The owner of a local shop talked me out of wasting my money on my rear when I told him I wanted to try either drag radials or slicks this year. He as a 5.0 car that puts down some serious power compared to my car. He runs 10's on slicks, etc. with an 8.8". He even said he has the same rear in his car since he started racing it in the early '90s and doesn't even have the axle tubes welded up. He told me to worry more about getting my torque boxes welded and/or reinforced.