Can it hook?

I was paying close attention last weekend to several fast mopars, all were 9, 10 and 11 sec. cars. I did notice the cars with caltracs seemed to have more control at the launch. They didn't do as big as wheelie. A couple cars that had SS springs did pretty high wheel stands and then had to do some steering afterward to get the car back in the groove.

I still am not sure about what to do for the rear end. I rebuilt my center section with good parts. I have new 3.91 Richmond gears, new clutch style sure-grip, solid crush sleeve eliminator and all new bearings. So I'm having a hard time getting myself to just go to the Dana. I already have an almost new set of the big Ford 11" drum brakes I got from a friends street rod project. Maybe I could go with the Moser Fabricated 8 3/4 housing. I start looking at the cost. The Fabricated 8 3/4 is about $1100 out of pocket vs about $2800 for the Dana. I would be able to sell my 8 3/4 to help off set the cost of the Dana, but it would probably still be $1000 more. What is the best way to go??

Why not just back brace the 8 3/4 and weld the tubes? You can do this for $100....

Trick is to do this before it bends the rearend...

http://www.afabmetalworks.net/RearendBraces.html