So everything breaks at some point, in the above failure the ring pushed away from the pinion , fracturing the housing, because of large tooth breakage jamming between the R&P?
Your pic does show well the clearance issue with large pinion lower numerical ratios
When the Mopar Alum housing first hit the market from memory it was in the $500 range, a year or so later it went to $600 range, and last price when still offered was in $900 range. Never heard about the $200 closeout pricing.
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
