My 8.8 is extremely budget build, and I haven’t beat on it hard enough to have first hand experience to say it’ll survive… but from my research 35s should be fine even stock and 37-40 is doable with some building. The DED episode with 4runners on Fordyce, the black 4 runner was running 40s on an d50/8.8 combo with 231 doubler.
I got my 8.8 for like $95 at the JY, couple hundred on Rock Auto brakes, $1k to gear it to 4.88 and a mini spool, and whatever a ruff stuff cover costs. I’m into it well under $2k.
Edit: in the drag world 8.8s are a go to budget as well. I think I’ve seen them live up to 1k hp junkyard LS China boi whirely setups
I got my 8.8 for like $95 at the JY, couple hundred on Rock Auto brakes, $1k to gear it to 4.88 and a mini spool, and whatever a ruff stuff cover costs. I’m into it well under $2k.
Edit: in the drag world 8.8s are a go to budget as well. I think I’ve seen them live up to 1k hp junkyard LS China boi whirely setups