What the heck is up with 8-3/4" rearends?

I've pulled 3 complete C-body 8 3/4's out of the local picknpull yards in the last 2 years. Paid $160 for each one, housing, axles, center chunk and brakes included. Granted they're all open chunks with 2.76 or 2.94 gears, but two of them were 742's. Bought a jig to shorten housings, problem solved.

And goldduster318 is right on about the Dusters/demons/dart sports. I have a 68-70 B body 8 3/4 in my Duster, works especially well with the backspacing that's found on most modern rims (17/18" rims). I paid $200 for the housing and axles, and the 741 with 3.55's was $80 out of a D100 at picknpull. Works great! :thumbup: