[Keith]

For the sake of accuracy and updates........a family friend came over (who works for a rear end shop) and after looking it over for 2 seconds, pulled out a smoke, took a big drag and blew it out of the side of his lip before telling me mine was, in fact, an 8.2. After having everything out of it except the pinion in the next 4 minutes, he told me it was perfectly fine. I guess all the bearing/race surfaces and ring gear wear looked nice. What isn't fine (and probably saved it from being beat on) is that it's a 2.56 open carrier. He also said they don't get the credit they deserve and that, if built right, can take 400-450 to the rear tires all day long. So, I'm keeping the axles and replacing the gear with 3.23s and slipping in an Eaton posi.
If I break it, I break it. Well see.... I just hope I'm going straight when it gives. Then I can go hardcore with a new rear with the Moser ends (which look very nice BTW)