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I guess I'm missing something here, did Ace say something in another post to recommend a 8 3/4 at all times? From the two posts referenced I don't take his responses that way, maybe that is just me. As far as why the 8 3/4 is popular is and this is my opinion, is that the 8 3/4 came in a ton of our beloved iron. Dana 60's was a option but there are not many in a-bodies that I have run across before, at least factory equipped that is. In my area you can still find the 8 3/4 from other a-bodies that will bolt right in, a change of gears, maybe a new auburn posi or some other posi manufacturer stronger axles and you have a decent street/strip rear that will hold up quite nice. I personally have a whole other center chunk set up ready to rock, if I want to drive my car for long distances with 2.73 gears in it. It seems to all depend on what you have available to you to use. If you have a dana 60 or a ford 9, and don't have a 8 3/4 then use the dana or the ford. If you have a 8 3/4 then use that if you aren't making huge horsepower and torque. I used the 8 3/4, because my car is not making big numbers, I had the differential already, had the stock posi unit that was working, and I bought a gear set, bearings and seals and set it up. It would be my guess that these 8 3/4 pro team members that have been referred to, were in the same boat as myself and that is why they use them. I guess the 8 3/4 can be built to handle good horsepower and torque. I wouldn't know anything about that. It also seems to me in the high performance world be it chevy,ford, mopar whatever, that the opinions run wild. And all people have there "parts" and "suppliers", that are just the best bar none, and there is nothing you can tell these people that will change there mind. Hey as long as they are happy then that's great its one more member in our great hobby. Its our job as the topic starter or a reader of a post, is to take out the important parts of what that person is saying and leave his personal thoughts behind. There is going to always say this is the way you should do it, and if you don't then your car is not goint to run right, or it will break, or it won't run the time your after. Take the info as given as that person is trying to help you, not bash you. That is my 2 cents on this subject, we're all here to learn from each other and enjoy our cars.