Mine broke just as my car broke into the 10s. I was lucky and caught it as it got noisey but it had a broken tooth laying in the bottom of the housing when I did. Granted it was an old gear set with lots of miles and passes but I need reliability so I immediately started down the Dana Path, and it has been working great.

But once you've done those modifications to a Dana or a 9", you have a nearly bulletproof rearend.
Do whatever you want to an 8.75 and you're gonna still kill ring and pinions.

I ran...
742 case
All new bearings w/ new Richmond 4.10s
MW steel caps for both bearings
Fresh & tight clutch-type Sure-Grip
Moser axles
Small brace on E-body diff housing

Seemed to be doing fine w/ mid-1.4 60s foot-braking at 3700++ #s (mid 10s).

Even so, there's a Strange S-60 w/ an S-Track diff under the car now for peace of mind.

The 8.75's 3rd member is in somebody's no-traction street car. The old housing is laying on the floor of my garage getting dusty and will probably end up going to the local metal recycler.

Just let me know how much for bearing ends when you go to scrap it. I'll put them to good use when I narrow another Dana.

Don, talk to Andre (68shifter) on here. He built my S60 put ladder bar brackets on and powder coated it for a great price. I just took him my old housing and he took care of the rest.

but Jay I know for a fact Thumper has put twice as many passes on his car this year Then you did.. I think you're just jealous because his 727 trans. Actually stays together for an entire pass..

I recently put a 9” in my Duster. Fab housing I built notched for shocks, thru bolt 3.25” case and axles and what not from Cass. I probably have 16/1700 in it including the $75 disc brake kit from Summits clearance shelf.

Other than the pump gear breaking at MaTS.... I didn’t miss a round of racing that year due to the many issues I had! Who the L breaks a pump gear?!?!

....and I don’t think he has 8 passes on it

Keep piling it on brother... I’m trying to care about it again!!

....and now that the 727 from L is healthy, I pulled it for a 904 :j

And hundreds of street romps testing carbs........ My stuff lives for many years and will still wax his "race car"...........

Stating the obvious, those needed pictured notches are brutally counterproductive to original point of adding a back brace.

Other then that, it is pretty.

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Thank you! [/quote] but Jay I know for a fact Thumper has put twice as many passes on his car this year Then you did.. I think you're just jealous because his 727 trans. Actually stays together for an entire pass.. [/quote]

And hundreds of street romps testing carbs........ My stuff lives for many years and will still wax his "race car"........... [/quote] sounds like a magical match race in the making well I can no longer pick on Jay he might let the air out of my tire when we pit next to each other

My “race car” has current AZ tags.... is this an invitation to Mexico???

Dominic knows where Bullhead city is
I want to watch

. So let's get this straight Jay wants to race in Mexico and thumper wants to race on the street. So he don't break the 8 and 3/4. Sounds like the brawl in Barona.. sorry j but my money's on thump

I wouldn’t bet on my azz in those settings either! sure be fun to giver a whirl though...

We can race here in Hesperia, plenty of roads brother......... If I had a truck n trailer I'd go to Kingman first to take out their fastest guy(Nova small block on spray goes 10.20's)then meet up with yall.........

10.20s with spray is their fastest?!

In these parts there are many very fast street cars,,,,,several low 8 second cars at that! So I'm not that fast...........

Apparently............lol

In the spirit of how this thread started I will bet on the Dana and the small block