Originally Posted By FastmOp
Housing flex is hard on the caps. There are also diffrent thickness housings, some are heavy duty and some are flimsy. But at the end of the day after you make it as strong as you can. You will shuck pinion teeth.

I would think long and hard on a Dana.
exactly, what Monte said is spot on. there is nothing you can do to an 8-3/4 to prevent it. you can prolong it a little but it will spit out teeth at some point.