Rear end choices (modified).

Looks like a rear end on a pallet. What's the skinny on that?

I don't intend to make this a high hp car, moderate, maybe 300 hp if I'm lucky. But I still need a strong rear end because the trans is being built for 1/4 mile, it should hit pretty hard off the line and hit second pretty hard as well.

I finally have the money to get started on this rebuild and feel the rear end needs to be first, I don't want to have a fresh engine and trans sitting around waiting for the rear end to be finished.

From what I've learned, if you blow up a rear end, you also damage the trans. I'm building cal trac bars for it which should make 7.25 live longer but there is no way it will hold up to my abuse, I can't help myself, I will stomp on the gas. Plus, the ratio i believe is 292 limited slip. That's not going to work. So the rear end needs to be first. The rear springs are getting replaced as well as being moved inboard, subframe connectors etc. I'm not afraid to throw money at it, but there's no sense in getting something that is way more than I need.

I think this is a very common point of confusion for the first timer.