong 8 3/4. Braced, and welded, with a strong center section, and good axles, these are the best for less drag, and ease of gear changing.
Everyone wants a kings ransom for Danas, and Ford ...anything, just sucks!!

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From what I've seen. To build the above mentioned 8.75" rear, you can almost buy a complete Dana 60 from Strange Engineering (I'm a dealer by the way ;) ). Especially if you're paying someone labor to weld the back brace on the housing, and set the center section up.

I have 8.75" rears in 10 second cars up here in denver, off the trans-brake, with slicks. Most people say it can't be done. I say it can, but only in certain combinations. Obviously the car can't weigh 3900 lbs. and make 1000hp!

For the 8.75" to hold up you'll need the aluminum center section from ma mopar, billet steel bearing caps (and the machining required to fit them), and billet adjusters from MW. Add the back brace, spool, 35 spline axles, and brakes and you could have purchased a D60.