Again, I guess we all live in different areas. I have tried to give away (as in free) a complete '65 8 inch for years that's been in my garage with no takers. But I parted out an '89 Mustang GT last year and was able to easily get $140 out of it's 8.8 rear axle with 2.79 gears. Did '95's really come with 3.73's stock? About your '95 Mustang example: those 5 speeds won't fit in early Mustangs, and even if they did I have never seen on in our local wrecking yards. After waiting for over a year for a T-5 core to show up, I simply bought a whole car for less than the yard owners wanted for a tranny and bellhousing. BTW, I've been looking for one of those cheap (?) T-bird Turbo Coupe rear axles that are supposed to be everywhere for $200 for nearly two years to swap into my '88 GT with zero luck. I suppose in your area they are hanging from trees. If swapping gears in a Ford 8 or 9 inch rear is anyone's idea of hard, they need to buy a new BMW with a rainbow sticker in the window and come out of the closet for good. It is easier and less time-consuming than swapping plugs. Seriously. Also, better get out the tape measure, because that 9 inch you claim is the wrong width is probably narrower than the 8.8 rear, which is why all the cars with 8.8's need to run wheels with a ton of offset just to fit under the older cars. Hey if you or anyone else likes the 8.8, fine, but don't expect everyone to automatically jump on the bandwagon. There aren't a zillion Ford 9 inch rears under everything from Mustangs to Pro-street Chevelles to full on drag cars because they suck.