8.25 vs. 8.75?

The other draw back of the 8-3/4 is the price of the whole rear ham/center section.
That is why I stay with the 8-1/4. Gears and parts are 1/3 the price of an entire 8-3/4 center section.

Of course, the 8-3/4 in my Cuda will never leave....unles a DANA is in order.