Another rear end!

I happened upon a rare 8" four lug rear end from a 71 Ford Maverick a week or so ago. The price was right so I went to Corona to pick it up. After talking with the guy for a while I also was able to get 4 each 14" rims (2 with good tires) a air cleaner housing and the rear end for $80.00. This rear end is heavier duty than the 7 3/4 inch I have now and a big advantage is that it's a 3.00 rather than the 3.50 I have now. So instead of 2900 rpm at 60 mph it will drop to a much less stress 2450. Also with the larger 14" tires it will drop even further to 2375. I probably won't put the tire on for a while as I really don't need new tires yet so I will save them till I can change all four and put new caps and trim rings on the 14's.