well, the way my car's runnin right now i dont think the 8 3/4 will last much longer. so im gonna put a Dana in it here's what im planning.....
get a Dana 60 from the junkyard, will probably have floating axles
strip it down, get a new spool, bearings, and gear set
weld on my old 8 3/4 axle ends....so i can reuse my original brakes and 35 spline axles from the 8 3/4

im gonna make the DANA the same width as the 8 3/4.

i guess my biggest question is will my axles work??? having them cut down and resplined is no big deal, but does the dana have a weird offset axle length or anything?

im thinking since its gonna be the same overall width and itll have a spool that the axles should work. am i on the right track???? thanks, CHIP