I left a 8.25, 3.55 at RSOR, when I swapped in the 8.8, it was a making mild noise, but it made the 3hr trip to Chatt. Tyler said it was going in the scrap pile, might still be there.
I have a D35 with 3.55s. Works fine and is under the Jeep right now. I have the 8.25 ready to swap in. I get a $100 core return from the junkyard if I take it back to them, so I would like that. Probably too far for you anyway.