I don't know if co$t is@the forefront of the reasoning here sure deep down but putting a proven aftermarket ford style part in their GM's is just to hard on some people.no one clears their throat when someone posts a picture of installing a set of c-clip eliminators in their (insert any 10 bolt here)another proven aftermarket ford style part.ill do you one better,show of hands how many of you have run a jeep shaft in your life? chrysler?the horror,that's cross breeding rite there.those of you paying attention my hands up also.im also running a 99 f series upper radiator hose in place of my lower because I needed one with the 1-3/4 end and while I'm @ it my brake vac pump is out of an audi and it's quieter and more efficient than those rebranded airbrush compressors they push as brake assist operations.
don't be scared kids..it's all the same they're parts
Buying and rebuilding an 8.5 is (for me) cheaper than building a 9".
Also, I don't run Ford axles in my gm. I don't run dodge fans, I use a blade fan. I don't use a Chrysler shaft, I run a rag joint. And I don't install c-clip eliminators. My brakes come from the manufacturer, I keep true to the marque. Even the mustangs run Ford pads - if they're good enough to last 135k miles without a change, a second set will work just fine.
My Chevrolets have Chevy engines. Buicks have buicks. Olds have olds.
When it's old enough, and oem just doesn't exist, then I go brand neutral for the best MADE IN USA I can get, and I take made in Canada as second best.
People who want rat rod hot rods that are bastardized, meh, enjoy yourself it's your car.