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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 11:31 PM
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Default What years differential will fit?

I'm looking at several complete differentials and remember a post about earlier mounting holes being too small to fit a later model car. Can someone tell me what years will fit my 1988 Dana36 car and what years won't?
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Jim they will all fit. What they are talking about is the bolt holes that hold the strut rod brackets in. They are only a couple of thousands different between the 88-up and the 84-87. If you have a rear out of a 84-87 you can run a 3/8 drill bit through the hole to clean it up, it will barely remove any material and that will allow you to slid the larger bolts through.
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