Dana 60 S60 or Ford 9"

pittsburghracer said
Just remember as racers we can break almost anything. I had a 1991 Dodge Daytona (2500 pounds) that I bought and put 100’s maybe a 1000 8 second passes. Those 4.30 gears were used when I bought the car and he was running 8.20’s with an Indy stroker. At that time I was only running 8.60’s@155mph. 1.21 best sixty foot time. Well I lit my two stage lights and when I broke the My Ford 9 inch I looked up and both stage lights were still on. Lol. Man I cleaned those teeth off clean. I should mention that car had 16-32 slicks on it View attachment 1715662693

Too bad you lost that car. I agree anything can break.
Here is a pic right off Mark Williams website. They too sell the threaded adjuster Dana 60. There are more than plenty of good reasons to build a Ford, but Mark Williams own website supports what I am saying. Also there weight comparison is misleading.
They acknowledge that the Dana was the only oem axle to use 35 spline axles. But 35 spline axles are heavy. I have read other articles that say factoring in axle and brake weight, the difference
Equal to equal is 15-20 pounds.
A good friend of mine has a 500 inch Daytona that runs 8:60,s
He uses the Dana with a pro stock tire. Two summers ago after 2000 passes, it broke a strange 35 spline axle. The ring and pinion
and spool looked like new. Just sayin. I am switching to the s60 in my dart from an 8 3/4 that already had strange 35 spline axles.
My reasons are cost and strength. Plus my strange axles will go right into a Dana without modification, saving me from purchasing
New ones.