Yeah I’ve seen it mentioned before, but I’ve never seen the swap done. I’ll be following along if you start a thread on it.
If it’s the same dimensions, the ‘96+ have 29 spline axles and would make for a decent performance rear end upgrade if you find yourself twisting the 27 spline axles.
Yeah, from what I've read the 96 up are preferred but I don't think I'll ever hurt it with my 318. I think the newer rears are more likely to have a limited-slip, also. I don't run my car that hard. I'm too cheap to break stuff. LOL