Dana or 8 3/4?!? Need opinions

My buiddy ran a 8-3/4 with everything you have listed so far except his 440 is stroked to 500 cubes and runs Indy heads with a monster roller to the tune of 9.20's in the 1/4.

While the Dana is stronger and the extra weight and power to run it is moot and stupid to argue about, it is a little garder to get replacement parts, not that the 8-3/4 is like a candy store part ethier....

Also, ethier will be big bucks to seriously run in compotion.
IMO, I'd run a 8-3/4 just simplely for the ease of gear ratio swap.
Resell, trade/barter/repair...what ever.

If I was campaining the car. DANA.