More mis-information, you're talking about the D-44 A which had issues and then shops and dealers never re-did them right.
I have a D-44 and D-44-A they are not weak, when the off-road guys use them and they're bouncing them all over that is no good for any rear. . .
The D-44-A is what resides in the Vipers.... Ever see a Viper on stock diff and shafts run 7.40 with the manual trans
Still sure you wanna use the term weak or junk with a D-44 or D-44 A
I doubt a 8.75 is stronger than the 44, i have a few SS customers running the 8.75 and they're modified and they will not put up with this, here is a D-44 living just fine in one of the many vipers making well over 1000hp http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g02m_x-HxbM
The 44 is stronger
It might well be. What I posted was just a guess. We agree that it is certainly a lot stronger than the "junk" someone suggested.